Mcnees Folder WIP

[rooflessgangster]

I got a text from JM that the first batch of folders is starting... I distinctly remember a verbal commitment to a photo WIP of these back in the day. I would hate to see the first non-proto folders go undocumented...

This is just a gentle/subtle reminder....

[newyork]

I got your back Eric. +1 here. Got the email and would love a WIP

[PBC]

Agreed, sir. A WIP on these would be greatly appreciated.

[JMCNEES]

ask and yee shall receive....


liner blanks laid out..cut..and roughed out..

[JMCNEES]

pivot holes being chamfered..
pivot holes done..
backspacer holes added..
scale screw holes and stop pin holes added...

[sickboy]

So, is there a list? Are these all sold? How do I get my grubby paws on one? They look awesome! Nice job(as always).

sickboy

[rooflessgangster]

Bro.. I would PM Jonathan to get on that list....I'm not sure how many of the first batch are spoken for...

Hey Jonathan How many of those liner rectangle blanks can you rough out in to handle shapes at a time? I mean can you clamp a couple together and shape a couple at once or is it one liner at a time?

[JMCNEES]

SB, pm incoming..

Eric, the liners get done one at a time until they're ready to be screwed together. I may try more than one next time and see how it works. I'm trying to go kinda relaxed and easy on these till I get a little more practice.
Once the liners had the pivot holes done, they got mated up to drill the rest of the holes and will stay mated form here out.

Here we go..
blades laid out...
blades profiled...
cleaned up...
pivot hole drilled and reamed and thumbstud holes done...

[JMCNEES]

first two are mixed up...
blade edges marked...
initial bevels done...
beginning grinds...
rough grind before ht....

[newyork]

Wooo! Sweet JM

[JMCNEES]

blades wrapped in foil for the normalizing cycles...
into the oven...
tapping the holes...
bolsters laid out...

[rooflessgangster]

I know its a trick of perspective...but but I still wonder....who is getting the bigger bolsters?...lol
The best part is coming up! The big hamon reveal.....

[JMCNEES]

Oh yeah..did I mention I've been filming, too...??

[rooflessgangster]

I have to say JM your pics are a pleasure to look at..very interesting color and composition-wise.

I love grinding vids thanks for doing that...now you need to make more!

[JMCNEES]

If by composition, you mean leaving lots of junk laying around...yeah, I'm great at that!

Hit a little snag yesterday, the blades came out a little too tall, had to take a little off and go back and regained and re-handrub them... Nothing major, though, just a little bump. More pics soon!
JM