Spot on job that sandy, just absolutely perfection in the making ♥️👍😊

JACK MERRYCHRISTMAS FROM AUSTRALIA. ADMIRE YOURWORK .A TRUE CRAFTSMAN.

No Wabi Sabi going on here,, 👍👍👍,, great therapeutic video,, thanks,, 👍

Cheers Mr. Sandy wishing you and your loved ones a great holiday season my friend. Cheers matey

Thank you for all the films you have made and posted sharing your knowledge and extensive experience in knifemaking. You are an inspiration and an example to follow for many aspiring and learning hobbyists, including myself. I love watching your short but very informative videos, a true Craftsman. Thank you and all the best to you and your family. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Sebastian.

Another truly inspiring video Sandy, great stuff. I was taught how to sharpen a drill bit by hand at college by an old engineer the correct way. You're quite close but a tweak or two will have your drills cutting without rubbing and producing excess heat. Hold your drill bit to your belt as you are and roll it up whilst twisting clockwise and away, the aim being to create clearance behind the cutting edge. A correctly sharpened drill bit will have straight and equal length cutting edges, rolling up and away from the belt/grinding wheel is what creates the clearance. There should be no side to side movement across the grinder. Experiment with the angles and I'm sure a man of your calibre will soon master it. Out of all the videos on you tube I don't recall seeing a correctly sharpened drill bit yet.

God bless you and your family, and Happy and prosperous New Year to you all .Lee 🎉🎉

@Jackloreknives You sir are in a class by it self!!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise with us. Those that have managed to buy your knives are indeed fortunate to have a piece created by you. Thank you again.

Thank you Sandy, for again sharing your method. Mine is si milar, except I've taken to using a large Milwaukee blacked over Dyechem, as it covers better, smells less, and gives my aging eyes better contrast being black. Another trick for Americans is to use a size "F" drill in place of a 1/4" as it is just a tad larger than 1 /4" allowing for easy insertion of 1 /4" pins.

Merry Christmas to you and yours Sandy

It is a difficult comparison as there is no indication of what wear the drill bit suffered during the first two holes, WD40 is mainly solvent - I have had this argument with many a maintenance man in the past who use it to "lubricate door hinges etc" all it does is wash away the oil that is there and then when the WD40 evaporates you are in a worse condition than when you started. A good cutting oil would certainly make your tooling - the drill - last longer between sharpening. Stay safe and Merry Christmas to you and your family!

Yes, pumped suds would be best, but can be applied / dribbled via trailing brush in left hand whilst drilling right handed. Check the peripheral cutting speed for each metal being worked, e.g. mild steel is 80'/min, then refer to a table of cutting speeds to determine r.p.m./drill diameter & set drill press speed accordingly. Be aware that a drill sharpened even slightly eccentric i.e. one edge longer than the other, will drill a hole with a larger diameter than the drill bit itself due to the point being off centre. Keep up the good work.

Nice to see shop related blade content..Thanks..I recommend using chainsaw bar oil..for many different uses around the shop as it has tacky additives and is a heavier weight without the detergents added to engine oils.. I use it also as way oil for my mill and lathe too..really makes drilling holes in different materials a pleasure and is rather inexpensive and relatively available in most stores..

This is very interesting to see how they are made most enjoyable.

Not being an expert in metal (at all), I would say the lubrication (CT90) would be my choice. I could watch these videos all day too! Thanks for all your videos in 2023 from Jackloreknives and Wiltshire Man! I wish Mandy and yourself (kids & grand kid too) a wonderful and Merry Christmas and a very Happy (and prosperous) New Year! Stay safe and healthy my friend!

A suggestion. Use turpentine as you're cutting fluid. An old machinist showed me that. I use nothing else now.

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Sandy, try using a little bit of vaseline to drill holes

I use drill compound, and gotta watch the white smoke, it can be quite carcinogenic.

Id say hole 3 was the better one.

Hay Sandy. Would be great if you could share where to source materials.

Any chance i can buy the camp knife with walnut handle with right handed sheath with a fire steel. Im heading to Spain with my family January 4th for a few weeks and dont want to miss them going up for sale. Happy to pay you now up front if your willing to sell one early. Thanks.

Not the easiest thing in the world to sharpen a drill, first go i had i made an 8mm drill capable of cutting a 9 mm hole. lol

Sandy the drill is too fast. Try it slower it will work better for you.