Blade Grinding (My way) lot’s of Pic’s

[psycho]

Top advice on this great forum

[skydiver]

Could we get a break down of the actual Jig construction? Pics will do.
And THANK YOU!

[Aly]

Have a look at the first page.

[winniedog]

Aly,
Thankyou for such a great posting.
Have nearly completed my first knife....
But: I have ground a damascus blank, and am in need of the forums help.
I have found some real black ash for the handle scales, that complements the damascus in the lines of pattern.
I was considering etching with Nitric or sulphuric acids, then browning (as in gun barrel) to complement the browns in the black ash......then polishing the blade to leave browns and highly polished steel......has anyone tired this?

Thanks to any answers,
Tony

[mcninch]

very helpfull tuderal

[jamesg]

This one has got the old grey matter fired up. Well done

[BarryC]

Hi Aly, I hope you don't mind me taking your jig idea and running with it to fit me needs.

I couldn't easily expand my work platform so I expanded the jig to keep it on the platform the entire length of the blade. Since I don't have an aluminum gun for my welder I improvised the spacer by tapping the middle bottom screws on the jig. This way I can grind different thicknesses easliy.



Barry

[Ashkourt]

Great pics. I'm going to try it out. Do you do any hollow grinding? If so do you have a jig for this as well or know of one I can check out

[lucky747]

Hi Ally.
Thanks to you post. I've made a clamp up like youres for my linisher
works a treat thank you. Did you make the grinder or buy it, If bought were from?? Lucky747.

[Jon]

Hi Ally.
Thanks to you post. I've made a clamp up like youres for my linisher
works a treat thank you. Did you make the grinder or buy it, If bought were from?? Lucky747.

Try looking here

http://www.britishblades.com/forums/...ad.php?t=79274

Jon.

[TAM]

nice jop

[D.Lande]

Hi, Just starting to grind my own blades. Found this very helpful. Thanks Dave Lande.

[Ropeman]

A superb thread, thanks Aly for starting it.

I made my version of a jig this morning, not got round to extending the table on the Rexon so I'll try it out on a little wharncliffe.

I rethought the position of the adjusting screw so now it bears on the baseplate.

Ingredients:

Just what I had lying around plus a hinge from B&Q



Welded (horribly ) :



Horrible welds ground back and fully assembled:

[ZDP-189]

I have one too somewhere, but have to go dig it out.

[Wayne Cross]

I looked at this and used your way of doing this last spring. I made a 30" adjustable table using a H frame design. The guide works very well. The blade work looks great (my hands are not what they used to be). I have done leather work for many years and now working with blades.
Thanks
Wayne