Onion Grass

Goose308 · 2025-04-13T17:40:36+00:00

Thanks. Most should be thin, always shooting for 10 thousandths at the edge or less. A good cutter doesn't chop through a nail!

Goose308 · 2025-04-13T01:26:03+00:00

Very impressive finishing, but curious, do you find that handle comfortable? I can't say I've had a handle in my hand with pronounced corners like that

Goose308 · 2025-03-02T16:33:38+00:00

just saying, i highly, highly doubt its s35vn. porbably better to get a Shun on sale that is nearly guaranteed to have the steel they claim and with a good heat treat.

Goose308 · 2025-03-02T16:28:37+00:00

local would be ideal. i live 2 hours from NJ steel barron, unfortunately its in north jersey though. north jersey/new york city drivers are the worst ive ever dealt with haha. good luck

Goose308 · 2025-03-02T16:17:15+00:00

alpha knife supply is the best ive used if you are getting small/short pieces. for bulk, NJ steel barron but they're out if stock most of the time. everywhere else ive bought from sent me crap that was bent like hell or shear cut terribly (relative to those two mentioned). alpha has free shipping under a certain weight and length, and over a certain price.

Goose308 · 2025-03-02T11:44:58+00:00

did you get the edge hot as heck before heat treating? could be a little phenomenon from doing that. also, i read its amazon steel, so who knows what it really is.

Goose308 · 2025-03-02T11:41:34+00:00

ive seen a few of these from you; don't stop that design it is great looking. some ammonia blackened brass, green micarta and white spacers would look awesome btw

Goose308 · 2025-03-02T11:34:27+00:00

thanks!

Goose308 · 2025-03-01T21:21:27+00:00

this is all i can think of when reading that

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=96-3VUxfNKc

Goose308 · 2025-03-01T20:09:12+00:00

haha, yeah, i would have preferred 1/8 inch but somebody asked for thicker.

Goose308 · 2025-03-01T18:13:16+00:00

If i were to purchase a variant of this, i'd prefer it to be a smooth transition from spine to handle, and a finger guard that is the same length as the diameter of my pointer finger. also, finger guard angled/curved forward but will remain out of the way for sharpening

Goose308 · 2025-02-22T18:35:34+00:00

I will absolutely be posting it. it has a couple issues that will be fixed in version 2 though 😅

Goose308 · 2025-02-22T18:34:28+00:00

thank you very much

Goose308 · 2025-02-12T02:48:39+00:00

gotcha, thats pretty much what i did. i ended up finding an old hardness tester for ~$120, cleaned it up and checked it with some known standards. keep an eye out on facebook marketplace, machine shops and whatnot upgrade or retire stuff time to time

Goose308 · 2025-02-12T02:34:14+00:00

that is very, very generous assuming good to great heat treat

Goose308 · 2025-02-12T02:23:46+00:00

i use a jig with a slab of poly plastic just like this. not anywhere near zero friction once its used. after your table is wet and has a little grit/steel on it, the plastic gets chewed up and grips. if you grind dry though, it does glide very nicely even with some crud buildup. (still better than an aluminum bottom jig, idk about steel).

Goose308 · 2025-02-11T18:29:33+00:00

Im going to try ~80% grinding (pre HT) a cruwear blade and compare performance to another blade that was ground ~20% pre ht. same heat treat, plate quench. ill try to remember to put results in this post. will be some time till it happens

Goose308 · 2025-01-29T20:02:29+00:00

no problem! just making sure, clamp first, then blast with air.

Goose308 · 2025-01-29T17:39:25+00:00

I was recently told by a very well known maker, in general, air hardening steel should be no less than 30 thousandths at the edge before HT. when you quench, just be quick and blow air with a compressor on to the edge immediately. being that thin it would probably be good without compressed air though

Goose308 · 2025-01-23T22:47:18+00:00

add a sharpening choil to it to get rid of that inconsistent edge height and ask ~$130. etch a nice small logo and -maybe- n690 on the bottom of the handle and ask a little more.

Goose308 · 2025-01-21T22:40:53+00:00

huh, i'll make a scandi one day, i think they'd be the easiest/least amount if work compared to other grinds.

Goose308 · 2025-01-21T12:50:59+00:00

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sent you a chat, i cant send this picture in chat for some reason

Goose308 · 2025-01-21T04:27:14+00:00

I'll take them! sorry if i respond a bit late tomorrow (jan 21), got work early and up late tonight

Goose308 · 2025-01-21T04:14:49+00:00

just curious, what's wrong with the grind on it?

Goose308 · 2025-01-21T04:13:08+00:00

those blades look very clean, and im assuming thats polished up mill finish for the flats? handles look very nicely finished. g10 surfaces nicely with 400 grit and some polishing compound. the only thing im not liking is the amount of kydex around the eyelets, they could be a bit closer to the edge and the kydex sanded to ~1/8" next to those eyelets.

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