I did my first hollow grind about 6 months ago and went searching the web for just this type of block and could not find one. I made one myself out of micarta but am not really happy with it. Thanks for showing this and pointing me to exactly what I wanted!
Excellent! Thank you for sharing your experience with the use of different tools in the art of making knives, it is of many help, the best channel what about this! Greetings from Chihuahua, Mexico
Those sanding blocks are a good idea, I haven't made any knives for years but I make a lot of walking sticks (canes), mostly I make the handles separately fit them to the stick and shape them by eye. One of the sanding blocks I found useful is one I profiled by drawing round a French curve so that the curve varies from one end to the other, then I can use the section that fits the part I'm sanding if that makes sense. The block is made from a scrap of beech wood.
Thank you. This NCC Knives Radius Sanding Block, looks pretty nice. Is what I have seen done before. Is to take a hollow grind knife, when it's done, and ready for a hand finish. Is to rub it back and forth by hand. Right on the grinder belt, on the radius wheel it was made on. With the machine shut off. He would do this with a coarser belt, until all of the original grind lines were gone. Then change to a medium belt, and do it again. Then finishing it off by hand, with a fine grit. It sure seemed to save a lot of time. He never did worry about bumping the flats, with this method, or the hand blocks. Because if there was ever any mistakes. He'd just throw it on the surface grinder (sometimes 12 at a time), and given them a quick touch-up. I'm not a hand finish kind of guy. So I never do it myself. I did some a long time ago. But then after using the knife. The *use* scratches, would always form in the direction, that the blade was ground to begin with. So personally, for a user knife. I think it's silly.
A really good way to do that is to Grind into a piece of 2 x 4 Intel it’s the size that you want to trace onto a block that way you were counting the sandpaper as well perfect radius
Hi Jeremy, question on viewers knives, i have sent a couple of emails of my first few knives, but never saw any of them on your videos, im in ireland and my question is do you only show knives from makers in your home country.....HMK KNIVES.....Thanks
I have the same problem with different radius’s when I switch from my 36 grit belt to my 120 grit belt, but when I’m almost finished with the 120 I very very lightly rock my knife back and forth for the last couple passes on each side and it matches nicely.....Anyway thought I’d share that. Hope it helps someone.
I did my first hollow grind about 6 months ago and went searching the web for just this type of block and could not find one. I made one myself out of micarta but am not really happy with it. Thanks for showing this and pointing me to exactly what I wanted!
Cool beans Jeremy!! Tool Time Tuesday rules brother!!! Rock on!!!
Nice sanding block. Good idea.
Excellent! Thank you for sharing your experience with the use of different tools in the art of making knives, it is of many help, the best channel what about this! Greetings from Chihuahua, Mexico
Always welcomed?! I'll bring the PBR and just watch you work good sir!
Hahaha, yes! 👍
Thanks for this one Jeremy...ordered them right away! 🍻 👍
Those sanding blocks are a good idea, I haven't made any knives for years but I make a lot of walking sticks (canes), mostly I make the handles separately fit them to the stick and shape them by eye. One of the sanding blocks I found useful is one I profiled by drawing round a French curve so that the curve varies from one end to the other, then I can use the section that fits the part I'm sanding if that makes sense. The block is made from a scrap of beech wood.
Thank you.
This NCC Knives Radius Sanding Block, looks pretty nice.
Is what I have seen done before. Is to take a hollow grind knife, when it's done, and ready for a hand finish. Is to rub it back and forth by hand. Right on the grinder belt, on the radius wheel it was made on. With the machine shut off. He would do this with a coarser belt, until all of the original grind lines were gone. Then change to a medium belt, and do it again. Then finishing it off by hand, with a fine grit. It sure seemed to save a lot of time.
He never did worry about bumping the flats, with this method, or the hand blocks. Because if there was ever any mistakes. He'd just throw it on the surface grinder (sometimes 12 at a time), and given them a quick touch-up.
I'm not a hand finish kind of guy. So I never do it myself.
I did some a long time ago. But then after using the knife. The *use* scratches, would always form in the direction, that the blade was ground to begin with. So personally, for a user knife. I think it's silly.
Ok, now i have to make one :) Simple solution for my problems.
I really like your channel. Also I like your sense of humor :)
One day will send pic of my knife.
Best regards.
A really good way to do that is to Grind into a piece of 2 x 4 Intel it’s the size that you want to trace onto a block that way you were counting the sandpaper as well perfect radius
awesome video, great content
Way to get back on the horse with the videos!
Thanks buddy👍 (trying a 30 day video challenge for the month of June 😀)
Can you use the back side of it in like manor for flat grinds?
Yeah you sure can.👍
I wonder if you could add a bit of leather like you do on the other one to get it closer to the radius you were using on the belt grinder... >_>
flip the sandpaper over to the otherside and you can do you flats all with the same block.
Indeed! 👍
Hi Jeremy, question on viewers knives, i have sent a couple of emails of my first few knives, but never saw any of them on your videos, im in ireland and my question is do you only show knives from makers in your home country.....HMK KNIVES.....Thanks
Double thumbs up. They ain't no clown-donkeys...
What is the name of that clamp holding your blade down.
It’s called a toggle clamp👍
*forehead slap* entertaining none the less.
I have the same problem with different radius’s when I switch from my 36 grit belt to my 120 grit belt, but when I’m almost finished with the 120 I very very lightly rock my knife back and forth for the last couple passes on each side and it matches nicely.....Anyway thought I’d share that. Hope it helps someone.
Could you do one of those knives with a scani grind?👌🏻
Knifemaking With Babish :)
Hahahaha! I didn’t know who Babish was so I looked it up. I get it😆👍
Nice Intro ;)
What’s up with ur hands color
Well a bit techno! But I'm good with it
Always welcome huh... What if you are not home.. Still welcome? Lol
Why arent you making EDC knives? Pocket knives i mean by that :) Not full tang blade like you always do.
🧀🧀
This behind-the-camera voice. Man, You should be the one who is voicing Snake, instead of Kiefer Sutherland.
That intro was so cheesy I’m constipated now