Interesting Pattern

[Lamey]

nice, and love that fitting jig!

[Bladepeek]

You might be able to supplement your income just with that press! Nice piece of work. I love the control you can get with that. I made one with just a coil spring for pressure while soldering.

I REALLY like this one!

Thanks for showing it so well Lin.

[Lin Rhea]

I bought this clamp from a fellow that was contemplating building a lot of them. I dont know if he still builds them or not. I saw right away it is built like a tank and had to have one. I'm glad I spent the money now. It was about $70 I think. Its stainless too. The push plate has shallow holes in it for the screw ends to socket into so it wont be slipping around.

[Lin Rhea]

I'm getting close to finishing this knife now. I'm using Giraffe bone per the new owner. I am glad that it's the natural color. The final finish is getting into the pretty part of the bone. I some to go but not much and then pin it.

 
 

[Lin Rhea]

I picked up another guard clamp for a backup.
 

[tomsm44]

Where did the gaurd clamp come from?  I don't really build any hidden tangs, but I would like to and have several ideas that I would like to try in the next year.  I actually got a blade for one cut out yesterday (unfortunately still not able to forge  :(  ), but I'm not sure when I'll get around to finishing it.  I've got several others that I'll probably try to get done first.

[Lin Rhea]

PM sent Matt.

[gudspelr]

Lin-
Dumb questions...  I'm assuming your handle material isn't epoxied on before you finish profiling it?  How do you go about drilling for the pins and keeping everything plumb/square on what I'm guessing was fairly round or unevenly shaped parent material?  Do you drill the holes with it over the tang so you are drilling through the steel at the same time?  If not, do you just mark the tang and drill it separately with slightly over sized holes?

Thanks again for posting so many of your knives and processes. It really does help a lot to see.

Jeremy

[Lin Rhea]

Jeremy, On this knife I drilled after the handle material is in place and the material has a flat on the side. I mark the location of the tang and the profile and drill the whole thing. Then I shape tot he drawing and I actually use the pin holes as a reference for the top and bottom profile lines.

[gudspelr]

Thanks, Lin.

Jeremy