How to make dovetailed knife bolsters
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- My process for making dovetailed knife bolsters.
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Thank You , It is always a joy to watch someone with skill do their craft.
Thank you my friend
One of the best videos on knife making I've seen in a long time.
Thank you! 😁
Hello Tony,
thank you very much for this great tutorial, thumbs up!
You’re welcome, thanks for watching!
Pin press is the way to go,makes mine 30 years ago
Yep. Mine was made at about the same time. You don’t see them anymore
Fantastic way to do bolsters ! So much simpler than the way I have done (attempted) it. THANK YOU SO MUCH for making this video.
You’re welcome Steve! Glad it helped and thanks for watching!
You’re welcome Steve! Glad it helped and thanks for watching!
Nice job. Thanks for the video.
Thank you and you’re welcome 😁
Nice work. Thanks for sharing.
You’re welcome, thanks!
Thanks for sharing!
You’re welcome 😁
That's pretty clever, I like that.
Thank you!
Man you make great knives and great instructional videos. Thanks for being generous with your talent brother. Godbless
Thank you for the kind words Mr Simpson. I hope that I can help with something along the way and create a grin too. 😁
@@TonySeverioKnives thank you for sharing, especially the tapered reamer, i successfully attached my first bolster to my chef knife. strong and cant see pins. got my reamer from harbor freight.
Great stuff!
Thank you!
Thanks for the great video
You’re welcome, thanks for watching!
Thank you, i just got my first full tang knife, now i just need to get me a tapered reamer :)
Thank you and thanks for watching. Get that reamer. 😁
Beautifully done man
Thanks Nate!
very beautiful 👌
Thank you!
Great video thanks for making it . I have been making knives now since o8 and now I'm going to be making knives full time . I have beenna glazier for 28 years and have been injured way too much , so I'm done doing that for a living and someone in my life says no more and has my back . So I'm taking the plunge and going for it . I just ordered another KMG classic with all the attachments supose to be here next Tuesday. So I am watching some videos in the meantime .thanks again for the video .
You’re welcome Jon. Glad to pass on anything that will help. I have found with most everything I do, I learn the most by doing it over and over. Everything is trial and error.
Go for it. I’ve been making blades for close to 30 years now and haven’t taken that plunge. I make a lot of knives but my backlog hardly ever gets over two months. That’s what worries me about going full time. I would want 6 months lol. Anyway, good luck!
Great video mate! 👍👍🍻🍻
Thanks Oz!
Awesome
Thank you. 😁
great video. i have jig for my platnen on my grinder, but i dont use such a sharp angle. 30 deg is a bit more forgiving
Thanks Daniel. Whatever works I say. Thanks for watching!
Hey that is beautiful the best bolster video I've seen. Thank you much, I have real problems with anything handles. The knives themselves I do a good job and getting better just handles lol. So thank you new sub. and I'm going to look at your other videos
You’re welcome. Glad to help and thanks for watching!
Thank you for a good explanation. I will try your way making a bolster to my new knife :-)
Thanks Waldemar! It’s not the only way but it’s the way I learned. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the video tony. I appreciate you sharing the knowledge
You’re welcome Mike. Just passing along what I was taught and what I’ve learned and still learning. Thank you for watching!
great vid! thx for sharing the knowledge!
You’re welcome and thank you!
Mr Severio, aside from the brilliant video - I must say that Peening machine at 7:41 is amazing. Did you make that yourself? It gave me inspiration and I aim to fashion the same mechanism with my arbor press. All the best!
Thank you! Actually my father made it for me about 30 years ago. I have done many knives with it! They used to sell these many years ago. They were called a pin press. Not sure if they still do. Thank you for watching!
Thank you for taking the time to make such a detailed video. Great job. I was just about to put my bolsters in my knife and ran across this gem of a video. Glad I did bc I love the look of the dovetailed booster. I’ve never seen that before so again thanks for the video. Also, what kind of belt sander is that. I have a small 1”x 30” and I’m looking to step up my game and that looks like it would be perfect. Much more versatile than mine.
