Thanks much for all the time you put in on instructional video. Have just found your channel today and binge watched a couple of hours worth. You have given me a whole new way of looking at tips and forged bevels Thanks again!
Thanks Neels, good lesson mate. I'll be doing my grinding with files to start off, (not enough spare coin to buy a belt grinder at the moment). I will be busy lining my forge over the weekend though, and finding a suitable log of wood to stabilize my anvil atop of... I've rarely looked forward to Mondays, but this one is a little bit different ⚒️👍👍
Your work is very inspiring. I've just started to forge and make knives so thank you so very much for all the great videos, man really. I know they take alot of time and effort to put together. Thank you for that. I just found your channel today and I couldn't be more inerested and excited to learn from your work. I have a day of knife forging planned for tomorrow. There's a lot of blacksmithing channels on here, some really good, but yours is topshelf! Thanks again, Tyler Northport, AL.
Great video! Your channel is super informative!! Thank you for taking the time to explain each step, this truly helps Bladesmiths like me. Very impressive Sir!!!
I have recently begun to make knives myself. I watch all the videos I can find on knife making every chance I get. Today I discovered yours and have spent the better part of my day watching all your videos. They are excellent!!! I have learned quite a lot and I love the design of your knives. Keep up the excellent videos coming.p.s. I to have an affinity to coffee...also I noticed your facebook link and have sent you a friend request. Thanks once again
Very helpful video. I normally don't do false edges (Not that common on scandinavian traditional knives), but i guess the principles are the same when making a real edge, the stance and whatnot. I have to say, your vids are very enlightening. As i tend to vary between forging and grinding, and mostly doing combinations of forging and stock removal, your channel is really a buffet of extremely good tips.
Howzit Neels. You make me weep when I see how effective you work with your machines. I only have a Ryobi baby grinder that takes a 25 mm width belt. I have made three knives using only files and sandpaper for profiling the bevels. Two knives I used a filing jig and one totally freehand using hand eye coordination. I felt more confident because of my limited skills at the time of making the first two. I got the baby grinder later and have used it albeit very frustrating. I wish I could share photo's of those knives with you to get your opinion on whether you think I have any level of skill. Let me know if you are interested in seeing those attempts and where I can send you some photo's. Love your video's , style and sense of humour. Keep up the good work , you're an inspiration.
That's absolutely pristine work. Any advice if I'm trying to taper the false edge towards the tip of the knife and the back end of the false edge... In essence I'm trying to do basically what you're doing but it's on the top of a harpoon point knife, I believe essentially it's the same thing. Definitely grind the false edge prior to any bevels or edge geometry correct?
dumb question from a noob here: why not use a bandsaw (or something similar) with a vice that can hold the knife at an angle to *cut* away the stock first to get a rough-correct edge and save your grinder?
Why would you want to spend 5min on a bandsaw and then go to the grinder when the entire operation takes less than a minute to do on the grinder alone? His is what the grinder is for ... hope this makes sense.
I know you don't really do Bowie knives.....but how aboit a video using a wheel to grind a false edge on a Bowie? I know its a bit different technique wise using a wheel to do false edges.
I have a grinding question. How do you keep from getting hole in your shirt? All my my "grinding" shirts look like swiss cheese. Love your vids keep 'em coming.
You guys are comical........just kidding. Go to a welding supply store and get yourself a leather apron used in welding. It will protect your shirt and your pants. Also, most knife makers use a bucket filled with water under the grinder to collect the sparks and the metal shavings. It helps to also keep down the dust.
+JCAR You do understand that we know this and we were just being funny right? I have a couple of aprons and a full welders jacket. Of course I don't always ware them. It gets hot in the shop sometimes.
+Ernest Sheffield ok, I like the videos as well but think he would be well served to get a HEPA filtration system to cut down on the dust in his shop and also he needs to be wearing some safety gear especially a respirator unless he wants to shorter his life drastically.
Thanx for all the comments guys ... I think ... :). As for safety gear - a tad difficult to talk with a respirator on ... Just saying. As for aprons - have a couple of those and normally wear then.
More Neels. Kan jy dalk een of ander tyd vir ons n video maak van hoe om jou flat plattern instand te hou asb. Ek het al gedink on myne te vervang met 1 van K460 staal wat fully hardened is. Sal dit better wees? Myne is standaard van Herbst af en ek vermoed dit is gewone mild steel. Goeie dag verder.
Philip Dunn - 01 / K600 is a good idea. Both my machines run D2 faces on the plattens. I still have to surface grind them at least 3 times a year ... :(
Neels Van den Berg Just got my first batch of 17 knives back from heat treat, now I'm hand sanding the heck out of them, and frustratingly I'm having the same problem when sanding lengthwise down the blades. I'm figuring out that it happens from touching the plunge line. Since the plunge is slightly beveled, every time my sandpaper/belt touches it, it raises that end ever so slightly, but enough to make the opposite side of the belt/paper dig in on the opposite side. I'm still trying to wrap my head around how to avoid this, without having to never sand at the plunge.
Really love the videos but you really should be wearing some eye protection and a respirator when doing any kind of grinding especially if you're grinding G-10 and some woods as they are toxic.
