Recent content by Brad Anderson

Nice save. Just tell yourself that one needed a little more hand sanding anyway and it wont seem so bad.

Congrats, nice machine. Post up some pics of your first attempt.

Iv'e seen them 3 ways. Angled back, straight 90 degrees, and angled forward. Astatically I think the slight angle on the front may look a bit better to my eyes. I have also seen them with a slightly curved cutting edge and a dead flat cutting edge. The rounded nose at the cutting edge is so it...

Go to youtube and type in "skin an alligator" and see what they are using. Lots of videos there.

Nice dewar. Insulation is everything, make yourself a nice 2" thick styrofoam box to put it in and your nitrogen will last even longer. Just in case you don't know, don't plug the vents in the cap, it has to be able to breathe or it will build up pressure and bad things will happen. Let us know...

Congrats on the nice saw!

LOL. Just dive right into the murky waters, from the high board, at 90 MPH with your hair on fire! -The oven looks fine for heat treating stainless blades as long as it works and the temps are accurate. -I would stick to a blade length that you can center in the oven (10"). Don't forget you...

Looking good so far, I will be following along. A tip for you that is better/stiffer than the spotting drill is a center drill for a lathe and they are cheap.

All depends on how far you shove it up your nose :D

Going on a little Japanese excursion here.... this all started with me wanting a nakiri for the kitchen. I cut out and profiled some blades for a couple of hours after work for the last 2 nights and ended up with this pile. They are all 0.093" AEB-L. Some of the smaller ones still need a to have...

Your fiddling worked and I was correct, it is outstanding! Try not to rush the next one so much :D

Sounds outstanding and I would love to see it but pics don't work.

Try this. I think giving them some good soak time is important.

It will also keep the metal dust from floating around on top.

What is the hub cap to rebar ratio in the damascus?