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[Escudo]

Say Harbo, which supplier do you use for that brass piece that holds the blade?

I have some ferrels and would like to have a go at making a knife when I have a spare moment.

Cheers, Tony.

 

[woodbloke]

I have some ferrels and would like to have a go at making a knife when I have a spare moment.

Cheers, Tony.

Good job I pointed you at the AI stand at Yandles Tony :wink: :lol: - Rob

 

[CHJ]

They have been known to grow in the Cotswolds as well.

Not as posh as some but good enough as a user :lol:
One source of Cheap blades and an alternate way of fixing them

 

[Harbo]

Very nice Chas. making them becomes quite addictive!

Tony I used some 1/4" brass rod (though it measures 9/32 or 7.11mm?) that I bought at the ME Show at Ally Pally.
Chronos sell small quants. and their price includes postage.

Before I bought my Unimat lathe and slitting saw, I used my pillar drill and files to form the rounded end. The trick is to cut a shallow central slot with a hacksaw before shaping - if you don't you will never cut it down the middle?
The other thing I have learnt is to fit the ferrule and drill the hole (on the lathe) before doing the rest of the turning. I use Araldite to glue the brass and blade in. I have started to make my blades from gauge steel, shaped on my grinder and sander and tempered with a blow torch. Old Stanley knife blades work too - I think Rob uses bits af bandsaw blades?
A hacksaw will cut a slot for a thin blade but with my slitting saw I can cut to the thickness of the blade steel.
There - I have given all my magic (secrets) away - have fun

Rod

 

[woodbloke]

I think Rob uses bits af bandsaw blades?

Rod

Rod - yes, I use lumps of carbon steel bandaw blade (hardened and tempered) donated to the cause by Chisel (now PaulM) and not being in possession of a posh slitting saw I just use a hacksaw to saw down the brass or steel blade support. The knife that I'm going to do for the Comp prize will be a 'special' with a thick HSS blade - Rob

 

[Escudo]

Thanks for the tips fellas.
Got a bag full of those ferrels at Yandles Rob.

Tony.

 

[bugbear]

I think Rob uses bits af bandsaw blades?

Rod

Rod - yes, I use lumps of carbon steel bandaw blade (hardened and tempered) donated to the cause by Chisel (now PaulM)

Might I assume this was quite a BIG bandsaw blade? The blades from a three-wheel Black and Decker certainly wouldn't be much use.

BugBear

 

[woodbloke]

Might I assume this was quite a BIG bandsaw blade? The blades from a three-wheel Black and Decker certainly wouldn't be much use.

BugBear

Assumption correct...a nice 25mm wide blade, which just happens to be just the right kerf for my hacksaw blade - Rob

 

[paulm]

The blades were 1" 1.3tpi ripper blades which from memory I think were .032" or .035" thick, but I may have got that wrong !

Have some more in the workshop as I've just worn out another of those blades cutting up the last of Paul C's walnut at the weekend, if anybody wants some.

Cheers, Paul

 

[woodbloke]

Have some more in the workshop as I've just worn out another of those blades cutting up the last of Paul C's walnut at the weekend, if anybody wants some.

Cheers, Paul

Is that the blades or the walnut? :lol: :lol: - Rob

 

[paulm]

I think you know the answer to that one Rob :lol:

Cheers, Paul

 

[woodbloke]

I think you know the answer to that one Rob :lol:

Cheers, Paul

:lol: - Rob