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Love the Fordite handle!

Black, thin one! Looks damn badass.

I like the medium one.

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Me to! Thanks man!

All 3 are lovely.

I like the last one

I like the fordite, it almost looks like some exotic natural material

Nice job 👏 2 handle 3 shape

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers to that! I loved the shape on 3 also very much

hard choice there all perfect

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Loving your work 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir!

very good job

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I'll round this out for you I like the short one

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Love it! Thank you

Love the small one

The CTec and elm is my favorite👍🏻 I’m really impressed in how quickly and accurately you profiled them!

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bryan! Hey what is your role in the work for it knives?

love them all... the middle one is my favorite. I stayed away from the thinner blades for a bit as I found them harder to grind, but now that I'm a bit better on the grinder, I think I'll try some again so knock out some smaller knives. Great work, as always!

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Robert! I appreciate that!

I love the mammoth! I love how mammoth ivory and bark finishes out. Especially when it has the blues in the bark.

I like the black resin knive 1 peice scales

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Henry! I like it also!

Good job.

I love all of your videos. I'm new to the world of knifemaking, and am very envious of your workshop! I made the foldover sheath from your "zero to hero" video and it came out perfect! My favorite blade shape here is the one with the c-tech and elm handle, but my favorite handle materials is the mammoth, so... that's me. I don't like the artificial materials on the handles. Just my pref. Also, when I'm not learning to forge/make knives, etc with one son, I'm out hunting for fossils and minerals with my other son, so the mammoth bark is extra special! Thank you for all of your videos. I especially like that yoiu allow and show mistakes and move on. Its good to see your skill is incredible, but even you make mistakes.

Way to Throw a Grind!

Great video, Airin! Those knives came out amazing!

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely some of my favorite knives so far!

All of them are amazing! Love the last one! The black resin is nice

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Nice! Not many have picked that one!

My favorite was the largest one. Love the scales on that one!

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Me to

Fingerchoil grinding tip was awesome.I love all the three.Handle material are awesome.👍👍🔥🔥🔥🔥

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

I am glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!

I like the c-tech with the honeycomb. Nice shape. Looks amazing.

Sweet! Love em all!!😁👍

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nick!

@nickk.827

2 жыл бұрын

@@Aleeknives 👍

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

🤜💥💥💥🤛

Great looking knives. Great video. Thank you.

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jesse!

# 2, I love wood , like your combo. I Will have to try a combo scale soon.

Man you seem like a easy going cool ass dude. I had to subscribe to your post take care god bless USMC veteran

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Man I appreciate that! Thank you for your service sir! Cheers

That last knife is really cool. Don’t get me wrong they are all very nice. Thanks for the videos and the advice. I just got my first 2x72 and seeing how fast you can grind them blanks out has me really excited.

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Very exciting stuff for sure man!

First one. All look great!

Great knives ! My vote goes to number 2 ... Not sure why . I think it is the mammoth bark on it .... You do great work. I have been making knives for the past 3 years and you have been such a help, showing me things and validating aspects I am finding out on my own....thanks...Be well and Happy New Year!

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Good choice! That was my personal favorite! Happy new year my friend! glad your enjoying the hobby

wow that grinder is unreal

I clicked on this cus I thought I’d learn a thing or two on grinding bevels faster especially on blades that thin then you slipped over that completely 😂 still love your videos tho.

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

The video was about how to grind profiles faster. I can do another video specifically on bevels with thin stock. I am getting ready to make three more new designs! Cheers

@Sharkdog11b

2 жыл бұрын

@@Aleeknives you are the man I really appreciate all your videos

I like the shape of the Ctek the best. It looks fast, love the colors and the choil makes the blade very controllable.

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

I zoned out halfway through this video just because the grinding is so satisfying!

Ficaram lindas gostei parabéns...

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed 👍

Mammoth all the way!

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

I like it also!

