A steady hand and a good eye indeed !!! Superb Sandy !!

Using a jig makes so much sense for standardisation of your grind and angle. I have several Helle knives which are all very nice, but the grind is different on all of them.

These 'how to's'/tutorials from you gentlemen of the knifemakers' cadre are worth their weight in gold. Have said that before but will keep saying... Thank-yous never go amiss ... so thanks again Sandy ...

@Jackloreknives

8 жыл бұрын

+DustyPilgrim1 Your welcome Dusty. Thanks for watching Sandy

A pleasure to watch, Sandy, a lot of attention to detail put in there, great video as always👍

Sandy, you have my great respect for your craftsmanship and perfectionism. Now everyone can see how much time, effort and skill goes into each knife. Your approach, maintained over months and years, is something most of us would not be able to sustain. Craftsmanship is alive and well in Swindon! Noel

Love your tutorial videos Sandy. I used to be a engineer and I know I could never be as accurate as you are. Keep up the Excellent work PEACE :-)

Beautiful video Sandy!!!

Great info and video Sandy thanks Paul..

Awsome Sandy..... Love watching your technical vids....... Always interesting..... Cheers....

nice video Sandy and great tutorial. Mark

I know it's an older one Sandy but i love this video. call me sad but I love a good grinding vid and this is one of the best. thank you for sharing.

Great Sandy, you make it look easy. I have much to learn. God Bless!

@Jackloreknives

8 жыл бұрын

+aHigher Power We all have.

So much effort & attention to detail. Really is a labour of love.

Beautiful Knife!!!

thanks for showing the detail you make it look easy

Great tutorial Sandy. I see now where I am making errors.

Nicely done,and some good tips to. Regards Davy

Thanks Sandy for well detailed video. Atb, Osmo

Just wonderful.

Another good informative video Sandy, very helpful, I should get me one of them belt grinder/sander thing's, filing takes forever, cheers, atb, Paul.

@Jackloreknives

8 жыл бұрын

+Neanderthal 62 You can come and use mine mate

@neanderthaloutdoors9202

8 жыл бұрын

+Jackloreknives That is a very kind offer thank you Sandy, I make a very few knives for friends that ask, I have no knives in the pipeline but iff one gets ordered in the future mate then I may very well take you up on that offer, you take care mate, atb.

perfect job, congratulations

Great video Sandy and thank you. Would be nice to see how you hand sand your flats from start to finish.

@Jackloreknives

8 жыл бұрын

+Philip Dunn That Phil will remain one of my secrets not to be shared with the wider world. But I may make a private video just for you at some point:)

@philipdunn7538

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sandy. I knew there was something to it ;) your flats are pristine.

Sandy - quick question if I may regarding the jig - if it is off 90degrees by only 1 degree why dont you just grind it on one side to get it to a perfect 90 degree ? That wouldnt be too difficult to do with soft aluminium would it and then you wouldnt have to do the compensation. . ?? Always enjoy your vids keep up the good work . .!!

Thanks for taking the time to do this video, loads of great info...do you need an apprentice?!;)

Happy Bonfire Night Sandy ! P.S.. I love your knives !

@Jackloreknives

8 жыл бұрын

+texasnewf Thanks and happy bonfie night to you too. Lots of fireworks going off outside.

Jack, I really like the quality of your super knives.One question, do you put a 26 degree on each side of the blade, or do you put a 13 degree on each side adding up to 26 degrees ? THANK YOU for your wonderful videos and your time.

Hi! I like your knifes wery much! How much degree of bevel do you use your knife?

how long have you been making knives.you are the best.

Hi SandyFascinating video , great attention to detail . Would I be right in saying that you are in the position of being paid for something you enjoy creating?

