Knife Making: How to make a Bevel Jig
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Showing you how to make a simple, but very effective jig for cutting the bevels on your knives! - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
Glad this video was on my feed.. now I'm gonna make me one at work and bring it home to make more knives.. well done and great detail.. thanks 👍👍👍
A very helpful and easy to follow video, I'm making a jig today so I'm going to use this one, thanks for sharing.
Great video, very clear instructions. Just the help I needed at the right time. Much thanks, new sub!
FargoFX right on! Thanks for watching!!
Awesome video, gonna have to make myself one of these... Im still new to making knives so i havent gotten too good at grinding yet...
Excellent, thank you for a great video. Been needing a simple knife jig
Great video, thanks for the in-depth info man. Gonna make one tomorrow.
Thanks for sharing this vid, I was looking something like this for beveling my knife i am making
I personally use the same design but drill the tang holes before i do the bevel, then i have bolts that thread through the tang holes into the jig so i dont need a clamp. Awesome video!
clrevolve thats a good idea.
Nice jig. I seriously might have to build in. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for explenation !!
many people dont say nothing.
Thanks again
Panagiotis from Athens Greece
I appreciate your videos and your work, this will help a whole bunch, I was free handing for a while to get the hang of things, then I ran across this and light went off in my head, now all my blades are turning out very nice, almost looks like I know what I am doing, once again thanks my friend and Semper Fidelis
Good to hear brother! I'm always happy to help!!
Brian Fox Oorah!
dude honestly thats amazing! def going to be making one of those! thanks!
Np! have fun!
Don't have drill press or taps. Would like to buy one from you (two bolts?) Looks like you used old bed frame or is stronger angle iron better?
Great vid! Good job. 👍🏼 these are great jigs for people without a flat platen on their 2x72.. but most of those grinders and the angle adjustment on their platen.. just adjust that to whatever degree you want and use your tool rest.. superrrr easy and doesn’t cost anything or require any building!! I’ve been using it for some time now and it works great. I just use a standard piece of angle iron with no mods lol
yup. but know one gets it. eh? peace bro
@@rawdio.docdar5715 yeah it’s strange haha
Very similar to what I've been using but better. Thanks for the improvement I'm about to make based on your design.
Richard Greenman great! Hope you enjoy! :D
Great explanation! Very helpful.
25 min for drilling one hole and puting a screw in it? Whow.
That is what i got to say...
That's what I thought. Jesus.
All that time to type your complaint, but you couldn’t take 1 second to learn how to spell wow, it’s 3 letters.
@@philipsadler4220
Boom! 👊🏻🤣👍🏻
And you still watched it. What's your point?
Love your videos and have learned a lot from them. Can you suggest a decently priced tap and die set?
Hey bud good job. I am a blade smith myself and I think you came up with a great idea for a quick and cheap jig. I will make one myself just to have and to use to teach my niece. Thank you. I subscribed and you keep them coming.
Toto video je pro začínající nožíře velmi poučné velice zajímavé nastavení úhlu brusné části nože díky moc pěkné.
Man thanks and congrats for your videos. Thanks for take the time to share your work and explain so well
no problem:) thanks for watching!
Thanks WBK. I've been gathering from other sources that newbies should avoid a jig so that the learn how to free-hand first, then they can go to a jig (or not) once they are freehand proficient in order to speed up the process, but now I see the other perspective that your describe so well towards the end of the video, which is basically the reverse. I guess the hope is that the knife-maker doesn't become too dependent on the jig so that they can move ahead on their free-hand skills.
Yes! I do believe it really helped me! I can still do better lines with the jigs rather than free handing but after trying free handing I realize the importance of it! You can do so much more with free handing because jigs cant twist or move freely and you will soon discover it for your self once you try it. The jig does give you a good base knowledge to work from though and once you master your grinds on the jig, that is when its time to move on to free handing. It takes quite a few blanks to master but you will get it eventually. I still haven't mastered it yet but I'm on my way. Cant give up! :D
Very cool. Thank you for taking the time to make these videos.
Cheers
you are very welcome! Thank you for watching!
Solved my freehand problem . Very down to earth very useful
Starting a tap and keeping it 90° can be done on the drill press. Just don't turn it on. Turn the bit by hand until threads are established. Then switch over to the tap wrench.
vipero00 I second this. You've gone to a lot of trouble setting up the drill press correctly. You might as well use that to your advantage.
ahhhh ha ha ha...i was just going to explain that to him....those big holes are a bitch !
Or just tighten the tap in the chuck by hand then turn the machine on, then off, then send the tap down into the hole as the machine loses rpms. Works every time.
