A while back, some of you knuckleheads were fucking with me in the Shoutbox.
I would like to make knives, but I don't have a workspace.
I told most of you to go do something that is physically impossible for normal people, and figured the idea of actually trying to make a knife or two was ridiculous.
When the idea wouldn't go away, I started trying to figure it out. Quixotica was willing to fund this project, and Somedude and Iggydude were nice enough to help me with the stuff I can't do.
So this is a WIP thread, starting with my pictures.
First, the humble drawing I did to get size and shape right. I draw on graph paper, because it saves time and sanity.
Quixotica was good with the design. He may recall things differently, but there was a "heart" emoticon involved.
So, a trip to my waterjet guys, and some online shopping, got me this:
A chunk of S30V, cut into something that kind of looks like a knife, two slabs of OD G-10, and some black flange bolts.
All of this arrived at Somedude's place late last week, and I asked him to continue with the build pics from here.
I talked to Iggy about that. S30V, and a lot of the other high-alloy stainless steels, demand precise temperature control and cryogenic quench to bring out their best.
Iggy doesn't have the equipment to do it, so after he grinds the bevel, it's on to Peter's Heat Treat. They know exactly what to do with S30V.
Post by willydigger. FB inFamous on Oct 22, 2013 16:19:15 GMT -8
Dear chisel grind FUCK YOU. Otherwise it looks so awesome I could scream! :yay2:
I'm extremely jelly.
That Smurfing Forum is no bueno and HI SPONGBOB. - Kilroy Psychosis is refreshing like a cool glass o' lemonade. - T. YOU HAVE MY AXE, WILLARD DIGGERD OF WESTEROS, FIRST SON OF THE FROG KING - Q Where is the satisfaction in watching other people accomplish things? - Short Make woopy, make waffles make like the wind. - Roy
I requested the DXF file from Shorttime, and this morning he had the waterjet people send it to me. I had a little time to mess with it in solid works. So here are a few screen shots.
Post by willydigger. FB inFamous on Oct 23, 2013 8:56:12 GMT -8
Hey Q, how's it going? I FUCKING HATE YOU!
That Smurfing Forum is no bueno and HI SPONGBOB. - Kilroy Psychosis is refreshing like a cool glass o' lemonade. - T. YOU HAVE MY AXE, WILLARD DIGGERD OF WESTEROS, FIRST SON OF THE FROG KING - Q Where is the satisfaction in watching other people accomplish things? - Short Make woopy, make waffles make like the wind. - Roy