made a new skive knife

[chuck123wapati]

Well I had to spoil myself a bit, it has a a bit of haze on the blade but non paying customers don't get the new sanding belts lol. Posted a few pics

Edited May 3, 2020 by chuck123wapati

[chuck123wapati]

more pics

[bland]

Very nice!!!  What did you do on the spine?  Very cool!

[chuck123wapati]

59 minutes ago, bland said:

Very nice!!!  What did you do on the spine?  Very cool!

Thank you I added some ornamental hand file work just for fun makes it look like I know what i'm doin lol.

[Scoutmom103]

Very nice.

 

[bland]

Looking at that knife, I wouldn't say it just looks like you know what you are doing.  You know what you are doing. 

Looks like maybe two files a round file and triangle file?   

[machinehead]

Great job. I would hate to own one like that because it would be the one I drop and I hope it wouldn't be the one I catch.

[dikman]

Very nice work, Chuck. Stag handles, brass bolsters, polished blade - bit over the top for a skiving knife!!!

I've got a partially built gas forge but never got around to finishing it 'cos I just like messing around with the coke forge too much. I mainly need to make the burner, I suppose I should finish it one day.

Now you've got me thinking I should make another round knife just so I can fit stag handles, they just look cool.

[chuck123wapati]

1 hour ago, bland said:

Looking at that knife, I wouldn't say it just looks like you know what you are doing.  You know what you are doing. 

Looks like maybe two files a round file and triangle file?   

yup Round and triangle 

[chuck123wapati]

19 minutes ago, dikman said:

Very nice work, Chuck. Stag handles, brass bolsters, polished blade - bit over the top for a skiving knife!!!

I've got a partially built gas forge but never got around to finishing it 'cos I just like messing around with the coke forge too much. I mainly need to make the burner, I suppose I should finish it one day.

Now you've got me thinking I should make another round knife just so I can fit stag handles, they just look cool.

Thanks yea it came out pretty nice, much better than my ground down putty knife and about 60 on the hardness scale. Would love to have a coke forge I live in coal country. If you need pics of my burner let me know I did a lot of research and then built one that will run naturally aspirated or with a blower. and its super easy to build.  It'll turn regular fire brick into a puddle of glass lol. 

[chuck123wapati]

1 hour ago, machinehead said:

Great job. I would hate to own one like that because it would be the one I drop and I hope it wouldn't be the one I catch.

thank you

[dikman]

Chuck, I would really appreciate the info on the burner, it could save me a lot of time trying to figure one out.

As you probably already know a coal/coke forge isn't that complicated to build (heck, I did it) but a lot of knifemakers don't like them because they're messy and can be tricky to control the heat. Plus they need a bit of work when running, if the clinkers buildup in the bottom you suddenly start losing heat and end up with a molten mass of gunk around the fire grate which can contaminate steel. But there's nothing quite like the smell.

[Hildebrand]

Chuck I have an extra coal forge if you are interested I can send some pictures tomorrow.  Once the hysteria dies down we could figure out how to get together. 
 

Todd

[Frodo]

[chuck123wapati]

11 hours ago, dikman said:

Chuck, I would really appreciate the info on the burner, it could save me a lot of time trying to figure one out.

As you probably already know a coal/coke forge isn't that complicated to build (heck, I did it) but a lot of knifemakers don't like them because they're messy and can be tricky to control the heat. Plus they need a bit of work when running, if the clinkers buildup in the bottom you suddenly start losing heat and end up with a molten mass of gunk around the fire grate which can contaminate steel. But there's nothing quite like the smell.

I'll take a few pictures for you and write up the specs. They are a lot cleaner and easier to fire up for small jobs like hardening blades and such. 

[chuck123wapati]

7 hours ago, Frodo said:

This is a pretty nice build is this yours?

9 hours ago, Hildebrand said:

Chuck I have an extra coal forge if you are interested I can send some pictures tomorrow.  Once the hysteria dies down we could figure out how to get together. 
 

Todd

Heck yea I would like that shoot me some pics.

[Frodo]

1 hour ago, chuck123wapati said:

This is a pretty nice build is this yours?

 

It was mine,  i built it.  Then i had to sell it because my COPD got worse.  I can no longer play in the fire because of the smoke is killing me

if you scrounge around you can build one for next to nothing.  I had to buy the flange and the 24''x2'' nipple.  the rest was freebie stuff.

junk yards are my playground. lol  

[Frodo]

burner?

take the burner out of a heating unit, remove the regulator   and hook it up to a propane tank using a high pressure regulater

re drill the orifice if needed to  a 3/16  hole

 

if you need a burner and propane hose with regulator.  i have one

[DaveP]

Really nice work on your skiving knife!

[chuck123wapati]

5 hours ago, DaveP said:

Really nice work on your skiving knife!

Thank you

 

5 hours ago, Frodo said:

It was mine,  i built it.  Then i had to sell it because my COPD got worse.  I can no longer play in the fire because of the smoke is killing me

if you scrounge around you can build one for next to nothing.  I had to buy the flange and the 24''x2'' nipple.  the rest was freebie stuff.

junk yards are my playground. lol  

That's to bad you had to quit, think about a propane one they don't smoke.

 

[dikman]

9 hours ago, Frodo said:

burner?

take the burner out of a heating unit, remove the regulator   and hook it up to a propane tank using a high pressure regulater

re drill the orifice if needed to  a 3/16  hole

 

if you need a burner and propane hose with regulator.  i have one

Frodo, if you're referring to me, thanks for the offer mate but as I'm in Australia the shipping would be a killer! Chuck sent me the info to get mine working so another little project.........

[Chef niloc]

Gorgeous work man! Love the way you Did the Transition From the horn to bolster to blade, very “ Organic“ beautiful flow to it.  the file work is A nice touch (And came out great),  not something you see much these days, and your right it definitely makes it look like you know what you’re doing .

[chuck123wapati]

2 hours ago, Chef niloc said:

Gorgeous work man! Love the way you Did the Transition From the horn to bolster to blade, very “ Organic“ beautiful flow to it.  the file work is A nice touch (And came out great),  not something you see much these days, and your right it definitely makes it look like you know what you’re doing .

Thank you ! I appreciate that.