Fantastic video Thys! if ever there were a knifemaker I'd want to learn from, it would undoubtedly be you! I am about to build my first folding knife and am trying to learn everything I can from watching you. Thank you for the great videos!
Thanks for your kind words. So appreciate. Yes the biggest issue is not really hitting the knife scales with the grinding wheel , it’s overheating the pins which causes other problems like burn rings around the pins.
Meades Knives I make a few fixed blades I'm wanting to get into Slipjoints. So I I've been watching a lot of RU-vid vids on them lately. You really do a good job explaining everything. Can't wait to see more.
Thank you for explaining this process. What about the hardness of the pins? Start with dead soft or partially hardened? I know itll work harden as it us being struck.
Thanks so much for this, it answered a lot of questions for me. Just to make sure I understand, the chamfer on the first hole is just filled by the slope/swell that forms under the mushroom shape you make? Or does the hole get filled in more when you are peening the second side? Happy new year!