aarongough
Stainless
- Joined
- Oct 27, 2014
- Location
- Toronto, Canada
Hey guys!
I've been working on this video for a really long time (over a year!) while focusing on catching up on customer orders. Super pleased to be able to finally share it with you as everyone here has had a huge role in getting me to this stage!
I've been working on this process for the last 4 years, trying to mix the consistency and speed of CNC with final hand finishing and I think overall it's working out really well!
Since this video was shot I've actually moved all my machining to post-heat-treat (hard-milling) and running the VMC fully unattended which has gone really well actually! Cycle time is now around 7 hours, but running unattended the impact of the extra time is minimal, and it lets me get much better surface finishes, which shortens the hand-finishing process quite a lot!
Specs on the blade shown in the video:
Overall length: 9"
Blade length: 4.5"
Handle material: Black G10/FR4 with Blaze Orange liners
Blade material: A2 tool steel @ 63 HRC w/ DLC coating
High-res photos of the finished knife (click for bigger):
Thanks again to everyone on the forum for all your help over the last few years! I've really learnt a lot here and it's allowed me to get to a state that I'm really proud of!
Hope you guys all have a great christmas! Let me know if you have any questions or feedback, would love to hear it all!
-Aaron
I've been working on this video for a really long time (over a year!) while focusing on catching up on customer orders. Super pleased to be able to finally share it with you as everyone here has had a huge role in getting me to this stage!
I've been working on this process for the last 4 years, trying to mix the consistency and speed of CNC with final hand finishing and I think overall it's working out really well!
Since this video was shot I've actually moved all my machining to post-heat-treat (hard-milling) and running the VMC fully unattended which has gone really well actually! Cycle time is now around 7 hours, but running unattended the impact of the extra time is minimal, and it lets me get much better surface finishes, which shortens the hand-finishing process quite a lot!
Specs on the blade shown in the video:
Overall length: 9"
Blade length: 4.5"
Handle material: Black G10/FR4 with Blaze Orange liners
Blade material: A2 tool steel @ 63 HRC w/ DLC coating
High-res photos of the finished knife (click for bigger):
Thanks again to everyone on the forum for all your help over the last few years! I've really learnt a lot here and it's allowed me to get to a state that I'm really proud of!
Hope you guys all have a great christmas! Let me know if you have any questions or feedback, would love to hear it all!
-Aaron