72" x2" Knife blade Belt sander machine build

[Sweet]

Looking forward to see how that handle turns out, Gert.

I simply love Olienhout.... the smell while working it is just sublime!

Are you going to fill cracks in the wood with some sort of resin, Gert?

[da_asassin]

I did some forging today, as well as working on a new technique to make a nice handle for a knife using Olive/Olien hout at a specific method..here are a few photos:

I think this method of making a handle will make for spectacular end grain on the knife handle of this Olive wood ...This is definitely a technique I will be starting to use more frequently..

Oh wow!
Can't wait to see the end result.
Thst end grain is gonna look great

[Gert Odendaal]

What I aim to do is to see how tight fit I can get after sanding all the ends flat on my belt sander..I did do it already , this was after taking photos...I am currently completed another knife blade I forged this morning into a Leuko type of blade...both these knifes will get this type of handles fitted tomorrow....

[Spiceman]

Looking very good there Gert. Great work. Its really great that you try different methods.

Ps. I tried to edit my previous post but didn't find that function.

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[Gert Odendaal]

Thank you Da Assasin/ Spiceman/Sweet, it is much appreciated..

[Gert Odendaal]

Looking forward to see how that handle turns out, Gert.

I simply love Olienhout.... the smell while working it is just sublime!

Are you going to fill cracks in the wood with some sort of resin, Gert?

Yes, you are right, it has a great smell, sometimes it smells like Tamato sauce , but really great wood to work with...I sanded the ends of every wood piece as flat as possible to have a tight glued unit ...will peen the brass plate onto the back when everything is epoxied onto the stiff of the blade...I want to use sanding sealer to seal the wood and fill it with beeswax then buff the beeswax into the wood on my buff machine

[Sweet]

Yes, you are right, it has a great smell, sometimes it smells like Tamato sauce , but really great wood to work with...I sanded the ends of every wood piece as flat as possible to have a tight glued unit ...will peen the brass plate onto the back when everything is epoxied onto the stiff of the blade...I want to use sanding sealer to seal the wood and fill it with beeswax then buff the beeswax into the wood on my buff machine

Cool! Thanks for the explanation, Gert!

[Gert Odendaal]

Sweet, it really is not that expensive/difficult to start forging..let me know how I can help you and any other member who wants to start forging for fun...

[GeRoNkI]

Sweet, it really is not that expensive/difficult to start forging..let me know how I can help you and any other member who wants to start forging for fun...

Hi Gert. Please add me in aswell

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[Gert Odendaal]

Members I wil compile a beginners course in regards to forging for members who is interested , will keep you up to date in regards to what the course entails..pm me if you are interested , please indicate what you expect to learn from such a course, what you want to learn as wel as what product you would like to accomplish and complete on such a course ..
Course will include:
Safety :
Correct method to light a gas forge
Correct method to light a charcoal forge
Gas and Charcoal forging methods
Correct method of securing the forged material when heating .
Testing quality of different steels doing spark test/magnet test
Different types of steel to work with
Sourcing scrap yard metal/steel.
Designing/drawing knife blade templets
Determining forging temperatures
Correct forging methods:
Distil tapering
Drawing out steel on an anvil
Forging bevels correctly
Discussing /explaining terminology :
Annealing steel
Normalising
Hardening steel
Tempering steel
This will enable you to forge all the basic steps ....I will narrow down the content when compiling a Forging manual .