knife in progress

[rbaptiste]

;-)

[noud peters]

Hi Roland,
Looks great
The steel, how many rockwel the steel is and it is already hardend?
Difficult to engrave? You use the hss or hardmetal?
Loing forward to the result.
Greating Noud

[rbaptiste]

Thanks Noud, yes the steel is very hard and I use carbalt blank.

[Daniel Houwer]

Wauw Roland, that looks fantastic already!
What face do you use on your carbalt graver?
Or how long is your spacer? I use 19mm spacers for engraving stainless and I believe the standard spacer that comes with the templates is an inch.

Thanks for showing.

[rbaptiste]

Thanks Daniel
I use the original spacer, I use the detailing template like Steve explain.

[SEngraver]

Hi Roland,
I like the scrolls.And as the work is in progress another chance to learn
SE

[Herman Knives]

Very nice Roland! How do you do your transfers from drawing to steel?

[rbaptiste]

Herman, I do the transfer with a laser printer without warmer like this:
(Laser Method B) Laser Printer Transfer Method

Materials needed:

· Laser printer and clear acetate paper (or other papers)

Process:
Modify a laser printer by disabling the heat rollers that the paper goes through before it exits the machine. The heat is used to melt the toner onto the paper, and by disabling the heat, the toner will not melt and set itself to the paper or acetate. When the paper exits the machine, the toner is just laying on the surface of the paper and can be easily wiped off. You are on your own disabling the heat to the rollers in your printer. Each laser printer is a little different, with "smart" sensors that seem to know if something isn't working like it should. I haven't been successful disabling the heated rollers on my HP 4P laser printer, but on the old HP 2P machine it was possible.

Rather than disabling the heat rollers in the printer, it will also work to just shut the printer off before the paper gets to the heated rollers, or you may open the toner cartridge door on the printer to stop the paper (or acetate) before it gets to the heated rollers. It takes some experimenting to know when to open or shut it off, but when successful, the powdered toner will be unset and just laying on the acetate or paper.

Make sure to print the design in reverse. Next, put a fine coat of damar varnish or shellac on the metal where you want the design. Carefully tape the acetate (with the toner face down) into position. Use a finger nail or a plastic burnishing tool, and rub on the back of the acetate. The toner will stick to the varnish.

[gravalance]

Very nice! More please!
Toujours bien de voir de ton boulot, merci de montrer!
Hanne

[Gert]

Super Roland! génial, I really like your scroll style!

[rbaptiste]

It is always a pleasure to have nice comments like that ;-)

[santos]

Hi Roland,

We can recognize Roland's style ... It will be a very nice Lebeau courally

[rbaptiste]

Hello Jean,
You certainly recognize my style but the knife maker it is Hillknives for this one ;-)
Happy to hear you

[rbaptiste]

complete side

[ddushane]

Beautiful job Roland! Really Sweet!

Dwayne

[Gert]

Roland, still everything with the 96°?
Very nice knive!

[rbaptiste]

Thanks,
Yes Gert all with 96 and the flat for remove the background

[artur]

It looks fantastic, very talented!!!

[Gert]

C'est plus noir, you are right

[SEngraver]

Good Morning Roland,

That is beautiful scrolls and have given the knife extra beauty.Looks great...whats the handle made of?
SE

[rbaptiste]

Gert, yes it is more black and the picture is original work without painting
SE the knife isn't finished and probably the handle will be in dark brown wood but I don't know exactly.

[rbaptiste]

I have finished

[SEngraver]

Morning Rolaand,
The knife looks a beauty, with the top side also engraved it looks amazing.
SE

[SVD]

Roland

Looks like your usual work - by which I mean it's absolutely stunning!

[Daniel Houwer]

Stunning indeed!

[Gert]

Superbe Roland!
How deep did you cut the backgrounds?
Did you sign the knive?

[rbaptiste]

Thanks all.
I don't know exactly the hight of the background.
Of course, all work by myself is sign R.Baptiste like my
father.

[David Jacobson]

Beautiful work

[rbaptiste]

the end

[KDavid]

Awesome

[gravalance]

Génial!!
What comes next ? :-)

[rbaptiste]

Thanks... holidays come next ;-)