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 Aug 12 2012, 01:37 PM
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I'm still hand-filing the first bevel on the Nessmuck.... starting to look more like a knife now.
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Aug 12 2012, 02:37 PM
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I have finished the Santoku Chef Knife. Now you can see how the black handle spacers look... I think they added a nice touch. Racing stripes so it can chop and slice faster!
  
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Aug 13 2012, 07:45 PM
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 Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 4,149 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 3 |
Very nice work Chris!
 Look forward to seeing the Nessmuck from a total blank....cool! 
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Aug 14 2012, 07:42 AM
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 Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,187 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
The chef knife turned out fantastic!! Love how you displayed it for a photo shot!
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Aug 15 2012, 02:36 PM
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Moderator Group: Members Posts: 4,459 Joined: 25-August 09 From: way on up thar Member No.: 6,983 |
Thanks Denise! That knife was fast and easy.
Nessy, on the other hand.... difficult. Stock removal is laborious with hand files but coming along well. I'm almost finished with my second bevel.  If I mess it up after all this work, I'm going to cry.I am getting the bevel lines, cutting edge, and ricassos to match.  -------------------- /l ,[____], l---L-OlllllllO- ()_) ()_)--o-)_) BLACK SANDS MATTER! Very Happy CP Lifetime Member CP CORE TEAM Referral Code CE213 |
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Aug 15 2012, 06:13 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 411 Joined: 20-February 07 From: Richland Mississippi Member No.: 994 |
great job on the knives Chris! Most definately a talent!!! Lots of patients is apparent. Attention to detail is very apparent too.
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Aug 16 2012, 12:09 PM
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Thanks Jim!
I'm happy to say that I've completed both primary bevels now on the Nessmuk. I think the hard part is done. They are currently sanded down to about #320. I've decided that the original handle tang I designed was too big and here I have redesigned it. I will reshape it using the bench grinder (possibly cutting disc too). I will also have to drill new pin holes to accommodate this design. 
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Aug 18 2012, 07:16 AM
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The Nessmuk (I just realized I've been spelling it wrong... correct spelling of the name is ..."muk") is now ready to be sent off for heat treat/hardening. The company I'm sending it to only does heat-treating once a week on Mondays so it'll be a couple of weeks before I get it back.
Once it comes back I will install the handle scales (maybe stabilized Black Ash Burl for this one), polish/buff all exposed steel, then file a secondary cutting edge into it and sharpen. It will be complete except for sheath. I intend to learn sheath-making soon so that this one has a nice little custom home to sleep in. Here's what it looks like now after I reshaped the tang and drilled new pin holes. The cutting edge is very blunt and a little thicker than a dime. Anything thinner would be damaged during the heat-treatment, very important! I also engraved my name and other info (where it will not be seen) as requested by the company that will be performing the heat-treat. The heat-treat service costs $5.50 for this knife and I opted for Cryogenic cooling for an additional $4.00. The Cryo process will add durability and increase edge-retention. Basically they will heat this puppy to somewhere around 2500 degrees, then cool it in a Cryo tank which is about -300. 
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Aug 18 2012, 10:46 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,187 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Top notch work Chris, great job!
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Aug 18 2012, 06:49 PM
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russau Group: Members Posts: 2,841 Joined: 4-December 03 From: st.louis missouri Member No.: 43 |
to what rockwell hardness to they take it to?
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Aug 18 2012, 09:07 PM
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Moderator Group: Members Posts: 4,459 Joined: 25-August 09 From: way on up thar Member No.: 6,983 |
HRC 58-60 on this one.
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Aug 19 2012, 05:24 AM
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russau Group: Members Posts: 2,841 Joined: 4-December 03 From: st.louis missouri Member No.: 43 |
thanks!
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Sep 5 2012, 05:08 PM
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Moderator Group: Members Posts: 4,459 Joined: 25-August 09 From: way on up thar Member No.: 6,983 |
yaay.... back from heat treat.
 
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Sep 9 2012, 01:31 PM
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Moderator Group: Members Posts: 4,459 Joined: 25-August 09 From: way on up thar Member No.: 6,983 |
I've sanded the heat-treated Nessmuk blade to a mirror finish and am now working on the handle scales. After that I'll create a secondary bevel, or cutting edge. I'll post pics when it's completed.
Meanwhile, I was bored between knife builds while the Nessy was gone to heat-treatment so I tore apart a Gerber that I never liked and gave it a facelift. I used some more of that scrap mahogany flooring again for handle scales w/black spacer material. I also took a hand file and scalloped the spine for grip. I sanded off the black factory paint, rounded the front bolsters, removed the belt clip, and lowered the side profile and handle width little. I have two of these so it's like before & after pics.   
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Sep 10 2012, 04:54 AM
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russau Group: Members Posts: 2,841 Joined: 4-December 03 From: st.louis missouri Member No.: 43 |
and they just keep on comeing! really nice work!
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