And ALWAYS lubricate when tapping.
@@toddwhyte9529 I know there's a joke in there somewhere.....
I like this video. It is simple and seems to work. And that is what counts.
If you will clamp the part to be drilled onto the drill press table, drill the hole, do not unclamp the part, replace the drill bit with the desired tap in the Chuck. Hand feed the tap down until it makes solid contact. Hold pressure on the drill press handle with one hand and turn the Chuck with your other hand (not under power) The tap will be at 90 degrees to the hole you just drilled. Much easier than trying to start a plug tap with a tap wrench.
Also to make tapping easier, use a starting tap or a gun tap will work.
Great way to start out knife making, good instructional video :-)
Thanks for sharing it's a very simple idea but most of the greatest ones are
Thanks for this. Always appreciated.
Steve Eilertsen you are very welcome! Thank you for watching!
And it took me years to figure how to . . . never mind. Brilliant, whitebones. Congrats from Brazil.
JC Mello thank you very much:)
Trolsky uses a piece of wood with the same effect. Nice video and I like my tools made of metal. It doesn't crack or rot.
Great demo! Tks!
I like the infinite adjustability. Nice jig.
thank-you very informative.
great stuff!! thanks for sharing this info with us. you guys rock !! Blessings.
MrSIXGUNZ you are very welcome! Thanks for watching and God bless!
amen thanks for getting us all fired up !!
It is interesting that it was this simple the whole time... Thanks.
Great Video Thankyou! I'm going to make a jig now! 😊 God Bless you Too Brother! 😊😊😊
Donervan Chong awesome! thanks for watching! :D
One small tip about not getting the jig to rock on you...Put the long/heavy side of the clamp forward. It took me a bit to realize that but it did end up helping me keep the jig/knife more stable.
Excellent!
Thanks.nice tutorial
Question: did you make you grinder and what size belt and motor do you use?and if so do you have a video on it.im gonna make my own belt grinder.Thanks
Jason Marcovecchio In this video no but I do have a video showing what I did to make my old one. Heres the link: th-cam.com/video/XPbZ51UMq4c/w-d-xo.html
Good video, simple jig. People have no patients and complain too much. Thank you for going to the trouble of sharing and posting
No problem! More than happy to help:) thanks for watching!
Good stuff pal 👍
Great idea and great video. Thanks for the advice.
Thank you, and you are very welcome!
Hay I'm just starting in to knife making I'm very good at it but I struggle with my belvels getting them even what would it take for you to making me a jig
Good work mate.
hey cool jig , but where can I get a sander like the one you got and how much $ thanks
good. super easy
you are amazing Maaaaaaaan really thanx a lot love you :")
+Mohannad Odat thanks so much for watching! :D
This genius and a big help for beginners like me. Thank you Caleb. God bless you and your endeavors :-)
Luis Rufino My name is Robert:) Glad to help good sir and thank you for watching!!! :)
White Bone Knives my apologies Robert. Given I only use handtools for now, my ugly bevels need all the help they can get. Hope to get a belt grinder soon ☺
A grinder helps save tons of time for sure! I wish you the best of luck and keep at it! Practice makes perfect:)
Another great video, thanks man !
No problem! Thank you for watching!
Nice work
Clamp your part down, before drilling. Drill the hole safely. Then put the tap in the chuck, it will already be lined up with the hole. Bring the tap down to the hole,and turn the chuck by hand, You will have A much faster, cleaner, Taped hole. They do make Taping fluid's, Hope this help's you. D.D.Sayre Development Lab. Machinist
+Don Sayre taping fluid?You're a machinist and you don't know how to spell tapping?
Exactly. He is a machinist, not an English major.
+Don Sayre very cool and duly noted...cheers
I actually just commented this above lol I second this
Do you sell the blade in very beginning
nice vid mate well explained ,cheers top work.
Thanks! thank you for taking the time to watch my videos:)
White Bone dude where you at?? Im zack the founder of Monolith Studio one of your Insta fans. love yer shit bro.
thumbs up dude, great idea!
Good Job.
IT's amazing how the simple things work so well. :)
Yes indeed! Keeping it simple leaves out the complications;)
i know right
Pretty simple is right too bad it won't work why didn't you show how you grind the radius? It didn't even grind the straight side right
@ashscott Hey smart guy, it's called kevlar gloves, they're cut proof, and even if they are not kevlar it still protects your hands.
Your not supposed to wear gloves when working with machinery shown, so there's no need for language especially when your wrong. OSHA
Does the potential for the jig to rock back and forth on the nut make a difference? Or, to put it another way, is it worth putting in 2 bolts and finding a way to make them turn at the same time to make it more stable?
