Knifemaking Tuesdays Week 58 - Norseman update Media
Published: 12 years ago
At Grimsmo Knives we're deep into our next batch of Norseman folders, finishing up the blades in this video.
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I didn't have a lot of time to film this week so I'll admit that the video is mostly shop rambling, but sometimes that's fun to watch too. I got a cool new air compressor that I'm pretty excited about. I also got to make some really awesome damascus blades and pocket clips from a billet of Swedish Damasteel. Working with stainless damascus adds a bit of complexity because the material costs almost 10x what my normal stainless steel costs, so I want to make good use out of every possible piece. Waterjet would work great, but I wanted to machine everything myself for this batch. I was able to squeeze 3 blades, 4 pocket clips, and 11 thumb studs out of one small billet, not bad!
Next week we'll be making our new titanium handles and pocket clips for these knives, stay tuned!
www.GrimsmoKnives.com
I didn't have a lot of time to film this week so I'll admit that the video is mostly shop rambling, but sometimes that's fun to watch too. I got a cool new air compressor that I'm pretty excited about. I also got to make some really awesome damascus blades and pocket clips from a billet of Swedish Damasteel. Working with stainless damascus adds a bit of complexity because the material costs almost 10x what my normal stainless steel costs, so I want to make good use out of every possible piece. Waterjet would work great, but I wanted to machine everything myself for this batch. I was able to squeeze 3 blades, 4 pocket clips, and 11 thumb studs out of one small billet, not bad!
Next week we'll be making our new titanium handles and pocket clips for these knives, stay tuned!