Thanks for the kind words Dudley. I’m just passing along what and how I was taught to do it. I love bolsters and guards too. The current trend is a “brute de forge” look with handles slapped on without guards and bolsters. It’s not my style but you get people what they want I guess. Bolsters and guards take more skill I should say. 😁. I have three different 2x72 belt grinders. Two are Bader grinders and one old Coote grinder. One of the bader grinders is close to 30 years old. I use drive wheels for speed control. Takes about 15 seconds to change if needed. You do not have to own the fanciest tools to make knives. The better the tool, the more efficient. But some tools are just not up to the task. If you get a 2x72, get it with nothing less than 1.5 horse. 2 horse is better. I run them in 220 volts to not loose that horse power. A 2x72 will make your grinding much more efficient and versatile. I have three disc grinders that are home built. I use them for many tasks such as making bolsters and matching scales, flattening blades etc. Hope that helps and thanks for watching!
Tony Severio Knives thank you so much for all the info. Most people wouldn’t take the time to go into that much detail. With that said, I want you to know that I very much appreciate you taking the time. I made my first knives using only a bench grinder and a orbital sander. I got the belt sander and it definitely made my work much more efficient. I’ll look into your suggestions. Thanks again.
You’re welcome and anytime! Keep on making. 😁
Great video- thanks. Why do you use a tapered reamer? How does it work with the pin? Much appreciated.
The tapered reamer forms a taper from the outside to the inside. When you press the pin in the taper it forms a wedge, creating a mechanical bond.
@@TonySeverioKnivesso outside to inside on both bolsters?
awesome video tony can you provide a link as to where to get the reamers and what angle did you do on front of bolster thanks a bunch Mark 😀👍👍
Thanks! I’ll see what I can find. I bought them over twenty years ago from McMaster Carr. They are 1/8 tapered. I’ll check around.
@@TonySeverioKnives i think i found some no worries buddy thank you
Great! Let me know how it goes. 😁
Hello Tony, nice job. What is the thickness of they stainless material you are using? I used 7mm / 0.27 inch brass material last time but I have the impression it’s to much. The idea was to tapering the bolster with the handle. What do you recommend as minimum thickness of bolster material? Thanks
I use 3/16 or 1/4 inch depending on what I can get at the time. Once I mount them to the blade, I pre-grind them down to a desired thickness. I get them close to the thickness of what I want my handle material to be. I use 4/16 stainless and matching rod. It’s softer to work but getting it close before installing scales prevents too much heat while finishing.
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the video. Do you need to clean scale on stainless steel pins too?
Yes I do. I clean them with sand paper while turning a long piece of the pin material in a drill. Then I clean them with acetone. You do not want any grease or scale to show up around your pins when you begin finish work. That would not look good. Thank you for watching!
Nice job! I like the tilt base for your Bader grinder. I have the same one and will need to make one up.
any suggestions on materials?
Thanks Carl. I ordered the tilt kit with it when I bought it many years ago. It’s made with 3/8 plate on a custom hinge. I couldn’t do folders without it. I can easily see what I’m doing. Thanks for watching!
@@TonySeverioKnives I assume it would be pretty stout, as the
Bader is a heavy B.
I have a steel dealer not too far from me, they sell drops so I should not have any trouble getting the steel.
I have a small metal/knife shop with the needed tools to do the job, thanks for the reply
What glue do you use to glue the 2 sides together before shaping? Great video!
I use super glue. Thanks for watching and thanks for the kind words.
Great! Precise like a laser! 👏👏🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🔥🔥👏🔪👏🔥👏🔪🔨🔥👏🔥🤙🔥🗡🗡🗡
Thank you!
Where do you get the 1/8 reamers from.
I got it from McMaster Carr many years ago
Could you tell me where you purchased the tapered reamer. Thank you
I bought it about 25 years ago from macmaster carr I believe.
@@TonySeverioKnives Thank you. I really enjoy your videos.
@dmet7514 you’re welcome and thanks for watching, I appreciate it. 😁
Awesome job! I really like the platform you have your grinder mounted on for horizontal use.. do you have a video on that or did you buy it?
Thanks Anthony! That grinder is mounted on a hinge plate. I can flip it from vertical to horizontal when needed. I’ve had that on this grinder since day one when I bought it about 25 years ago. Couldn’t imagine not having it. You can see me flipping it in one of my previous vids.
It would not be hard to make though. I’m going to build one for one of my other grinders. When I do, I’ll make a vid of it. Thanks for watching!
@@TonySeverioKnives I need to build one for my grinder too..
You will love it.
Nice job!.. would rather hear the machines than the music. Decent video though.
Thanks Nick!
if i give you my address ,,do you think you could move in next door and bring your tools with you ?
I’m kinda dug in right here now. 😁😁
Like your T ☝️
🙂🙂
Where do you get the 1/8 reamers from.
I purchased this one many years ago from macmaster carr