First time ever at the gun range! Never got to shoot before, gun laws in Australia are pretty strict.
This was my first group of the day with 9mm block, best group of the day too, beginners luck!

Thanks to target sports canada!

Photo by Aaron Gough on January 02, 2015.
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Doing some more practice scraping today on the compound slide from my lathe. On the left you can see what the contact surfaces looked like from the factory, and on the right after a couple of hours of scraping.
Blue dots indicate contact.
My scraping is by no means good yet, but wow is it ever better than what the factory turned out...

Photo by Aaron Gough on December 28, 2014.
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This is the scraper I was heat treating earlier, along with the bottom of a spin fixture that I'm scraping as practice.
I left the scraper super hard (likely around 64HRC, I haven't checked), seems to be working nicely so far, though I think it needs more polishing... One of those times when a polished edge is the right thing for the job!

The blue dots you can see on the metal indicate high spots that will get scraped off. After they're scraped off the piece is rubbed against a surface plate thinly covered in 'spotting compound' which again marks the high spots blue. Repeat enough times and you end up with a surface that's as flat as your reference, in this case a granite surface plate.

Hand scraping is a very cool, and very old, technique. Really fun to finally get to try it out! The plan is to scrape the ways on my milling machine when I feel comfortable with the technique...

Photo by Aaron Gough on December 27, 2014.
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It's surprisingly hard to unload a kiln one handed! I'm in the process of making a scraper from A2 so I can do some work on my milling machine.


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Just finished a video tour of the workshop, had a lot of people ask for this over the last little while! Let me know if you guys have any questions!

Gough Custom Workshop Tour on YouTube - 2014

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Photo by Aaron Gough on December 26, 2014. Image may contain: 1 person.
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Merry Christmas guys! Thought you might like this, probably the only one that will get made... A prototype Resolute 4" in acid stonewash... Black and toxic green G10 handle #knifemaking, #knifeclub, #customknife #knifemaker

Photo by Aaron Gough on December 25, 2014.
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Getting ready to do the handle glue up on this batch of knives... #knifemaker #knifeclub #knives #knifemaking

Photo by Aaron Gough on December 20, 2014.
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Two prototype blades getting ready to go out for DLC coating! #knifeclub #knifemaker #knifemaking #knives #customknife

Photo by Aaron Gough on December 14, 2014.
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For all of you that are interested in making your own knives, I just finished a video showing how to satin finish a knife blade by hand. It's a labor intensive process, but the final finish is beautiful:

How to Satin Finish a Knife Blade, video on YouTube

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Photo by Aaron Gough on December 07, 2014.
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And then on the other end of the spectrum got to have a look at several ultra modern machining centers at the HAAS dealership in Toronto. Really amazing clean modern design on these things, with prices to match. Something like this would be amazing for making folders! #machining #haas #knifemaking #knifeclub

Photo by Aaron Gough on November 29, 2014.
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