Recent content by Dana Acker

Hey there, Mike! So good to hear from you. I'm very sorry to hear about my buddy Jojo. What a character! In fact I'm feeling a little misty at the news. But one thing you could tell, he was one well loved dog. We just got a new puppy whose mother was a black lab, and whose "Papa was a rolling...

Thank you, Ted. First time back in the shop, it was like I never left...except for the critters who had taken up residence.

I was afraid of that....

I have some photos, I could post, but alas I am technically challenged. I still get antsy when big silver bird flies over my house. My photos are resident on an iPad, which my granddaughter outgrew, and switched to a phone that costs more than my car. So please don’t assume I know what you’re...

And they made pretty wicked swords too.

Also, I remember reading somewhere that 1080 steel is probably one of the closest steels to those which were used to make knives back in the French and Indian War through the Old West periods. I don't know if anyone has done a metallurgical analysis on surviving knives from the 1700's-1800's...

I used to like the term, "Frontier Tactical." ;)

Me too, Chris, and that's part of the essence of NT'ism. When we get too bogged down in making this as opposed to making that, or doing something this way or doing it that way, it just plain old robs one of the joy that caused us to dive into this craft head first initially. Last I checked, no...

I'm not entirely sure one can look at a blade and anymore say that it is an NT blade. There was never an accepted look, or style, and NT makers employed many different styles, types of blades and techniques. It was the absence of forced styles or finishes or blade types that defined the NTM's...

Hey, thanks. Got it! Appreciate the heads up! I miss those old "Family Bible" sized yellow catalogs they used to send out. Those things would stop a bullet.

Thanks for responding John, will do.

Hi, I posted this over on the want to buy forum, and the shop talk forum, but thought I'd post it in several areas, since not everybody visits every forum. As the subject line says, I'm looking for some high carbon steel 3/16" thick X 3/4" wide. I've got some projects coming up and that size...

Hi, I posted this over on the want to buy forum, but thought I'd post it in several areas, since not everybody visits every forum. As the subject line says, I'm looking for some high carbon steel 3/16" thick X 3/4" wide. I've got some projects coming up and that size would really be handy. I...

Hi, my name's Dana Acker, and I'm from Mt. Airy, NC. I have not posted on this particular forum before. I'm pretty much a new/old haunt at the Neo Tribal Forum. That said, does anybody have any high carbon steel at 3/16" thick and 3/4" wide (any length) for sale? I used to get 1095 from...

I get it, Daniel, we’ll still be here when deer season ends. Safe and profitable hunting my friend.