When milling the shoulders for the guard, what is the minimum depth that will work?
On a 1" wide ricasso, I mill my shoulders 1/8" on top and bottom.
But what the "minimum" is will depend on a lot of other factors.
Karl B. Andersen
Journeyman Smith
I agree with Karl in that "minimum" has too many variables to even guess. I would venture to say that the "minimum" would be the least you can get away with for the particular knife design.
Ed Caffrey, ABS MS
"The Montana Bladesmith"
www.CaffreyKnives.net
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On a 1" wide ricasso, I mill my shoulders 1/8" on top and bottom.
But what the "minimum" is will depend on a lot of other factors.
Thanks Karl! 1/8†is what I have been doing on most knives.
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On a 1" wide ricasso, I mill my shoulders 1/8" on top and bottom.
But what the "minimum" is will depend on a lot of other factors.
Thanks Karl! 1/8†is what I have been doing on most knives. What diameter mill? 1/8 or 1/4�
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Thanks Karl! 1/8†is what I have been doing on most knives. What diameter mill? 1/8 or 1/4�
I do that with an 1/8" end mill.
Karl B. Andersen
Journeyman Smith
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I do that with an 1/8" end mill.
Thanks Karl!
