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When i was learning not too long ago (been making for about 9 years), a jig was considered "cheating" by many custom makers that i knew, so I was taught to freehand grind (no tool rest, just using my hands). That being said, i bought a Moen jig a year or 2 ago to see if i could keep my fingers...

I grind my blades hard and use 80, 220, 400 then hand sand up to 800grit

i have a mister that i use but i just don't like the mess...i have a good dust collection system that vents it outside my shop but wasn't sure that i wanted to be sucking water up in it in fear of rusting or shorting out something... So for now i use the mister/sludge bucket when i grind the...

I usually heat treat about 10-15 blades/springs at a time and then finish them out 1 by 1

Yessir...it was a little unsettling working with it if I thought about what it was too much!haha Sent from my SM-G981V using Tapatalk

Finished these 2 interesting orders up! Customer had her father in laws cremated ashes made into scales for these 2 knives as gifts for her husband. The pocketknife was made out of the bone remnants and the fixed blade has the ashes mixed in with the dark green alumalite Sent from my SM-G981V...

Thank you! It's not a crease, just a reflection of the shadow box I use... knives are pretty tricky to get really good pics of without some sort of reflection or washout, especially when theres 3 blades!haha Sent from my SM-G981V using Tapatalk

Finished the stockman Sent from my SM-G981V using Tapatalk

Time to pick out some handle material and finish up this stockman Sent from my SM-G981V using Tapatalk

Once i epoxy my handle material on my liners, it stays clamped to a piece of angle iron that I surface ground flat, unless I need to do something with it. Has really helped keeping things flat until I get it peened together Sent from my SM-G981V using Tapatalk

Thank ya sir! Trust me, if I can do it, YOU can do it!ha just takes some time and lots of screw-ups!ha Here's the 2 blade trapper I finished for an order today Sent from my SM-G981V using Tapatalk

Next batch of orders cut out and profiled and in the heat treat oven. Got a 2 blade trapper, Dino, medium trapper, and 3 blade stockman Sent from my SM-G981V using Tapatalk

Couple of my latest orders Sent from my SM-G981V using Tapatalk

Sorry, just saw this and we're on vacation...I'll figure out how much and send ya a message when I get back if you're still interested Sent from my SM-G981V using Tapatalk

I sharpen on my 12" wheel but on the inside curve I just use the edge of my wheel Sent from my SM-G981V using Tapatalk