Obviously they're all great! The Fordite one's shape looks super comfortable to use, but my favorite has to be the mammoth one because I dig the blade shape with the sharpened clip

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, that clip elevates the knife if you ask me!

They are all cool! Dude where are you!? Come back to us!!!!

One of the things I really enjoy about making knives is that I get to play with different sizes and characteristics. The only absolute I’ve come to is that control/feel is imperative to a good knife. The larger the knife the greater need for finger well and/or guard. Everyone has a different feel and hand shape which makes custom knives all the more valuable to those that have the smarts to go that route.

Check and elm burl is my favorite. They are all beautiful!

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

100%

Great classic profiles on all of them. My thoughts on the handle material: the Ctek is cool, and I love natural burl, but together they're a little busy. Would rather see some subtle material next to the Ctek, single color Micarta, faux ivory, etc. Thanks for the demonstration of how fast a grinder can hog steel!

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

I see your point about the C-tec being busy! Thanks for your opinion Ben, I think I will try that next time. Cheers

C-tech and Elm really nice design and the handle materials suit as well as so attractive.

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I totally agree!

I like the one in the middle the best. Good job.

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

I think that's my pick also!

I like the middle one best because of the look and handle construction.

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

By far my favorite also!

Happy Sunday Airin, Understood. Thanks for the answer.👍🙂🙋

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers to you to!🤜💥💥🤛

@volkangunyeli

2 жыл бұрын

Bon Appetit😁🍻

Again my friend, thank you for the videos. My morning breakfast

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah buddy!

I think I'm going with the Ctech and Elm!

@mcrich1978

2 жыл бұрын

I think I'm with ya on that. 🤘

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

I like that combo also! That C-tek is some expensive stuff though!

I like to see Tech

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

C-tec is awesome material! Thanks

Since I saw Simple Little Life's portable bandsaw video I bought a little bandsaw and that saved a lot of time and scrap steel. it is loud but with the scrap steel I saved I can probably make 100+ chisels by forge welding.

They all came out great but my favorite of the 3 is the C teck and elm

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Classy taste my friend! Cheers

personally I like the mammoth and wood version, I like the traditional stuff so that has that sort of theme going on, another good how to lesson as well, thanks

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andy! Cheers I also like the naturals

The elm burl honeycomb was my favorite because of the contrast- I do think if the pins were brass, it would even look sicker!,

Greetings from South Africa. I like the knife with the Mammoth bark.

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Frank from south Africa! That mammoth is definitely a conversation starter

For me 1.6mm thick blades only have one place and that's the kitchen, 3mm minimum for my own preference.

The mammoth tooth is awesome!

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brett!

#3 i like this one , nice job.

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Me to

Love the one with maple. I wish you used elm on the entire handle but I’m partial to all wood handles.

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

👍

No 2 nice and sleek 🤙🤙

I like black one for handel, it looks modest👍 thanks for making videos, like your mood, the way of your work👍👍🤝 wish u success ☺️🤝

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful comment! 🤜💥💥🤛 Thank you!

Very nice i like the thine scales i think a lot of maker make them to thick.

Mid with the mammoth is my favorite and the long second

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

One of my favorites also!

Hope if you have time, or maybe you already have a video concerning the small wheel adapter or how to use the small wheel in grinding applications.....Love your videos, best training vid's ever......

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Will do! Thanks for watching!

Mammoth for me. cant go wrong with classy natural materials

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree!

You make it look so easy... I seem to goof around much more...You have much more skill than people realize... Cool video.

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Well I appreciate that compliment Dan! Experience and skill go hand and hand. I have been using the grinder for 8 years and have become fairly comfortable.

@danwerkman

2 жыл бұрын

@@Aleeknives It really shows.

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dan!

I really like the second one with the mammoth!!!

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Probably my favorite also!

