182 "ALCHEMY" by Jensen Knives
182: I’m switching to the spindle sander now to blend the bottom rear of the bolster to the frame. I have set up the assembly on two 1”X2”X3” precision blocks. You can see that I have the main body of the knife resting primarily on one block, the second block is just under the little bit of liner that flares out from under the front bolster. There is just enough of the liner available to come in contact with the block. This is a bit tentative, so keep an eye on that forward block to make sure it doesn’t slip out from under its proper location due to the moving of the assembly around the table, as well as just from the vibration caused by the machine when on. It is important that the knife rest evenly on the two blocks to ensure level flatness, and therefore square, precise grinding.
You can see where I have taken the top area at this point; it still needs a little work, but its close. Obviously, I still need to get into that little curl, I will switch to another machine later to get into that area. You can also see on the topside, where the bottom liner is a little low, as well as the low spot in the core center section up towards the forward part of the bolster. There is a little discrepancy there, but I’m not worried about that in this case, that is where the Damascus meets the Titanium handle core. My Damascus was just not quite wide enough right there. This is not an issue on this knife, as I will later be putting a pearl inlay along this section. The inlay will cover this transition seem of where the blade meets the handle core.
182 "ALCHEMY" by Jensen Knives
182: I’m switching to the spindle sander now to blend the bottom rear of the bolster to the frame. I have set up the assembly on two 1”X2”X3” precision blocks. You can see that I have the main body of the knife resting primarily on one block, the second block is just under the little bit of liner that flares out from under the front bolster. There is just enough of the liner available to come in contact with the block. This is a bit tentative, so keep an eye on that forward block to make sure it doesn’t slip out from under its proper location due to the moving of the assembly around the table, as well as just from the vibration caused by the machine when on. It is important that the knife rest evenly on the two blocks to ensure level flatness, and therefore square, precise grinding.
You can see where I have taken the top area at this point; it still needs a little work, but its close. Obviously, I still need to get into that little curl, I will switch to another machine later to get into that area. You can also see on the topside, where the bottom liner is a little low, as well as the low spot in the core center section up towards the forward part of the bolster. There is a little discrepancy there, but I’m not worried about that in this case, that is where the Damascus meets the Titanium handle core. My Damascus was just not quite wide enough right there. This is not an issue on this knife, as I will later be putting a pearl inlay along this section. The inlay will cover this transition seem of where the blade meets the handle core.