The Reality of Knife Design

The Reality of Knife Design - It's Shocking!

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15 күн бұрын

Ever wanted to design a knife? Knife maker Walter Sorrells launches a series about the making of his latest blade design, the Eclipse. The series begins as Walter outlines the design of the Eclipse...including many of the surprising things that have to be considered when designing a knife. You'll be amazed at how obscure some of the factors are that have to be wrestled with! There's a lot more to it than just making something that looks cool.
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@williamvdberg6393 13 күн бұрын

Designing knives is still challenging, and the back-and-forth process in drawing the knife helps bring my ideas to life. I enjoy creating my own designs. Thank you for this learning...smiles. I like drawing the knife out, then putting it on my steel and cutting it out perfectly. After that, I make a template so I can use it again.

@cavemandanwilder5597 13 күн бұрын

Any knife makers out there who are comfortable with CAD, consider buying a cheap 3D printer. You can get a useable one for less than $200 or an excellent one for less than $1000. I have a $99 3D printer and some CAD knowledge, so I can 3D print for rapid prototyping. It’s a MAJOR time saver. Designing a new knife is probably my favorite aspect of knife making, and the printer makes it so much more quick and easy.

@Smallathe 13 күн бұрын

Fascinating video. Thank you!

@benneisam 13 күн бұрын

Yeah man. Machine fixtures are the most fun part of the game. I worked in a machine shop for a while, my own home shop is just a manual mill but still, trying to figure out how to hold things and the process is half the work (fun).

@jprall44 9 күн бұрын

If your doing production this is good info. I do one off commission knives and graph paper beats sitting at a computer any day!

@bobbywonder4574 13 күн бұрын

beautiful knife

@jeffsherk7056 13 күн бұрын

Neat video. Thanks. When I tried using a computer to draw knives, all I got were shapes that looked like bananas. I have to use graph paper and French curves to make a knife drawing.

@lw8882 13 күн бұрын

Fusion 360 has official beginner tutorials apparently. Maybe they have something in there about using the curve lines.

@jeffsherk7056 13 күн бұрын

@@lw8882 Thanks. I will look up Fusion 360.

@JohnTBlock 13 күн бұрын

I like the concept of a fixed blade pocket knife, for daily tasks....

@bracoop2 8 күн бұрын

So is this only applicable to cnc design?? Because I don’t see the need for a computer at all designing knives.

@jeremiahthomas9744 11 күн бұрын

Why not water jet?

@SoCalFreelance 11 күн бұрын

For video recommend using a Sony Alpha camera which has world class autofocus AI that will lock onto your closest eye.

@housemusic_fouronthefloor9618 12 күн бұрын

Hi Walter, can you do a video of how to grind scallops in a chef knife ? I can't find a single KZfaq video on it

@Maegnas99 10 күн бұрын

Most would be made with a mill. If you have to do it manually, you'd have to use the very edge of a tiny contact wheel and just feather in and out of the scallop shape. Maybe a rotary tool with small drums would be more accurate?

@SuperSteelSteve 9 күн бұрын

You talking about Granton scallops? Scallops that run perpendicular to the edge? If so tye reason you don't see anyone making them is because they are useless lol I was a professional chef for 17 years and have used multiple knives with granton scallops and they range from doing nothing, to actually increasing food stick to the blade lol

@chrisj4570g 13 күн бұрын

All you have to do is hit the green button, and CNC is cheating. Said people who have never designed and made a knife on a CNC machine.

@JohnTBlock 13 күн бұрын

Layers... that's a question. Has anyone ever 3D printed a knife? Could it be done? Just a rando thought....

@richardbranton190 13 күн бұрын

Absolutely 👍 people do it all the time

@keithsogge 12 күн бұрын

Evergy technology comes with limitations. I would guess a knife could be made via laser cintering of metal powder. It would not make a particularly strong knife.