@charlesharkins8034

2 жыл бұрын

I also like how thin the scales and the overall look of the knife. A lot of the time people tend to have really thick and bulky handles I like them like you made them outstanding work my friend.

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Charles

They all came out really well but my favourite would have to be the one on the left with the maple burl

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

That one is classy! Thanks

Partly green handle and finger slots is my choice. All beautiful and Help ! I'm having troubles with steel not staying flat after quenching ,Help! Thanks

How could I chose? They're all beautiful; your handle work is outstanding.

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bryson!

Clip point with mammoth and wood. 🙌

The mammoth and elm burl ones are probably the prettiest and i reckon they would fly off any sales desk. However! The fordite one's blade shape would lend itself to being a great skinner with a bit of double duty for boning out large cuts of meat, with the necessary finesse to also do some fiddly work on smaller fish and game. Its a classic shape that works really well.

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

I love them all!

I like the first, second , and third, maybe if I can see it and feel it then I can say. Awesome knives. Now I am working on my first knife, but I want to know about the type of band sand , grit and size so I can get one of those, seems like a must have.

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Revolution grinder by house/work and 36 grit zirconium belts from Empire abrasives!

Which one is best is like asking which is your favorite child. All are tremendous! I love the handles of one and two more than three. I'm not real fond of that notch on top of two, (I just like sleek curves). Honestly, the overall portions on all three of excellent and seem "balanced". Like a Ferrari, they seem to be in motion while being still. But if we talk about that, that is totally the "art" part of knife making. You totally rock!

@Aleeknives

Жыл бұрын

Thank you sir!

Definitely love that maple with mammoth bark! Not a fan of the harpoon blade (sharpened clip) shape though. At least not on that little knife

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I like the mammoth knife the best.

Again, another fantastic video. Outstanding insights on grinding the profile. One of my distant projects is to make a multi purpose bug out cleaver. Would you use 1084 our something else ?. I’m thinking about just edge harding it and keeping the spine soft so you could hit it with a hammer without breaking it. Just bouncing some ideas around

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

That's exactly what I would do! 1084 differentially heat treated!

I'd be pleased to have made any of those 3, Airin. The C-Tec (?) handle material is niiiiice. Every one of them is a cutter!! 🤜💥🤛

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

One of them was very close to the design you sent me bro! Thank you

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Been thinking about you! I am back down in the gulf working again living in the RV! Then off to Colorado with the family to go dirt biking!

@sudo_nym

2 жыл бұрын

@@Aleeknives My pleasure entirely!! 👍🏻

@sudo_nym

2 жыл бұрын

@@Aleeknives Bless you! I have a week off this week, so plan on starting a new build. It's been too long! I'll drop you a mail or two very shortly. See how things are going.🤘🏻🇬🇧🇺🇸🤘🏻

I love the third one, have you made many knifes with the hook at the tip for gutting I’m making my brother one for hunting and I’m just not sure the best way to sharpen that part. Any insight is very appropriated

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

No I have not made a gut hook. Mainly because I am not a huge fan of the gut hook

would like to see a grind on 1/16 material Thank you for the insights

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

I could do that!

would normalizing the steel be necessary for this style of grinding and the heat it generates? i only have a forge so holding a specific temp for extended times or allowing a very slow cooling is kind of tough(I do have a steel bucket of vermiculite though). id like to profile like this though; currently, I am taking it kind of slow. when the blade gets to hot for me to touch with bare skin it goes in the water real quick.

Personally I like the finger choil in profile A. It seems to be a staple in my designs lol 😆

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

I fancy that also!

I like the mammoth too! Could you made hamon on any of them if you could have with out putting the bevel in?

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting! I bet I could have or even differentially hardened them but just kept them plain on this one

Like all of them what width material did you say bird and trout knives

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

The material says 1/16. I feel like it's close to 1/8th

I’ll take the second. The elm if you had applied an oil or finish of some sort

All of em are outstanding knives, my favorite handle is the mammoth bark, my favorite knife profile is the one with the fordite handle. I've got to get a 2x72, I can't come close to profiling like that with my 1x30's.

