Crafty Thread - what are you working on at the moment?

[Boudicca]

Not a great photo, but here's my second upholstery project finished a while back, a quick foam and staples job, much to the disgust of my (traditional upholstery) teacher. I've had to abandon my original class as I spent too much time arguing with the teacher. For instance, he didn't think I should use a dressmakers tape measure as 'they stretch'. Yea, so your warped wooden ruler is going to a more accurate job?

So I have now signed up with a more local teacher who is cheaper, probably not as good but definitely more encouraging. I'm halfway through a 40s armchair for a friend so I have no option but to carry on.

 

[Calamity1971]

I took up making knives as a hobby a few months ago. This was my first.

It's a 440C stainless blade with a twill weave carbon fibre handle.



I've just finished this one.

It's a 64 layer 15N20/1095 forged Damascus spine with a VG10 core and a black/blue layered micarta handle.
Only problem is I like them too much to use them as anything but ornaments.

I take it you need some specialist stuff for the steel rods?

 

[Boudicca]

I didn't do the North, east, south west thing! It was only after a look on YouTube I realised I'd done it completely wrong. I went round bit by bit .
Much happier with a chisel and saw.
Foraged some logs and and started to make a bench. Seat stripped and needs planing. Legs need stripping and some sawing next.
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Pub stool when the weather moves me indoors.

I'd love to do some woodwork.

 

[Calamity1971]

Not a great photo, but here's my second upholstery project finished a while back, a quick foam and staples job, much to the disgust of my (traditional upholstery) teacher. I've had to abandon my original class as I spent too much time arguing with the teacher. For instance, he didn't think I should use a dressmakers tape measure as 'they stretch'. Yea, so your warped wooden ruler is going to a more accurate job?

So I have now signed up with a more local teacher who is cheaper, probably not as good but definitely more encouraging. I'm halfway through a 40s armchair for a friend so I have no option but to carry on.

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To the untrained eye it looks like you're done with teachers. That's beautiful, I'm off to sit in the corner and suck my thumb. Slithers off thread

 

[8115]

I took up making knives as a hobby a few months ago. This was my first.

It's a 440C stainless blade with a twill weave carbon fibre handle.



I've just finished this one.

It's a 64 layer 15N20/1095 forged Damascus spine with a VG10 core and a black/blue layered micarta handle.
Only problem is I like them too much to use them as anything but ornaments.

Those are stunning. How long does one take? I'm guessing it's not a quick job.

 

[Saul Goodman]

I take it you need some specialist stuff for the steel rods?

The rods are for making the pins to hold the handles (scales) on. They're just sawn to length, peened, then sanded flush with the scales.

 

[Saul Goodman]

Those are stunning. How long does one take? I'm guessing it's not a quick job.

Thanks... After sourcing the material, the first one took about a week. The second one took about a month, but that included a week scratching my head wondering what to use for the handle.

 

[Calamity1971]

I'd love to do some woodwork.

Its very satisfying and stress relieving wielding a hammer.
A friend gave me this cos he knows I like wood (no sniggering at the back) it's been polished.

Got a gnarled driftwood looking log in the boot of my car. Going to a attempt a lamp table. She says .

 

[friedaweed]

I took up making knives as a hobby a few months ago. This was my first.

It's a 440C stainless blade with a twill weave carbon fibre handle.



I've just finished this one.

It's a 64 layer 15N20/1095 forged Damascus spine with a VG10 core and a black/blue layered micarta handle.
Only problem is I like them too much to use them as anything but ornaments.

They're fucking ace mate

 

[friedaweed]

I've got a shed full of wood cut for my next two projects but my hands are fucked at the moment and I've promised my surgeon I'll give it a rest but I'm dieing to get back to my belt sander and chisels

 

[Saul Goodman]

They're fucking ace mate

Cheers. They've been a labour of love. I can see now why decent knives are so expensive.

I've got a shed full of wood cut for my next two projects but my hands are fucked at the moment and I've promised my surgeon I'll give it a rest but I'm dieing to get back to my belt sander and chisels

I love making sawdust.
I'm trying to find a second hand 72" x 2" belt sander for doing the knife blades and handles. The price of them new is ridiculous. I'm using a home made thing at the moment but I need something a bit heftier.

 

[friedaweed]

Cheers. They've been a labour of love. I can see now why decent knives are so expensive.


I love making sawdust.
I'm trying to find a second hand 72" x 2" belt sander for doing the knife blades and handles. The price of them new is ridiculous. I'm using a home made thing at the moment but I need something a bit heftier.

I have one of these. It's the mutts nuts for the money. You can set it on a bench upside down which will work for what you're doing
https://www.screwfix.com/p/makita-m9400-4-belt-sander-240v/4558r
Cracking piece of kit for the price.

 

[Saul Goodman]

I updated my knife post with the piece of steel I made it from.
I forged this piece of Damascus steel last month. It's for my next project, a little axe.

I'll be starting it in a couple of days. I'll post up the results.

 

[ViolentPanda]

I took up making knives as a hobby a few months ago. This was my first.

It's a 440C stainless blade with a twill weave carbon fibre handle.



I've just finished this one.

From this billet:

It's a 64 layer 15N20/1095 forged Damascus spine with a VG10 core and a black/blue layered micarta handle.

Only problem is I like them too much to use them as anything but ornaments.