+Addison de Lisle I actually still use the jig today. Never have a problem with stability if used correctly and you can really hog off material with this jig. So long as your tool rest is flat and have a good clamp, you cant go wrong. I only like having 1 bolt because it allows you more room on your tool rest and it also saves a ton of time only adjusting one rather than 2.
Great jig gonna make one thank you mate
No problem! Thank you for watching!!
Hey brother, what kind of respirator is that you have? It looks very interesting. Curious minds want to know!?
Hey don! It's called the resp o rator. I have a video on it on my channel if you wanna check it out!
thanks for the information. Using 3/16 stock, what angle should i set the jig for full flat grind? Thanks again....Ray, Oklahoma
+Ray getoutdoors that depends on how wide your knife is! only way to know is to try an angle and then increase it.
That makes sense, I will try at 1 and 1/2 inch wide at around 7 degrees
What do you charge to make a Jig? Thanks.
Like your videos man. Everything is explained well and in great detail. Nice editing too. When people complain about safety you should give them a full refund for the video. =)
haha I hear you;) thanks so much! A lot of people don't realize how much time these tutorial videos eat up. Its worth it to help the community out though. Plus the advertising aint bad either! :D
how do you harden your blades?
Great vid bud! Got a question for ya. Would there be a down fall to useing two bolts instead of one to keep it from tipping like you were talking about? Thanks much............Richard from Kansas
+richard murray yes. The time it takes to adjust and if you don't have a big enough rest, the bolt will fall off the edge.
Gotcha bud. Didn't think of that. Makes sense. Haven't made a knife yet, but goin to start playin around with it a little. Want to get set up right first. I suscribed to your channel to help me learn. Thanks much.....Richard from Kansas
awesome! thanks so much for subscribing!
Thank you
One more question, was also curious about that magnet you used, and where you got it?
I bought 2 from a local hardware store. Should probably be at any one you can find. Pretty cheap too and well worth their handiness. Picked up (2) 50 lb magnests for around 7 bucks. Hope this helps!
Could you make a review of your belt sander? Thanks again
I probably wont do a review on my grinder because there are many out there already. I have the kmg variable speed package from Beaumont metalworks. Really I have only great things to say about it though!
Where did you get your respirator?
is that one or two inch angle iron?
where did you get that respirator?
When you had it in the drill press, all you had todo was to put the tap in the drill chuck and turn it by hand. No trouble starting or worring
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I need a bevel jig for an angle grinder. It's all I got to work with
With the knife used in this video, the knife top edge is what is resting on the platen, not the carefully smothed down piece of angle iron, all that smoothing was to now avail. If it wasn't a flat top on the knife it would be all over the place. Likely need to clamp the knife blank up away from the edge of the angle iron, such that the angle iron is what is sitting/running on the platen, not the top of the knife.
That is really informative... I would like to have a Jig- what would it cost me to have you make me one Sir?
Thanks
Mark Dolin Hello Mark! I actually sell the jigs for $40.00 and $15.00 to ship anywhere in the USA. Just let me know and ill make one up for ya!
White Bone Knives hello do you accept PayPal:Sir?
yes! my paypal is whiteboneknives@gmail.com would you like an invoice for a jig?
I have a 1x30, and I want to make one of these. Could I straighten/smooth the sides of the angle iron as consistently with it, instead of a 2x72?
Zachary Sahnger I don't see any problem with it:)
Thanks! Fastest reply I've ever seen.
No problem:)
outstanding video
Thank you!!! :D
Put tap in chuck on drill press and turn by hand to get it started straight
Cool jig, but wouldn't it be more stable if you put two bolts in there? So you'd have two contact points. Just a little thought.
What degree do you usually set for the bevel angle please and thanks......Be well.....Jan
+Janster Nv. it depends on the knife. there is no "best degree" make a more shallow bevel for a beefy workhorse or a long bevel for better slicing
Why all the sanding of the bottom of the jig then installing the adjustment bolt which will hold the very nicely sanded bottom away from the table surface....also no need for an exact 90 degree angle.....but it is a neat enough bevel grinding jig.
What would you charge to make and ship one of these jig's?
$20+ $10 to ship USA. Shoot me an email at whiteboneknives@gmail.com if you're interested. Thank you!!
Thanks for the vid. Could have just used a self tap metal screw. Same effect.
i'm thinking it needs 2 bolt/locknuts to keep it from tipping maybe maybe not when i go to the i'll see
How much do you charge for a bevel maker. The simple angle iron one. ?
$20 +$10 to ship. Just shoot me an email at whiteboneknives@gmail.com if you're interested!
