Knife Grinder-A few links

[jimiowa]

Like Edison and his lightbulb,I have found many ways not to make a knife in several endeavors since I was 15.
That does not mean I will not keep trying, till I get it right.
One Thing I have learned is the 1 X42 belt sander may be fine for wood work, but is inadequate for metal work.

So I have been searching for a Knife Grinder.
The KMG from Beaumont and the Bader BIII seem to be the most highly regarded by the pro and semi-pro makers.
Some do use Tool Room Grinders, but they run several thousands of dollars.

They are nice but a little steep for my budget
www.beaumontmetalworks.com/grinder.html
Supplier of one of the best & components. Rob FRink is very willing to support home shop builders in grinder design.

And here is a link to ABS Master Smith Ed Caffrey's Review of and modifications he made to the KMG Grinder. BTW this is an interesting site in general.
www.caffreyknives.net/articles.htm

www.stephenbader.com/
And Here's the Bader BIII nice but again out of my price range at this time.

The least expensive quality grinder I have found is the Coote Grinder, However I think options for grinding styles is limited with it. www.cootebeltgrinder.com/
I think for the price of the Coote, I can get the components to make a better grinder??

www.usaknifemaker.com/
A good source for knifemaking supplies, they also have plans for a no weld grinder. Reports are that the grinder works well, looks a little crude for my taste.


www.dfoggknives.com/PDF/GrinderPlans.pdf
Here are plans for a KMG Clone (He made his from Aluminum plate) I think I'll take off these plans and use Steel.
Instead of forming the Tool Bar reciever from plate I'll look for a steel tube that will accept the toolbar.

Oh I should admit Grizzly makes a knife Grinder/Buffer that sells for a bit over $400 that might work for others.
However the motor is a bit close on the left side of the belt.
Being left handed, I think it would be awkward for my use.

[jmarriott]

If you are left handed how many older brothers or sisters do you have in the family?

It has been a theory of mine that left handed people normally are second born or later and mirror the older sibling facing them at tables and such and become left handed.

Kind of off the subject here.

[jimiowa]

Mar 25, 2009 11:31:14 GMT -5 jmarriott said:

If you are left handed how many older brothers or sisters do you have in the family?

It has been a theory of mine that left handed people normally are second born or later and mirror the older sibling facing them at tables and such and become left handed.

Kind of off the subject here.

That's an interesting theory, but I think it goes more deeply than that. Studies show that Right handed peoples brains are wired more to the left side of the brain(more analytical and good with numbers) and left handed people are wired more to the right side of the brain(more towards verbal and creative skills).
I am the second of 7 children. However my older Half Brother lived with my Grandparents till my grandmother died when he was 12. He's right handed by the way. Brother #3 is Righthanded, Sister #4 and Brother #5 is left Handed,
Brother #6 is righthanded and brother #7 is left handed.
Neither of my parents are left handed.
A disproportionate number of artists, actors and actresses and celebrites(presidents, politicians etc)are lefthanded, in comparison of the ratio of lefthanded people in the world population.

[twomoons]

And us ambi folks just have our wires crossed. When I first went to school I wrote my name on the blackboard first name with the right hand last with the left, I then spent the next 3 moths with my left hand in my pocket! My Dad was a lefty and was first born, my brother is a lefty and is 3rd born. The rest of the whole family are bar dexter. Noow to knife grinders...

A 1x 42 ISN"T a knife grinder for most folks but I have seen a couple good knives made that way. Since I am into primitive i prefer to forge to shape and then draw file a blade but that takes more hand labor than most are willing to do. My buddy who studied with Bill Moran uses a Makita hand grinder to rough out and a modified Harbor Freight belt grinder to finish. I now have a belt grinder, two rinding wheels, a Makita or two and a surface grinder so I can usually get the job done. I will say that for PRECISION sharpening of chisels you can't beat a surface grinder. I can set and grind to an EXACT angle and I uuse this to make my own inletting tools from old spade bits.