I'm very impressed!

Scandinavian grind?

 

[ViolentPanda]

I updated my knife post with the piece of steel I made it from.
I forged this piece of Damascus steel last month. It's for my next project, a little axe.

I'll be starting it in a couple of days. I'll post up the results.

Axe? friedaweed has just got a hard-on!

 

[friedaweed]

Axe? friedaweed has just got a hard-on!

Got one as a wedding gift from my Viking brother.

I do love the marriage of steel and wood

 

[ViolentPanda]

Got one as a wedding gift from my Viking brother.

I do love the marriage of steel and wood

I think you need to rephrase that, mate!

 

[Saul Goodman]

I'm very impressed!

Scandinavian grind?

Cheers
It's not very visible but they're both hollow ground, with a 16 deg edge.
I spent an age sharpening them, with 10 different grades of stone, and had a full (facial) shave with the second one when I'd finished. They are literally razor sharp, and kept that way with a strop.

Axe? friedaweed has just got a hard-on!

I have a knife (or two) that could fix that

Got one as a wedding gift from my Viking brother.

I do love the marriage of steel and wood

I've got wood... for the handle of the axe... lots of woods. I don't know which I'll be using yet but I'll be marrying it with bull horn and brass.

 

[Artaxerxes]

I took up making knives as a hobby a few months ago. This was my first.

It's a 440C stainless blade with a twill weave carbon fibre handle.



I've just finished this one.

From this billet:

It's a 64 layer 15N20/1095 forged Damascus spine with a VG10 core and a black/blue layered micarta handle.

Only problem is I like them too much to use them as anything but ornaments.

Want.

 

[Artaxerxes]

Its very satisfying and stress relieving wielding a hammer.
A friend gave me this cos he knows I like wood (no sniggering at the back) it's been polished.

Got a gnarled driftwood looking log in the boot of my car. Going to a attempt a lamp table. She says .

If I ever do get an actual real house with a garage and everything I want to try making something along the lines of these.

Home

 

[Calamity1971]

If I ever do get an actual real house with a garage and everything I want to try making something along the lines of these.

Home

They're beautiful. I'd love a garage/ workshop with all the gadgets too. Luckily I live rural so can make a fair bit of hammer chisel noise with no issues, although weather on the hill even in summer can be unpredictable.

 

[campanula]

O the terrible shame. I have a workshop...and all the gadgets...and no fucking space to use them...so the entire space has degene rated into chaos while I have to set up a poxy workmate on the hardstanding out the front, sigh.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

I updated my knife post with the piece of steel I made it from.
I forged this piece of Damascus steel last month. It's for my next project, a little axe.

I'll be starting it in a couple of days. I'll post up the results.

That is an awesome piece of metal.

 

[Cid]

Jade stuff... light is crap in pic 1. Made the big chain too.

 

[Saul Goodman]

I've just about finished the Damascus hatchet. It just needs a proper sharpening now.
I don't think it turned out tea bag.

It's a 1095/15N20 Damascus blade with an Italian Olive burl wood and bull horn handle, with a bit of brass and red G10 for decoration.
I had a few 50mm lengths of a 4-leaf shamrock design EDM machined to make handle pins for the knives. Have a look at EDM machining, it's amazing!

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

O the terrible shame. I have a workshop...and all the gadgets...and no fucking space to use them...so the entire space has degeneView attachment 146751 rated into chaos while I have to set up a poxy workmate on the hardstanding out the front, sigh.

For a second there I thought you'd wandered into my studio and taken a picture.

 

[ViolentPanda]

Cheers
It's not very visible but they're both hollow ground, with a 16 deg edge.
I spent an age sharpening them, with 10 different grades of stone, and had a full (facial) shave with the second one when I'd finished. They are literally razor sharp, and kept that way with a strop.

I like hollow grinds, but they're hard to get right, and hard to easily maintain IME. For me, Scandinavian is a good compromise, but as ever, it's horses for courses, and I prefer a folding pocket knife to sheath knifes, too. Blasphemy, according to a knife-collecting mate.

I have a knife (or two) that could fix that

You wouldn't even need to put any pressure on the blade, it'd just...well, we know what would happen, and I've just crossed my legs!

I've got wood... for the handle of the axe... lots of woods. I don't know which I'll be using yet but I'll be marrying it with bull horn and brass.

Now friedaweed has wood too!

 

[ViolentPanda]

I've just about finished the Damascus hatchet. It just needs a proper sharpening now.
I don't think it turned out tea bag.

It's a 1095/15N20 Damascus blade with an Italian Olive burl wood and bull horn handle, with a bit of brass and red G10 for decoration.
I had a few 50mm lengths of a 4-leaf shamrock design EDM machined to make handle pins for the knives. Have a look at EDM machining, it's amazing!

I can imagine one of the Irish fellas in "Gangs of New York" would have liked your be-shamrocked hatchet.

I'm always pleased to see stuff made with a full tang, and the grip fully anchored to the blade, and when the piece is utilitarian AND beautiful to look at...Congratulations, for what they're worth.

BTW, I HATE olive wood. Horrible corrosive stuff if you don't clean your tools thoroughly after working it.

 

[ViolentPanda]

Just taken delivery of a 4ft x 2ft sheet of 1mm thick mild steel. Plans are afoot...

 

[Spymaster]

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