Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 1:48 pm
With this kind of angles I can get it hairwhittling sharp without too much workhehe epic. enjoy the next couple of hours staring at it and polishing it lovingly
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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 2:57 pm
HEHE its funny to see the thickness of that duckt tape :DD
Glad you like it!
Glad you like it!
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 2:58 pm
My friend asked if i could make a knife for him to give to hes father for fathers day, and the budget was 80€ so i went ahead and made something nice 
Handle is mahongany (managed to make so tight fit that didnt need any epoxy. Basically so snug that i have a feeling that the riveting was not even necessary used 3kg hammer to fit it...) bolsters are 3mm brass, and has few pieces of birchbarn..
Blade is forged from silversteel, unannealed, using my new technique of heat-treating, and has a sharpening "groove" (a small notch next to bolster to make sharpening easier) tested it by beating anthler and and cutting aluminium and few beerbottle caps, no problem
Pics make it look bulky, its pretty sleek in real life, this must be the best woodworking tool i have ever made...
Handle is mahongany (managed to make so tight fit that didnt need any epoxy. Basically so snug that i have a feeling that the riveting was not even necessary
used 3kg hammer to fit it...) bolsters are 3mm brass, and has few pieces of birchbarn..Blade is forged from silversteel, unannealed, using my new technique of heat-treating, and has a sharpening "groove" (a small notch next to bolster to make sharpening easier) tested it by beating anthler and and cutting aluminium and few beerbottle caps, no problem
Pics make it look bulky, its pretty sleek in real life, this must be the best woodworking tool i have ever made...
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 3:10 pm
Damn, that's an expensive (but sexy) father's day present!
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 3:13 pm
Might be expencive, but that'll last a lifetime if kept well
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 3:19 pm
A knife like that is definitely worth the cost, I'm just surprised by how much he spent on a father's day gift. I'd probably tell my dad that it would cover his birthday and christmas present as well... I'm not made of money
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 3:21 pm
Having had the privilege of handling Jake's work, I can assure you that 80 euro is rather cheap when you consider the finished product.MrCrowley wrote:Damn, that's an expensive (but sexy) father's day present!
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 3:34 pm
I can attest thisHaving had the privilege of handling Jake's work, I can assure you that 80 euro is rather cheap when you consider the finished product.
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 3:35 pm
It appears I've been misunderstood
MrCrowley 15 minutes ago wrote:A knife like that is definitely worth the cost, I'm just surprised by how much he spent on a father's day gift.
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 3:42 pm
Most of the knifes i have made has been ordered to be a gift, but mostly for 50'th birthday
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 4:13 pm
That's just because you're a broke studentMrCrowley 54 minutes ago wrote:A knife like that is definitely worth the cost, I'm just surprised by how much he spent on a father's day gift.
once you have a decent job, it won't actually be such a big deal.Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 11:02 pm
Wow Jake! great knife ...
I've been viewing your work for quite some time now *lurking* and thought i would have ago myself using a old carbon steel file. (W2 i think it was?) with Norplex Micarta handles and 1/4" aluminium pins.
It has been heat treated and tempered to 64 HRC .. which is annoying to sharpen
Flat zero grind, but technically speaking. It's a very lean convex.
Keep up the awesome work Jake!
I've been viewing your work for quite some time now *lurking* and thought i would have ago myself using a old carbon steel file. (W2 i think it was?) with Norplex Micarta handles and 1/4" aluminium pins.
It has been heat treated and tempered to 64 HRC .. which is annoying to sharpen
Flat zero grind, but technically speaking. It's a very lean convex.
Keep up the awesome work Jake!
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 12:18 am
Nice fulltang! But 64hrc with those grinding angles??
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 12:26 am
very nice work, and photography too
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 4:51 am
I have had bad luck with fulltang knifes, i believe many of you yave seen a pic of my thumb 
Always remeber to clamp the blade down when you are drilling holes for the rivets to the blade, or youll end up like i did
Always remeber to clamp the blade down when you are drilling holes for the rivets to the blade, or youll end up like i did