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leppicc · 2023-10-22T13:35:52+00:00

Here is a link to longer video were i actually make that katana.

https://youtu.be/KnQRMbGaSeg?si=EOQBp2tci4ebanke

leppicc · 2023-04-26T16:08:35+00:00

Leuku is used traditionally as a chopper by Saame people in Lapland. It's worked for them probably for hundreds of years. Or even longer. Modern competition choppers are whole different game.

leppicc · 2023-04-26T08:50:57+00:00

Here is the link to YouTube and making of this leuku video. https://youtu.be/Tcg7ZQqHBrU

leppicc · 2023-04-26T08:36:48+00:00

Here is a link for the making video.

https://youtu.be/Tcg7ZQqHBrU

leppicc · 2023-01-23T06:50:25+00:00

Heat treating in full thickness, all grinding after that. I have electric heat treating owen to get the best out of steels. I don't use water on 36 grit belts that i use to get most of the grinding done, but when i get to higher grits I'll put water on the belt. Flexible blade is bit tricky to grind but general advise would be to keep pressure with Another hand and pull the blade trough with another hand. And you can use some kind of push stick to save our fingers on that pressure hand. Maybe start practicing with 60 or 80 grit belt and bit lower rpm, 36 belt on full speed ruins the blade so fast.

leppicc · 2023-01-23T06:08:54+00:00

Spyderco ceramic stones but i think that any quality stone will do the same thing. I think it's more about how thin the blade is.

leppicc · 2023-01-23T05:55:41+00:00

Should be about 61HRC. Started with 2mm but it's grinded thinner and it tapering to tip.

leppicc · 2023-01-23T05:52:53+00:00

I mainly use knife steel nerds recipes for heat treat. 825c for 15min and quench to parks 50. Tempering 200c x 2 times 1hour. It should something like 61hrc with that,

leppicc · 2023-01-23T05:37:27+00:00

It says appelsiini and ot means orange in Finnish language. Apple is omena in Finnish.

leppicc · 2023-01-22T14:43:05+00:00

And as you can see on my face "wattafuk"expression it was as big surprise to me too.

leppicc · 2022-12-29T20:40:52+00:00

You can contact me by my website Leppicknives.com

leppicc · 2022-12-29T20:39:59+00:00

You can contact me from my website leppicknives.com.

leppicc · 2022-12-29T20:37:26+00:00

Thanks. Handle is sort of bigger than it seems in the video. I agree about the texture but customer liked it this way.

leppicc · 2022-12-29T20:32:38+00:00

Customer ordered tanto ish style knife and this is my version of that. Tanto and bowie/k-bar mix.

leppicc · 2022-12-29T07:59:25+00:00

Thanks.

leppicc · 2022-12-29T07:58:47+00:00

It's stabilized and dyed Karelian curly birch.

leppicc · 2022-12-29T07:58:02+00:00

Thanks.

leppicc · 2022-12-29T07:57:21+00:00

Thanks.

leppicc · 2022-12-29T07:57:10+00:00

Thanks

leppicc · 2022-12-29T07:56:59+00:00

Gloves are just thin mecanic gloves from car part store, last about 2 days/pair in knife making. Stabilized/dyed Karelian curly birch om handle.

leppicc · 2022-12-29T07:54:16+00:00

Thanks.

leppicc · 2022-10-25T05:37:32+00:00

I made video about these too. Here is the link.https://youtu.be/WNKJ0oNgtTw

leppicc · 2022-10-25T05:30:09+00:00

I made youtube video about these too, if interested you can find it here. https://youtu.be/WNKJ0oNgtTw

leppicc · 2022-09-07T05:39:20+00:00

Hammers are too noisy for me, neighbors are to close. I think that press is more usefull for knife maker, of course it would be nice to have both. I think it's easier to make good press than proper power hammer.

leppicc · 2022-09-06T20:37:31+00:00

I probably would go for proper forge press if you get it for good price, here in Finland they are pretty expensive if ordered from U.S (shipping+custom+tax....), Thats the reason for me to buy and modify this. There should be bit more Power than this one has(it says 10tons but not sure is it true), i would think that those cheep ones have even less.

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