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Old 01-12-2015, 04:25 PM
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Flat Grinding Video: Making a Chef's Knife

My second video has recently finished a little field testing and I have been convinced to go ahead and offer it to you now even though it is really intended to be the second volume in a two volume set. The first volume will have more of the most basic stuff on it but it won't be ready for another year and this one will stand by itself. Although I call it the Shop Built Chef's Knife the basic steps apply to any type of knife and even a raw beginner should be able to get some useful information out of it.

The video runs about four hours. I build a chef's knife from start to finish using all the tools in my shop while you basically stand next to me and watch. I tried to leave nothing out, the only time I cut anything was when I would be doing the same thing for many minutes I trimmed out some minutes.

This is a full function DVD complete with an extensive menu system that allows you to return to any step you want to look at at any time. The DVD will play on a computer or on your TV with an attached DVD player. These are the steps that are covered:


Drawing the profile on a piece of steel
Cutting out the profile on a bandsaw and refining the profile on the grinder
Flat grinding the blade (lots of detail) with attention to the proper way to start the grind
Detail on how to avoid plunge cuts
Refining the blade finish with finer belts
Final finishing by hand
How to protect the blade finish as you work on the guard and handle
Milling the guard slot
Fitting the guard
Attaching the guard with JB Weld
How to mark the handle block for drilling the tang slot
Drilling the holes for the tang in the handle block
Creating the slot in the handle for the tang
Finding the position for the handle pin (this is a stub tang handle)
Drilling the handle pin hole in the handle and in the tang
The proper way to fit the pin so that the handle is held securely
Rough cutting the handle to basic shape
How to mix AcraGlas (tricks and techniques)
Gluing the handle (and spacers)
Shaping the handle on the grinder (a Coke bottle shape with a bird's head)
Refining the handle shape (lots of detail here)
Finishing the handle
Marking the logo on the blade
Sharpening

Even if you don't have a shop full of equipment (yet) you should be able to get a lot of useful info out of this. If you would like a copy just Paypal $15 to knives@rayrogers.com (I ship on Tuesday and Friday). If you don't have a Paypal account email me at the same address and we'll work something out...
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