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Ya that 1x30 boggs down quick!

@clitt4730

2 жыл бұрын

@@Aleeknives absolutely, just don't have the money for a 2x72 at the moment.

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

I totally understand! That is why I am partnering with house/work to show how easy it is to make your own for much less money than buying one complete!

Now I know how and when to use my 36g belt on my high speed 2x42 Norse belt grinder! Sweet! Any other application with low grit belts in the little beast is too too risky, especially since there's a bit of flexion between the tracking wheel and drive wheel. I've added a brace, and a new, DIY fabricated tool rest, but there's still a little bit, which throws off accuracy. In my opinion, if one masters the little beast, a 2x72 is likely going to be a trip through the lily fields on a warm spring day a few hours after a light morning shower bringing an iridescence to bursting blooms of sparkling wildflowers never seen before cascading into a cool pool of water... (hmmm maybe I made my tea a little too strong today...)

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

This was crafted so eloquently!

I am absolutely in love with the longer one...that dark blade and the green and wooden handle combo is off the charts!!!!! Where are they available?

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

These are all spoken for my friend! Sorry. I rarely have a knife make it to market anymore

@jeffreymiller9706

2 жыл бұрын

@@Aleeknives NO Wonder!!!!

I like the C-tech and elm for sure my next favorite is the fordite where did you get the fordite?

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Bradley over at strange materials

All

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Well done Don!

I've been using a lot of 1/16 and appreciate the tip to do bevels after heat treat. How many normalization cycles do you do?

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

I don't normalize the steel I get from new jersey steel baron. It comes completely annealed.

I like the longest one I ha e big hands and I looks the best with the 2 tone scales.... Hve you ever made a gut hook knife... I'd really love to see how you do it

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

I have never made a gut hook mainly because I don't care to use them.

@brandonmooney3989

2 жыл бұрын

@@Aleeknives i get that... my brother hunts every year and he said he wanted me to make one for him and I'm not sure how to do the hook part...

I am really stuck between the mammoth and maple and the elm. Both are amazing beautiful.

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

I am dead torn between the two!

Love the elm burl knife. Where do you get your blade steel?

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! I use the new jersey steel baron for my steel

The Mamoth handled knife is best for me Are you using G10 or carbon fiber pins on this knife?? Staysafe Rex , melbourne Australia

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

These are micarta

Hello Airin, Mass production is definitely accelerated with this grinding machine. But it looks like you need to change the sander every 2-3 blades. How many grit abrasives did you make these knives with, man?👍🙂🙋

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Happy Sunday Volkan! I get about 10-15 blades out of each 36grit belt. I use fresh belts to grind the bevels and old belts to hogg off material

All 3 are beautiful,,,can't pick a favorite. Sorry

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

Dang it Nate! HAPPY SUNDAY BRO

What belt is that? I have a 40 grit belt on my 2x72 and cant grind half that fast at full speed

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

This is a 36grit zirconium belt. 2 horse power motor running at about 70%

Did you just heat treat it once in the forge?

@Aleeknives

9 ай бұрын

Heat treated in the forge and annealed in an oven

For someone just getting started I'm interested in an alternative to a huge expensive grinder such as this.

@Aleeknives

2 жыл бұрын

The 2x72 is the most versatile tool I have ever owned! Does waaaay more than knife making! With that said, there are do it yourself options that save a lot of money! Check out the Revolution grinder from house / work

@sudo_nym

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Jeffrey, take a look at a 1 x30, or 2 x 48 grinder.

@davidpugh4527

2 жыл бұрын

A-1 by 30 from Harbor Freight will cost you approximately $57 and I work great just not quite as fast

@jeffreymiller9706

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidpugh4527 Thank You

@davidpugh4527

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeffreymiller9706 you're welcome Jeffrey