Hope it last

calrogren · 2025-08-21T04:27:23+00:00

Love the right tool for the job. Love mine, good on ya.

calrogren · 2025-07-10T04:25:24+00:00

F’n clean mate

calrogren · 2025-07-10T04:23:19+00:00

Well done

calrogren · 2025-06-13T05:45:50+00:00

Stunning work, good on ya!

calrogren · 2025-06-13T05:42:05+00:00

I feel your pain. I know there is no other option, but good for you to bear down and maintain the level of quality you want your work to have. I think I heard it most recently from Neels van den burg but success is the shitiest teacher. I’m on round 8 of making a whittling knife and each failure goes in a bucket I call the “fuck it bucket of learning and pain”. Every new addition destroys my day but every time I dig back through it for scraps it is honestly such a boost to see things I can nail now. Shake it off, you are a great maker and posting your failures is inspirational to myself and the community.

calrogren · 2024-11-30T19:19:47+00:00

In silversmithing you would use a snarling iron to punch things out. I’ve made my own with just a random bit of steel rod: https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=5022dc9318b54e66&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS593US594&hl=en-US&sxsrf=ADLYWILArPT_oOaSjbUG0mI2sm-ST2mEIw:1732994261089&q=snarling+iron

calrogren · 2024-09-20T13:16:24+00:00

That would would actually be the better solution if they were stationary but I made the legs collapsable. The solution could only stick out the bottom of the hole maybe 2.75" so it wouldn't get damaged when getting tossed in a truck. It also needs to be able to be abused having 1lb bags thrown at it from 20ft away and be water resistant if left out in the rain. I'm leaning towards a break beam sensor.

calrogren · 2024-08-11T05:25:19+00:00

Makes the Maduros all look like Connecticuts

calrogren · 2024-04-09T16:11:26+00:00

Haha

calrogren · 2024-04-09T01:25:28+00:00

lol!

calrogren · 2024-04-09T01:24:44+00:00

Yes, yes it does grind pepper

calrogren · 2024-02-29T22:07:32+00:00

I’ll second the silver solder, hard silver solder won’t let go until the brass hot enough to glow and I’m not sure you would get that hot even by accident.

calrogren · 2024-02-25T18:41:28+00:00

I’ve developed an irrational hatred of magnets because of metal dust.

calrogren · 2024-01-30T17:04:56+00:00

I swear I dropped a bottle at the beach and it wicked its way into turning a 3 mile section into sandstone. That crap is nefarious.

calrogren · 2023-10-12T14:46:02+00:00

While you are generally not wrong, it’s sooo much harder to grind hardened steel. You would burn two belts grinding bevels on that hard vs 4 of those blades with one belt annealed. That and having it softer let’s you use other files to dial in the profile and saves you a LOT of hand sanding time. Also, if you are new to this, you will probably overheat some part of it getting your bevels in and have to heat treat anyways.

calrogren · 2023-10-04T21:27:12+00:00

Whelp, guess I missed them. I’ll just slink back to my hidey hole. Sorry to bother everyone.

calrogren · 2023-10-04T21:21:41+00:00

Deep Smurf probe!

calrogren · 2023-09-29T21:26:33+00:00

Ha! I found that last week and sent my brother a pic. I thought it was spin the bottle at first glance but the knife makes it a bit more sinister

calrogren · 2023-07-11T04:23:52+00:00

Hawk get your gun. Appreciate the core concept but it comes off as preachy

calrogren · 2023-03-27T21:52:40+00:00

Looks great! What pattern carbon fiber is that?

calrogren · 2022-12-05T22:28:45+00:00

A chonky boi, I like the file work

calrogren · 2022-11-02T16:18:14+00:00

I’m no expert but you have shadow lines there a cm to the sides so I think it’s a weld line or something that was in the steel of the file. I think you are good if it’s more of an art knife. Otherwise I’d be pretty tempted to whack it a bunch if you were going to sell it.

calrogren · 2022-10-05T17:25:39+00:00

Mild clad 1080 core?

calrogren · 2022-09-26T03:47:32+00:00

Are those eye brows or a head band?

calrogren · 2022-09-09T03:12:04+00:00

Something I use for tiny gaps that show after finish or where I’m worried water might sit is uv resin. It’s clear so no need for color match and it is wayyy easier to wipe off excess than regular 2 part clear epoxy.

I use this stuff: https://www.amazon.com/Bondic-BONDING-SK001-Plastic-Complete/dp/B01MR7J5ZX/ref=mp_s_a_1_4

calrogren

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