Yeah man it is incredible. I bought it not 100% sure I would like it (figured I could try and sell it if I didn’t like it) but turns out I absolutely love this thing. 👍
I own one of those jigs and it’s amazing. I had a nasty flu a couple years back that kinda messed up my nerves and the ability to do freehand grinds. I bought this jig and in my opinion has been definitely worth every penny
Funny I built myself kind of the same jig from aluminum without being aware of this fixture, same with a centered clamped on fileguide. The blade can be reversed in the same way, and I even had the idea of supporting the tip of the blade by inserting screws through the jig. Though mine has not as much features as this moen-jig, I am very happy with it, and it only cost me some 50 Euro.
Thanks for bringing this to everyone's attention. As I watched I became convinced that this is the best jig of its kind out there. If I made knives for a living I would definitely buy one! Wish the one I use had all these features.
Very impressive work, and the jig's nice, too! I'm glad to see folks using those support fingers. Years ago, I debuted that idea on one of the forums when another smith was complaining about how his long blades were always deflecting as he sanded them in his vise. I'd had the same issue and resolved it by tapping some 1/4-20 holes in the blade support and inserting some nylon bolts. Worked like a charm and I've been using it for a decade or so. Publish or perish, as they say, so I was happy to get the idea out there since I'd never seen any knife makers using something to support the tip of the blade.
Dude love the content!!!! I’m a maker as well I saw this video and was intrigued!!! I have a couple jigs from TR but this takes precedence. I’m in oklahoma and had no idea that this was made 2.5 hours from here I bit the bullet and ordered one Hands down game changer!!! Thanks for the content!!
Ive had one for a couple years now, and really like it the Teflon tape wears pretty quickly, so I'm attaching a sheet of HDPE to the bottom. I recommend this tool.
Wow! Even a knuckle head like me can get a consistent grind with his thing. BTW, doesn't look phallic at all. Those darn InstaKarens. Merry Christmas (belated) and Happy New Year!
Hahahahaha! And a knuckle head like me also. 😆 Yeah, this whole IG thing is just so stupid. Oh well. Merry Christmas to you and yours as well and Happy New Year! Cheers 👍
Hey Jeremy. Love your videos. You’ve helped me a lot on my bladesmithing journey. I’m ready for a 2x72. The newest Black Fox one looks sweet. At the same time it doesn’t have the time tested reliability like the KMG, ameribrade, or brodbeck. If you were to have one machine to do it all, what would you pick?
I've been looking at these for about a year now but man they are so expensive. I have a nortic edge and it works really well but I really need to upgrade
They are expensive indeed. I probably wouldn’t have bought one if it weren’t for the sale. I am glad to have it and now wish I’d paid regular price and had one sooner. Oh well. Live and learn.
I feel a bevel jig has its place. But freehand should be what everyone aims for. Bevels jigs can only work good on straight blades. I only use them to hold blades that are extremely hard to get a good grip on so it doesn't fly out of my hand into my feet. But my carbide file guide is my go-to if I need assistance.
I agree. I went years only doing freehand and still do it regularly so I don’t lose the muscle memory. I do find though that with a good jig I am often noticeably faster than freehand grinding. A good jig eliminates some of the possibility of mistakes. This jig in particular is really fast and in doing this for a living, I’ll take any advantage I can get to be more efficient and productive 👍
In the end, I saw that you dunked everything in water, is it enough to cool the blade by just spraying with water from a bottle or a small but steady dribble on the abrasive belt just above the edge of the knife, maybe operated by a foot pedal?
Yeah this is the one that TSPROF makes and it’s specifically for sharpening knives. I share it at 9:02 in this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jtdhTi4CwXw.htmlsi=th3vsj6jf6O4XkKM. Cheers 👍
nice jig, but they sell a very similar one on amazon for about 10% of the price. has all the same functions but is nowhere near as nice...good enough for me though
