My First as a pictorial

[clcuckow]

Now that my blade has finally made it from Shing (8 days for 77 miles Jees!) so it has made it through the stage I was most worried about, I thought I would start my pictorial.

So here we go.

I designed the blade on paper (may have to scan it in tomorrow at work) and marked it out on to a piece of 01 ground flat from RS and drilled around.

http://www.christopher.cuckow.dsl.pipex.com/pics/Webcutter/drilled.jpg

Next after several hacksaw blades (that will teach me to by cheap blades) and a quick profile on my 6" bench grinder.

http://www.christopher.cuckow.dsl.pipex.com/pics/Webcutter/profile.jpg

Then I attacked it with files, power file and 80 grit paper.

http://www.christopher.cuckow.dsl.pipex.com/pics/Webcutter/80%20grit.jpg

Now through the grits to 600 grit.

http://www.christopher.cuckow.dsl.pipex.com/pics/Webcutter/600%20grit%20next%20step%20Shing.jpg

Now I was worried, I know that it is the HT where it is likely to go to rat s^$t.

Next a get a pm from Shing that it is in the post. So over the next eight days I expectantly wait, and wait, and wait, give up the ghost and post this thread.

http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2941

But luckily it was only the post office making it walk!

So here it now it's at 1200 grit and ready for the scales when I get the chance to get my drill press out the loft.

http://www.christopher.cuckow.dsl.pipex.com/pics/Webcutter/ready%20for%20scales.jpg
http://www.christopher.cuckow.dsl.pipex.com/pics/Webcutter/business%20end.jpg

By the way the overall length is a about 140mm.

[Colin KC]

Very nice Christopher, looking forward to the next installment:)

[shing]

Glad you finally got it, its edge quenched, does it show a temper line?

[clcuckow]

Shing as you will know, etching is not me strong point. so I have not seen any temper line. how should I bring it out?

P.S. Thanks for the great HT.

[JensJ]

Looking good, clcuckow. Nice little knife, I really dig the shape.

Jens.

[clcuckow]

Thanks.

Jens, you are into curves, I had not problems with the convexed but the concaves where a pain. Any tips?

[shing]

2 ways to make a hamon I never tried it in O1 only EN42 by the way, the hard and the soft. The hard is to polish the whole blade to a mirror finish and the hard part will be like a mirror and the softer back will be matt. The soft is polish it to 1200 and dunk it in dilute ferric chloride the same stuff for making PCBs and you should get a colour difference between the hard and soft parts. It dosen't take long, just a few seconds. You can change the colour by rubbing with some Brasso or other mild abrasive. May need repeated dunking and polishing to get the effect you what.

[Hellz]

That's looking really good, I love the shape.

Look forward to the seeing more.

Hellz

[ZDP-189]

That's a really professional looking knife.


Thanks.

Jens, you are into curves, I had not problems with the convexed but the concaves where a pain. Any tips?

Get a rounded stone. You know, I wonder if a key-cutter would work with steel.

[JensJ]

You mean how to cut out and finish the curves? I just saw away as much material as possible, and then file to shape (with a round file/sometimes a half round file, depending on the diameter). Sanding is done with sandpaper wrapped around something round-a steel rod, a large screwdriver, whatever seems to work. But you are right, it always seems a bit more tedious to finish a curved edge than a straight edge-probably because there is less sandpaper actually touching the edge than when working with flat sanding sticks…a sanding drum in a drill press would probably work well, too.

Btw, the blade grind looks great on you knife, really good, not only for a first try! The more I look at the knife, the more I like it. Perfect size and shape :) .

Jens.

[clcuckow]

You will make me blush :o

Shing how dilute?

[Darren]

That is looking really nice for your first knife, the over all design and flow is very good.

I'm looking forward to see more.

Darren

[shing]

about the colour of cider, you can see through it easily. I get mine from Maplins and only use a lump the size of a sugar cube in 400ml of water. Put it in for about 10-15 seconds until its grey then wash it with water and you should a colour difference if its worked. You can rub with Brasso or other metal polish to reveal the etched grain of the metal like the one in the photo. You probably have to etch and polish a few times to get the effect you want. I don't know if it will work in O1 but its fun trying!

[clcuckow]

Will try that Shing.

By the way I have had chance to do some work of the scales:

http://www.christopher.cuckow.dsl.pipex.com/pics/Webcutter/Pins.jpg

I am not sure which pins look better. The aluminium at the front or the green/copper mosaic at the back.

What do you lot think before I glue it up?

You cannot really see it but the spacers are copper next to the tang and copper between that and the pcb.

[ZDP-189]

Very cool ... as expected. I particularly like your use of surface mount PCB, rather than drilled. Makes for a flat handle and abrupt edge, but it's original and yet elegant.

I prefer the mosaic pins.

[Trond]

Very very nice:)
i didnt get what the material was? I love the look of that, what is it? where do you get it? and how is it to work with?

[Tvividr]

Chris, I like the mosaicpin. It seems to be more in style with the handlematerial.
Trond, I think that the material is some old (or new) fiberplates with electronic circuits (minus the components) used in computers and other electronic devices. Can't remember the exact name on that stuff (in danish its "kredskort" and I assume it will be a similar word in noggin).

[Trond]

Thanks Gerd :)
then the handle has to be flat?

[clcuckow]

Gerd is right, it an ATX motherboard from a note book cover that I had filled (I am an computer consultant, and it was a "turd on a stick" we gave out a while ago). I have built it up with super glue but it is basically flat. Being fibre it works really easy with hand tools. If you use to much power tools the super-glue kills your eyes.

So it looks like it will be the mosaic pins then, I did not know if you would 'lose' the pins hence trying the contrasting Al pins.

[Kevin]

Christopher.

Great handle. I think I like the mosaic pins better to....although copper or barss may also look good.

[jbaron]

chris that is amazing i really really like those scales they look so different go with the mosaic pins

[clcuckow]

Here is the finished artical.

http://www.christopher.cuckow.dsl.pipex.com/pics/Webcutter/Finished.jpg

I will replace with a better shot when I get the chance.

Next step and another first a Kydex neck/belt sheath once I get a rivet setter.

[clcuckow]

http://www.christopher.cuckow.dsl.pipex.com/pics/Webcutter/WebCutter1.jpg
http://www.christopher.cuckow.dsl.pipex.com/pics/Webcutter/WebCutter2.jpg

[Tvividr]

Nice. Well done Chris !

[ANDYLASER]

Excellent, very impressive.

[Kevin]

Excellent, very impressive.


Ditto :)

[clcuckow]

Glad you all steered me to the mosaic pins, they do look better IRL.

[clcuckow]

Another first for me and now it is really finished.

neck
http://www.christopher.cuckow.dsl.pipex.com/pics/Webcutter/Sheath.jpg

belt
http://www.christopher.cuckow.dsl.pipex.com/pics/Webcutter/Sheath2.jpg

[clcuckow]

Shing after using it to cut limes for a Mojito the temper line is clearly visible. From now on I think sod the FeCl for etching bring on the cocktails ;)