Round Knife Purchase Hesitation

[l2bravo]

Those Knipschield knives look awesome.

[Art]

I don't have one of his Head Knives, but I do have several of his other leather knives. Fit and finish is excellent, and his knives do cut, as evidenced by a "red" moment or two (before I gave them their due respect).

Art

[BondoBobCustomSaddles]

I have one and it is the most used tool I have, bar none.

Bob

[l2bravo]

Art, which ones do you have? The trimming knives look pretty nice.

[Art]

Skiving Knife, Bevel Point, and Curved Detail. They came Bleeding Sharp (testimonial).

Art

[ChriJ]

What RPM does one use to polish the blade of a round knife?

Chris

[rmr]

I have 3 of Terry Knipscheild (sp?) knives- head/round knife, skiver and pointed knife.

Have had 2 of them for 3-4 years now- I stop them prior to using them each time to keep them razor sharp- and still have not had to have them re-ground. I ususally am cutting 5/6 or 8/10 oz veg tan, latigo or bison.

don't hold off getting a quality round knife because of the concern about having to have it reground

RMR

[Art]

What RPM does one use to polish the blade of a round knife?

Chris

When I use belts, I run them about 500 ft/min for grinding up to 6000 grit or or higher. When buffing, I run 10 inch felt wheels at 1750 to 1800 rpm and sewn wheels at 35 to 3600 rpm, which is 4581 and 9162 ft/min respectively. You can actually do everything from cutting to final polish on felt wheels with the appropriate compounds, even at 3600 rpm and 10 inch wheels. Just watch the heat.

Art