We offer top-notch quality work, and have vast experience in waterjet cutting for Knifemakers.
Leading Edge is not your local waterjet novice, our exceptional knife making services are the result of years of professional experience and state-of-the-art machinery. Precision waterjetting, custom maching, and more to fulfill your needs as a custom knifemaker. We know tolerances matter, and confidentiality is important. Our small trustworthy group of engineers and machinists are phenomenal at what they do. From CAD design to finished tools, we offer it all. Leading Edge is trusted and used by some of the finest knifemakers and bladesmiths in the world. Short lead times, in stock materials, and perfect parts are what sets us apart from the rest. See some of our work (and some of our competitors work) in the gallery below.
Experience the Leading Edge Advantage today. Our Flow 5 axis Dynamic XD waterjet compensates for the “cone” of the jet stream, so your cuts are square and absent of any tapered edges.
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Perfect lockups start at engineering and end with precision. Leading Edge has what it takes to ensure your knife opens, closes and locks perfectly from delivery to years of use.
Perfect lockups start at engineering and end with precision. Leading Edge has what it takes to ensure your knife opens, closes and locks perfectly from delivery to years of use.
Here is an example of the quality of a Fiber Laser cut (on the left) verses a Dynamic Waterjet cut (on the right). The laser cut may be slightly cheaper, but the waterjet edge will offer a much cleaner cut, offering quick clean up time and better finish work.
Example of what square jimping looks like when cut with a Dynamic Waterjet. Clean up time and belt usage cost money, how much is your time worth?
Templates > Laser Scan > CAD/CAM > Dynamic waterjet > to clean parts to kick start your folder project. This is a cost effective way to get parts without having to learn CAD drafting.
Custom Bottle Openers waterjet machined from 1/4” Silicon Bronze. Note the clean, consisting, and square edge quality. Parts were ran using the 60% feed speed edge quality setting.
Custom Bottle Openers waterjet machined from 1/4” Silicon Bronze. Note the clean, consisting, and square edge quality. Parts were ran using the 60% feed speed edge quality setting.
This is an example of a full tang blank cut by our competition, a reputable “local waterjet guy” who services knifemakers. The 32 pc batch was cut just like these examples. When the customer complained they were told it was the due to faulty raw material.
There are around 1,500 waterjet machines in service in the US but very few that have the best equipment and will take the time to do the job right the first time. Are you a risk taker?
In this situation our competition, another “local waterjet shop”, blamed the customers supplied raw material for the poor cutting conditions.
The large shop that ran this has a good machine being ran by an inexperienced operator. The knifemaker choose the lowest price quote to cut his blanks. How much risk will you take to get the best price?
In this situation our competition, another “local waterjet shop”, blamed the customers supplied raw material for the poor cutting conditions.
The large shop that ran this has a good machine being ran by an inexperienced operator. The knifemaker choose the lowest price quote to cut his blanks. How much risk will you take to get the best price?
Dynamic waterjet cut 1” 110 Copper plate. As you can see, nice square edges when checking the 1st piece.
Three pieces nested and tabbed using .070” Ti 6-4. Five details per set at 3 pieces thick. The profile dimensions between bottom and top varied by .002”. Stacking is not always the best choice but in this case with a +/- .005” tolerance on thin material, the end result was acceptable parts.
Customers CAD files dynamic waterjet cut with clean square gimping for easy finish. Time is money, when they can be cleaned up as easy as this example can your payback will be quick.
Example of Timascus Pocket clips dynamic waterjet machined. Clean parts aren’t cheap and cheap parts aren’t clean. Leading Edge can handle your Timascus and other super alloys with care.
Perfect lockups start at engineering and end with precision. Leading Edge has what it takes to ensure your knife opens, closes and locks perfectly from delivery to years of use.
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We are a full-service job shop, responding to the unique needs of the discerning knifemaker. Not only do we offer specialized welding services and CNC milling services, but we offer quality waterjet cutting services with the experience to back it up. Click below to learn more about of our exceptional knifemaking services.