About Wurzelmangler

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About Wurzelmangler
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Ex hobby knifemaker
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Palmerston North

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  1. Sako 270
    Sako 270 liked post by Wurzelmangler On thread : Knifemaking photo-essay (2)
    1) Grinding the taper with a 60 grit belt. 2) How NOT to taper the other side of the tang. In the setup shown here, I support the tapered end of the blank (pink arrow), then grind the second...
    Liked On: 28-05-2024, 09:25 AM
  2. Sako 270
    Sako 270 liked post by Wurzelmangler On thread : Knifemaking photo-essay (2)
    1) This is a hardened, tempered blank I made six or seven years ago. After heat treatment the blanks have a hard, adherent skin of black iron oxide, which I sandblast off. 2) Surface grinding the...
    Liked On: 28-05-2024, 09:24 AM
  3. Sako 270
    Sako 270 liked post by Wurzelmangler On thread : Knifemaking photo-essay (2)
    The previous post in this series was: https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....ay-1-a-104989/ Heat treating. I don’t have any images showing the heat treating process, however, I’ll describe what...
    Liked On: 28-05-2024, 09:22 AM
  4. Shamus_
    Shamus_ liked post by Wurzelmangler On thread : Knifemaking photo-essay (2)
    1) I’ve swapped out the surface grinder’s belt sanding attachment for a fine white grinding wheel. A machine vice, which is bolted to a thick steel plate, is placed on the magnetic vice. I’m aligning...
    Liked On: 28-05-2024, 09:14 AM
  5. Shamus_
    Shamus_ liked post by Wurzelmangler On thread : Knifemaking photo-essay (2)
    1) Grinding the taper with a 60 grit belt. 2) How NOT to taper the other side of the tang. In the setup shown here, I support the tapered end of the blank (pink arrow), then grind the second...
    Liked On: 28-05-2024, 09:14 AM
  6. Shamus_
    Shamus_ liked post by Wurzelmangler On thread : Knifemaking photo-essay (2)
    1) This is a hardened, tempered blank I made six or seven years ago. After heat treatment the blanks have a hard, adherent skin of black iron oxide, which I sandblast off. 2) Surface grinding the...
    Liked On: 28-05-2024, 09:14 AM
  7. Shamus_
    Shamus_ liked post by Wurzelmangler On thread : Knifemaking photo-essay (2)
    The previous post in this series was: https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....ay-1-a-104989/ Heat treating. I don’t have any images showing the heat treating process, however, I’ll describe what...
    Liked On: 28-05-2024, 09:14 AM
  8. Shamus_
    Shamus_ liked post by Wurzelmangler On thread : Knifemaking photo-essay (1)
    Three views of the knife blank. Note that, even though I don’t use a grinding jig, the edge is centred (bottom image).
    Liked On: 28-05-2024, 09:14 AM
  9. Shamus_
    Shamus_ liked post by Wurzelmangler On thread : Knifemaking photo-essay (1)
    1) Drilling 1/8" holes. When drilling small holes you can hold the blank by hand. 2) Drilling 8 mm holes to lighten the tang. Note the blank is clamped to the work table. 3) Surface grinding...
    Liked On: 28-05-2024, 09:14 AM
  10. Shamus_
    Shamus_ liked post by Wurzelmangler On thread : Knifemaking photo-essay (1)
    1) Finishing the profile grind using a flat platen linisher. 2) Grinding the curve at the butt. 3) Forming the finger grooves using a narrow-radius linisher. 4) Removing the hard black oxide...
    Liked On: 28-05-2024, 09:14 AM
  11. Shamus_
    Shamus_ liked post by Wurzelmangler On thread : Knifemaking photo-essay (1)
    I make most of my knives using steel from large circular saw blades (nominally L6 grade carbon steel), although I have also worked with D2, 440C, and Uddeholm Elmax. The large circular saw blades...
    Liked On: 28-05-2024, 09:14 AM
  12. Shamus_
    Shamus_ liked post by Wurzelmangler On thread : Knifemaking photo-essay (1)
    A big thanks for all the kind comments left on my last knife post (https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.nz/f53/three-knives-104619/). It seems there was sufficient interest in a knifemaking...
    Liked On: 28-05-2024, 09:13 AM
  13. makka
    makka liked post by Wurzelmangler On thread : Knifemaking photo-essay (1)
    A big thanks for all the kind comments left on my last knife post (https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.nz/f53/three-knives-104619/). It seems there was sufficient interest in a knifemaking...
    Liked On: 27-05-2024, 09:43 PM
  14. turtleSO
    turtleSO liked post by Wurzelmangler On thread : Knifemaking photo-essay (1)
    A big thanks for all the kind comments left on my last knife post (https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.nz/f53/three-knives-104619/). It seems there was sufficient interest in a knifemaking...
    Liked On: 27-05-2024, 06:08 PM
  15. NIMROD
    NIMROD liked post by Wurzelmangler On thread : Knifemaking photo-essay (1)
    Three views of the knife blank. Note that, even though I don’t use a grinding jig, the edge is centred (bottom image).
    Liked On: 27-05-2024, 04:30 PM

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