Another great vid sandy could I ask what grit you finish your bevels with atb Scott

@WiltshireMan

8 жыл бұрын

+Scott Fisher Hi Scott, up til recently I finished them to 320 then stropped. Creates a wicked edge for wood. Got some gator trizact belts from usa knife makers and they do give a slightly more refines look. I think they are around 400 grit. Sandy

Btw...BnD abrasives now sell Trizact and Cubitrons, custom made to any size, real good prices too :) My best, Ant

I watch a lot of ur videos and u have helped me tremendously in developing my knife making skills. This is an older video that I haven’t seen. Did u say u do all ur grinds after heat treat? I do mostly 3/4 inch grinds before heat treat then bevels and a whole lot of hand sanding. My question is do u think 3/4 inch grinds would be to much to do after heat treat because on the heat it would generate? Thanks RiverMan Knives

@Jackloreknives

2 жыл бұрын

No, Thats fine, you can grind your bevels before HT, 3/4 is good

Where do you get you're 2x72 belts in the uk? thankyou. Josh.

This is the best video on doing bevels I have ever seen, thanks so much Sandy. I am a novice knife maker so I have a question. Why do you not do the initial bevel before you harden the blade?

@Jackloreknives

8 жыл бұрын

+Chris Shive Hi Chris. Good question. There are three main reasons why I do not grind bevels prior to HT. One is it helps to stop warping during the quench. And the other is that my fine cutting edge is well hidden inside the steel during HT and will not become decarbed. So I know when I finallydo grind the bevel the edge will be good steel..The third reason is in eletric kilns you have two types of heat, radiant and convective. The radiant heat can heat the surface of the knife to higher temps than you want, so that is another reason why I want my edge protected. Hope that helps. Thanks Sandy

@johnknotabuc

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sandy, that makes perfect sense.

@Dustypilgrim1

8 жыл бұрын

+Jackloreknives Would you do it the same if you were still using a propane or solid fuel 'forge' affair Sandy ? Or would your approach vary?

@WiltshireMan

8 жыл бұрын

+DustyPilgrim1 Hi Dusty. Yes I would still use the same approach as I think this method represents "best practice" and you are guaranteeing that the steel the edge is made from is the best it can be. That is not decarbed and not overheated. Sandy

@FGYT1

8 жыл бұрын

+Chris Shive its also easier to grind the Hardened metal it cuts properly and you're less likely to dig out a lump on Full flats etc you can grind out a certain degree of warp after HT as well

Enjoyed this one mate :) really need to get some videos of my jigs on my channel!! Thumbs up from me :)

Thank you sir

how much does one of his knives cost on average?

I feel rather silly. After making a few jigs, that while they worked to a certain degree, didn't do what I wanted them to. Then I saw this video with the platen tilted and using a chunk of angle iron and a couple bolts. Why didn't I think of that!?!?

What angle do you use on the bevel?

@HouseBladeDesign

7 жыл бұрын

Bogy Knives .....if it was a total of 26 degree it was 13 each side

I love these detailed videos bcause the whole process is fascinating. Could I ask where you got your magnifiers please? I was turning miniatures recently (video soon on BMac Woodturning) and had trouble seeing what I was doing even with reading glasses on. Best Wishes, Brendan.

@sparkyf451

8 жыл бұрын

+baconsoda Amazon sells them mate.Good luck,,,,Mark

@WiltshireMan

8 жыл бұрын

+baconsoda Hi Brendan, yes Amazon have them. I think I got mine from RDG tools online. Quite cheap. I would not be without them now. Sandy

@baconsoda

8 жыл бұрын

+Mark Taylor Thanks Mark, that's the one place I didn't look. Best Wishes, Brendan.

@baconsoda

8 жыл бұрын

+Wiltshire Man Thanks Sandy, I'll give them both a go. I really like RDG tools because they actually made a tool for me when I asked if they had it. I was looking at a 12" pair of dividers on their Ebay pages and wondered did they make a compass the same size. I got in touch with RDG tools and the guy told me to give them a week. Within a week the compass was on Ebay. Best Wishes, Brendan.