I notice the grinder has an adjustable platen angle. Would it be safe to change the angle of the platen and keep the angle iron jig flat without the screw?
stolguy you could certainly do this although it takes much more set up time to adjust your platen with constant belt tension and 2 bolts than it does with a quick set jig! Thanks for watching!!
Thanks man....I asked cuz I JUST finished building a 2x72 grinder a couple of days ago. I wasn't sure if there was a safety reason not to angle the platen so thanks for that info.
I went out today and tried a flat angle angle iron and while there are two bolts on the platen arm the belt tension stays the same cuz the distances do not change, the belt tension is unaffected.
Of course without the adjusting screw the bevel jig is simpler to make and a distinct advantage is the bevel jig is quite stable as it stays and lays flat against the table. The most fiddly part is setting up the platen arm angle. I think I'll make a couple of wooden blocks at the preferred angles I would use most often, now that I'm up and running.
I may yet build the angle iron jig with the set screw mechanism, so many knife makers on you tube seem to bevel that way, what the heck ?! I built the 2x72 grinder following in their foot steps already.
Anyway, thank you for the vids and the inspiration.
how much did it cost you to build it?
toppertruthio I bought the square tube steel and the bearings, somewhere between $100 -$200. The variable speed motor was free from a treadmill, 2.8 hp continuous duty. The aluminum wheels I turned from some old round stock and I had some plate metal. Full speed it's around 7000 surface feet per minute, much too fast for my pay scale. Fair bit of welding and grinding and fiddling to get it tracking.
I think if I had to pay for everything without the motor under $300. I ended up selling my 12 inch disk sander and oscillating spindle sander for $200 so it kinds worked out.
ok thanks for the reply,and good job
put cutting oil on that tap! gonna ware your tools out!
How about using a brass bolt? Its softer than the rest is and won't gouge or scratch it. But thats just me
Great minimalistic jig!
Won' that scratch your grinder table?
a few scratches here and there when anything touches the table, but nothing significant to hinder performance.
thank you!
You should have started the tap by chucking it into the drill press to make sure it's 90 degrees pretty basic practice
Rather than the set screw, I think you'd want a set of shims to set the angle. More easily repeatable angle. Less fiddling.
How much for the jig?
What kind of belt grinder is that, did you make it yourself or is it a model?
+Benjamin Cummings kmg form Beaumont metal works!
Alright sweet thankyou
np!
we will need to make one or more; good to save knuckles and fingers from grinder!
Roy E Huckaby yes indeed! have fun!
Curious what kind of respirator you're using?
Its called the resp o' rator. heres a link of me using it! th-cam.com/video/NV__1pOtZTU/w-d-xo.html
White Bone Knives Thanks man, much appreciated!
Im a newb knife maker. I have a question- What is the difference between this method and clamping a blade to some square tube or a 2x4 and just tilting the tool rest whatever degree you want your bevel?
I suppose it would essentially be the same just a different method. I would use a metal material though just so it wont warp on you in the future.
Thanks for the reply. I got the knife making bug bad. lol
a good bug to have:D
A lot of the grinders aren't adjustable to that downward angle. I have two and they just go to square, though the KMG I have as in the video has the platen tip forward.
With round wheels the hazad zone is getting so that the work piece can get grabbed because it is just above the horizon (which is relative you your elbow), then it can get grabbed and thrown. It isn't dangerous to be on the downside, but you want to be well above so that you can see what you are doing, and yet not be in the kick zone.
Ah I see, I keep forgetting not everyone has built their grinder. I made mine from scratch so I kind of fabricated it to fit my needs. Thanks for the reply, beautiful work, and thanks again for taking the time to contribute and help others. I am among many who appreciate it.
Now I know what being at an insurance seminar is like.
shut the fuck up asswipe
The center punch, drilling and tapping should be done BEFORE the surface grinding, (which was actually sanding).
Bryan Kirk u sound a bit high and mighty if you don't mind me saying. This was also over 3 years ago. I've since made over a thousand knives. If you want to check out my Instagram you can be sure I'm not just "almost making a knife" you see I'm not interested in becoming perfect. It's impossible. I'm merely trying to make a video to help people and I get bozos like you posting negativity everywhere trying to flex their internet muscle. It's people like you that make me question if parents no longer teach their kids manners these days and judging from your pic you're a good bit older than me. Which brings me back to why did this old man even watch an educational video to begin with if he already knows these things? Oh that's right maybe he didn't and he just wanted an excuse to get online and show his blatant insecurities about all the things going wrong in his life. If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all. I guess mom didn't teach you that so I will. Guess you learned one more thing from my channel today!😊