General Zod
TGT Addict
Why not drill the holes before hardening the knife?
I always drill the holes before hardening. The heat treat comes after everything I'm about to do. There's also filework on the spine to do before the hardening, too.
Why not drill the holes before hardening the knife?
Leave the hammer marks if you can. A little personality is a good thing. I'm not looking for factory perfect, I want something to show a craftsman has made. That might be a weird of saying whatever I was trying to say. Distressed is what I was looking for. Not new from a factory, but a real knife made by a real person.OK, no photo today (sorry) but the surface grinding on the little knife is almost done. One side is smooth, and the second side has only a few stubborn hammer marks left. The touchmark and initial bevels will come next, along with drilling holes for the pins and the lanyard tube.
Leave the hammer marks if you can. A little personality is a good thing. I'm not looking for factory perfect, I want something to show a craftsman has made. That might be a weird of saying whatever I was trying to say. Distressed is what I was looking for. Not new from a factory, but a real knife made by a real person.
I had been wondering what you had been up to, or if you had forgotten me. The shape looks good. Imperfections be damned, it's a knife and made to use.
I bought a whetstone to sharp my pocket knife and tips or videos you can recommend?