Knife vise

[Henning]

The Mrs. wants to make her own knife so i was tasked with doing everything except making the knife... (Making sure correct tools were present, ordering AND paying for the handle blanks and finding suitable blades.)

I've made a couple knives in the scandinavian tradition and one of the things i think is hardest is working around the handle so i thought i'd make her a vise as well to make it slightly easier to get a good result for her first efforts. Making of the knife primarily consists of making the handle and a suitable sheath. I've bought her the blades.

Here's a few typical scandinavian pattern knives from my collection where the tang is inset into the handle to show what she will be making:

Since I was making one anyway, i asked a good friend of mine who makes knives if he had one, which he didn't, so i made two.
Not much in the way of WIP pic's, only this one when i was testing out my idea: (Necessary when you're working with scraps and the plan is only present in your head as a rough idea)

And here they are finished:

 

[xy mosian]

Henning, they look very well made. Although I think I know just how they are used, I wonder if you could post a picture of one of your vices in use please?
xy

 

[Racers]

Hi, Henning

I get it, you put the blade between the blocks and tighten up the knobs clamping the blade, nice.
I usually put a length of wood in my metal work vice and G cramp the blade to it, but that looks better, might just make one my self.

Pete

 

[Dangermouse]

Very nice. I think if we were making knives in the UK like that we might have the police come knocking ! lol

 

[ivordavi]

Hi I made a quick knife vice using some spare M 10 bolts I had in the workshop so no extra cost. It's not pretty but works well.

 

[ivordavi]

Here's a couple of knives I have made recently. One has red deer antler and birch wood and the other is reindeer and beech burr handle. I use old pennies as spacers.

 

[Racers]

Very nice. I think if we were making knives in the UK like that we might have the police come knocking ! lol

Hi, Dangermouse

I had better change my avatar shapeish then :wink:

Pete

 

[Henning]

Henning, they look very well made. Although I think I know just how they are used, I wonder if you could post a picture of one of your vices in use please?
xy

Here you go:

Pete has it worked out with regards to how it's used. This enables secure workholding while the blade can swivel through 360 degrees.
It's also possible to tilt up and down to work on specific areas.

 

[Henning]

Hi, Henning

I get it, you put the blade between the blocks and tighten up the knobs clamping the blade, nice.
I usually put a length of wood in my metal work vice and G cramp the blade to it, but that looks better, might just make one my self.

Pete

Well worth the effort for the added possibility to get to all areas of the handle without having to resort to acrobatics :-D

It's also great for working on figured blades like the damascus one in the vise above...

Next thing is to make a clamping possibility to glue the blade to the handle.

 

[Henning]

Here's a couple of knives I have made recently. One has red deer antler and birch wood and the other is reindeer and beech burr handle. I use old pennies as spacers.

Nice work on both the vise and the knives!

 

[xy mosian]

Thanks Henning, well thought out. That is roughly the way I thought the vices would be used, confirmed first by Pete and of course yourself. Nice Knives too by the way. I do hope the 'The Missus' isn't doing a special to do away with you
Thanks again, xy

 

[Henning]

Very nice. I think if we were making knives in the UK like that we might have the police come knocking ! lol

Don't think you have to worry about that. Although you have strict rules regardin carrying a knife, it's still not illegal so long as you have a good reason. Like hunting or camping.

More information for those who would like that is available here: www.britishblades.com

 

[Henning]

Thanks Henning, well thought out. That is roughly the way I thought the vices would be used, confirmed first by Pete and of course yourself. Nice Knives too by the way. I do hope the 'The Missus' isn't doing a special to do away with you
Thanks again, xy

If she wanted that she could've used any of the 500 or so knives already available in the household, so i'm not particularily worried :wink:

Glad you liked it, thanks for the kind words!

 

[bugbear]

Henning, they look very well made. Although I think I know just how they are used, I wonder if you could post a picture of one of your vices in use please?
xy

Here you go:

Pete has it worked out with regards to how it's used. This enables secure workholding while the blade can swivel through 360 degrees.
It's also possible to tilt up and down to work on specific areas.

Ah - it's a task specific variation on toolmakers vices, and my "vice on a stick"

http://www.ajsbsa.co.uk/ToolingPage20.html

http://web.archive.org/web/200910250222 ... vise_stick

BugBear