Guide Stick supplies and tools needed to make a knife making.
The manufacture of a closing knife is perfectly feasible and accessible to neophytes, newcomers to the art of cutlery, as to amateurs and handlers of all levels.
To the feminine as in the masculine, create his own knife requires some indispensable supplies and tools as well as beautiful creativity, a little patience and ... sufficiently "elbow oil".
In SPAP Soucille, we provide since 1962 Professionals and cuters in abrasive and polishing products.
In the Cutting Language, the "supplies"Are the set of parts that make up a knife (steels, sleeve materials, assembly necessary) that will be easy to obtain at professionals as our partner Eurotechni.
Then come the essential materials and tools, indispensable to the success of your creation.
To see more clearly, we will detail for you the list of supplies, tools as well as steps to make a knife, called "ranks"In the Thiernois Basin.
I- The basic supplies needed to make a closing knife.
To start, you will need tosteels and of Wood platelets or other materials to achieve the different parts that make up a knife.
The outfit and assembly will be made using rivets to hammer or screw.
In summary, we need for the manufacture of a knife:
• 2 platelet (or ribs) for the handle (wooden, horn or composite materials).
• 2 turntables which will constitute the skeleton of the knife (in steel or brass).
• 1 spring in stainless steel.
• 1 blade in carbon steel or in stainless steel.
• Screws or rivets to assemble everything.
The components of your knife can be made from raw materials that you will shape yourself provided you have the necessary tools and knowledge.
For a real beginner, we advise to get the Already ready supplies to use with the advantage of seeing the Special treatments Already realized professionally (wicker of the blade, thermal treatments).
The rest of the confection will be to finish the various elements, the shaping of the handle, the assembly and thePerfect fit From each of the pieces as well as sanding and polishing the finished knife.
You can find complete "kits" for making a closing knife at our partner https://www.soucille.com/gb/.
II- The steps and tools needed to make a closing knife.
The steps of making a closing knife (called "ranks") are as diverse as the materials and tools that will be needed.
Cutting, drilling, sanding, assembly, polishing: the most important steps require Specific tools and consumables adapted to each of the types of materials.
Cutting : For cutting parts, a corner grinder and one cutting disk Adapted will make it easy to achieve this task.
Drilling : A Standard column drill is recommended but, failing that, there are fastening media for electroportatitating drills so that the knife assembly holes and the attachment of the blade axis.
Different drills small diameters for metals and for wood will be chosen according to the diameters of the screws or rivets of fixing and the diameter of the axis of the blade.
Sanding : Sanding will be performed for a first formatting parts after cutting. It can be done using a tape sander or, ideally with a backstand and the abrasive bands Appropriate according to the working material.
Assembly : The assembly is a crucial step of the manufacture of a folding knife because it is inevitably accompanied by operations ofMeticulous adjustment For a perfect operation.
Here, a maintenance system as a vise is indispensabe and a small hammer, a lime and abrasive paper leaves To perfect adjustments.
Polishing : The knife is mounted and we are approaching the finish. Finishing sanding with abrasive bands Different granulometries and different types (ceramics, corundum, zirconium, nylon) to choose according to the type of material to be treated will perfect the shape of the knife and eliminate all the small imperfections.
At this stage, the most creative and bravery can be tempted by a "guillochage"(Series of more or less sophisticated geometric designs) on the spring or the back of the blade with our Needle Limes.
Final polishing will be achieved using a drill but ideally a touretequipped with a polishing disc coated with a polish Choose one and the other depending on the result we want to get. Result which can vary from a matte or satin appearance to one aspect mirror : Each polishing paste has its specificity according to the desired final appearance and the material treated.
Finally, last step before you can put his knife in his pocket: a wiping made with one of our cotton discs Mounted on drill or touret will make your creation light.
Whatever your questions about the choice of tools and consumables to use, do not hesitate to call our specialized teams at 04 73 80 67 45 or let us leave an e-mail on info@soucille.eu
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