Popular Post Rifletuner Posted December 15, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 Late last year I made my first chefs knife & gave it to my step mother for Christmas. This year I decided to make chefs knives for my two brothers and sisters in law. I asked each of them for their favourite colours, so ended up with blue and pink for one couple, and orange and green for the other couple. I like making these knives, but phuk is there some grinding to get them done. I start by getting the the profiled blade in 4mm AEB-L heat treated. To get a nice lively & functional blade, I start off grinding a full flat bevel which also gives the blade a distal taper, then grind in a hollow for the "S" grind which lightens up the blade some more and helps with food release, then taper the tang to balance out the blade. I probably grind away 50% of the steel, though I keep forgetting to weigh one before and after grinding. Then with their colour preferences I had to work out the best way to incorporate the colours into the handles. I had a piece of stabilised maple with blue and pink die through it that I used for one, though unfortunately a lot of the pink in the wood ended up getting ground out of it during the shaping of the handle. I added pink liners, and really wanted to use pink pins as well, but no one in Australia sells them. I could have got them overseas, but left my run too late form them to arrive in time. For the other handle, I made a segmented handle by cutting & joining orange and green G10 on a fine black liner, then glued them up with contrasting orange & green G10 pins. The whole process took me a lot longer than I expected and I was a bit worried I wouldnt get them done in time. But I finished them yesterday, and will give them out at a family dinner tonight. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grunf Posted December 15, 2023 Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 Great work. Is it just me seeing things or the top end on the blue handle looks slightly more curved up and taller? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncs Posted December 15, 2023 Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 They’re fantastic!! Well done! I’m amazed at how well the wood took the die. Did you just sit the wood in a bath of it for a time or did you have to force it in under pressure somehow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rifletuner Posted December 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 5 minutes ago, grunf said: Great work. Is it just me seeing things or the top end on the blue handle looks slightly more curved up and taller? They are almost entirely identical, but getting a good photo without any reflection on the blades is difficult with my bodged up light box, especially with the two knives in frame. So I think what you are seeing is just angles rather than actual differences. In some photos they dont look the same size for the same reason, but in real life they are the same. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rifletuner Posted December 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 9 minutes ago, Duncs said: They’re fantastic!! Well done! I’m amazed at how well the wood took the die. Did you just sit the wood in a bath of it for a time or did you have to force it in under pressure somehow? Thanks mate. If you google "stabilised wood" you will see more of the process, but essentially the wood is in a vacuum chamber submerged in the resin mixture. This process pushes air out of the wood and forces the resin in. It can take over a month under vacuum for the wood to fully absorb the resin. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben338 Posted December 15, 2023 Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 nice knives, would make a great gift. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxdog Posted December 16, 2023 Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 1 hour ago, ben338 said: nice knives, would make a great gift. Was thinking the same thing, very practical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
advpat Posted December 16, 2023 Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 Amazing, great work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rifletuner Posted December 16, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 Thanks guys. My brothers were pretty happy with them, so all went well. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave9.3x62 Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 👍👏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17dave Posted December 18, 2023 Report Share Posted December 18, 2023 They are sensational. I like the hollow grind through the centre of the blade. Great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gryphon Posted December 21, 2023 Report Share Posted December 21, 2023 On 16/12/2023 at 7:21 AM, Rifletuner said: but phuk is there some grinding to get them done. Geez mate they look pharking awesome,too good to give to rello`s lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rifletuner Posted December 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2023 1 hour ago, gryphon said: Geez mate they look pharking awesome,too good to give to rello`s lol. Thanks mate 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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