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Title: Playing with my new grinder
Post by: robtattoo on April 02, 2008, 11:22:00 AM

I've just got a proper knifegrinder    :clapper:   & need to get in a litte practice with my plunge lines. I've never been able to do them on my little 1" belt, due to the tracking being stupid & not being able to center on my platen.

Anyway, this is my first ever attempt at a plunge! Also my first 'Bushcraft' knife.
The blade is 4mm 01 with a sabre grind & a secondary micro-bevel. OAL is 8" with a 4-1/8" blade. The handle is Pau Rosa with 1/4" hollow pins.....

  (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y110/robtattoo/BUSH001.jpg)
  (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y110/robtattoo/BUSH003.jpg)
  (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y110/robtattoo/BUSH004.jpg)
  (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y110/robtattoo/BUSH005.jpg)

Title: Re: Playing with my new grinder
Post by: skullworks on April 02, 2008, 11:30:00 AM

Beautiful! Man that is a looker!

Title: Re: Playing with my new grinder
Post by: Ray Hammond on April 02, 2008, 02:16:00 PM

clean, simple, elegant- just what a knife should be, Rob. I like the grind on the blade.

Title: Re: Playing with my new grinder
Post by: Chris Surtees on April 02, 2008, 02:20:00 PM

Great looking knife Rob!

Title: Re: Playing with my new grinder
Post by: SouthMDShooter on April 02, 2008, 02:21:00 PM

beautiful  :clapper:

Title: Re: Playing with my new grinder
Post by: Tim Fishell on April 02, 2008, 03:59:00 PM

Great looking knife Rob!!!  Keep up the good work buddy!!   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Playing with my new grinder
Post by: skullworks on April 02, 2008, 04:47:00 PM

Rob, you going to start selling that design?

Title: Re: Playing with my new grinder
Post by: LC on April 02, 2008, 05:54:00 PM

Looks great to me! So what "proper" grinder did you get?

Title: Re: Playing with my new grinder
Post by: drewsbow on April 02, 2008, 07:20:00 PM

looks like you did a great job

Title: Re: Playing with my new grinder
Post by: sticshooter on April 02, 2008, 07:26:00 PM

What Kind did ya yet rob? great looking knife.<><

Title: Re: Playing with my new grinder
Post by: Lin Rhea on April 02, 2008, 07:37:00 PM

Rob,
      That is a NICE knife. I really like the profile and the views from different angles.
                                 Lin

Title: Re: Playing with my new grinder
Post by: JEFF B on April 02, 2008, 07:57:00 PM

awesome bro!!!  :clapper:

Title: Re: Playing with my new grinder
Post by: OconeeDan on April 02, 2008, 08:06:00 PM

Rob, very nice knife!
Dan

Title: Re: Playing with my new grinder
Post by: 4runr on April 02, 2008, 09:59:00 PM

That's a beauty Rob!!

Title: Re: Playing with my new grinder
Post by: Doug Campbell on April 02, 2008, 10:53:00 PM

Looking good Rob, so what kinda new toy did ya get?

Title: Re: Playing with my new grinder
Post by: vermonster13 on April 02, 2008, 11:01:00 PM

Wow Rob, that's a looker.

Title: Re: Playing with my new grinder
Post by: Leftieshot on April 03, 2008, 12:00:00 AM

It looks great!  Really like the shape of the handle.

Title: Re: Playing with my new grinder
Post by: bloodyarrow on April 03, 2008, 12:35:00 AM

Hooow much  :p

Title: Re: Playing with my new grinder
Post by: robtattoo on April 03, 2008, 03:52:00 AM

Thanks folks!   :notworthy:  

I won't be putting this particular model on my website but, as always, I can build anything anyone wants (within reason!)
If I were to sell this one, I'd have to price it at See Sponsor's Classifieds  ;)

Here's m' new toy. It's a home-built job, made by a guy by the name of Aly from the British Blades foum. It's running a 1.5hp motor & is 3-speed adjustable at 750, 1500 & 3000 rpm. It wears a 2" x 48" belt & towers over it's predecessor  :D .....

 (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y110/robtattoo/Grinder004.jpg)
 (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y110/robtattoo/Grinder001.jpg)

The only thing it doesn't have is access to the larger contact wheel (only 5" anyway) but I'm working on a curved platen with a 20" diameter profile, for hollow grinding.

Title: Re: Playing with my new grinder
Post by: sticshooter on April 03, 2008, 06:34:00 AM

Very sweeey rob. I like the fact it has 3 speeds.<><

Title: Re: Playing with my new grinder
Post by: el oso on April 03, 2008, 10:44:00 PM

I don't know what all that was you sead up there, but that knife is AWESOME!

Title: Re: Playing with my new grinder
Post by: SoNevada Archer on April 04, 2008, 12:33:00 AM

HI Rob
Nice knife, what type grinder are you using?
I have a Bur-King and Bader-III. I like the Bur-King much better. Belt tracking is much tighter on the BK.
Keep working on those plunges, you'll get them down.
Ron

Title: Re: Playing with my new grinder
Post by: Larry Surtees on April 04, 2008, 01:44:00 AM

Wow!  That's a 10!

Title: Re: Playing with my new grinder
Post by: kbaknife on April 04, 2008, 07:31:00 AM

Why does that make me think about a gut pile?
That is a sweet piece of work my friend.

Title: Re: Playing with my new grinder
Post by: razorsharptokill on April 06, 2008, 02:08:00 PM

I'm knife building ignorant. What is a plunge?

Title: Re: Playing with my new grinder
Post by: LC on April 06, 2008, 05:48:00 PM

"What is a plunge?"

 A plunge is where the start of the beveling of either a hollow ground or flat grind line starts on the blade. I make some knifes with it and some without. One thing to remember depending on your sharpening method the plunge and where it starts can make sharpening the entire blade either difficult or impossible. Theres several ways around this when making a knife with a plunge. The picture below only one knife has a plunge (second from right).

 (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/LCooper/P3070073.jpg)

Title: Re: Playing with my new grinder
Post by: JEFF B on April 06, 2008, 08:46:00 PM

wow!! rob that is one awesome machine there bro  :clapper: