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Add bookmark #1 Curly Koa from Hawaii, stabilized by K&G. Harvested in 2019 Price and size on blocks. Free shipping to the lower 48. If you are not satisfied with your purchase ship it back for a refund of the item purchase price.

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I recently acquired Shelton Pacific’s remaining inventory of Koa. The stabilized blocks vary in size, quality, price. All are marked with price, size and inventory number. Efforts were made to represent actual color with no modifications. I have blocks of many sizes including large bowie...

I have a 20w Atzer diode. Like most it makes me want bigger and better.

Like most of you who use one, I've lasered a bunch of different things on blades. This is the latest. AEB-L with spalted maple. If you're right-handed you can cut veggies, if left-handed you can cut fruit. Lol

Salem Straub uses a pantograph.

My first canister has bearings and 1095 rod. Things I learned, use small bearings not large, fine powder is not fine enough (looks grainy) and leave the billet thick enough to grind off the powdered steel on the outside to get a more even pattern. But this little knife looks pretty ok with stag.

While two of my grandchildren asked for flippers, the youngest wanted a dagger. This one is my 1095 and 15n20 damascus with stabilized Buckeye burl. I think everyone needs to post more!

I have a smaller forge, it is 4" round by 14" long. It got to welding temps as a venturi, but I changed to forced air for controllability. I too was looking for a cost-effective fan. I am using a blower like this and am very happy with it. It gets to welding temps quickly and makes the forge...

Headed out the door. Number 6 for a return customer. AEB-L and maple.

I’m sad to see this forum slipping away. Here is a new flipper from my shop.

My friend ended up making turkish twist from the twists in my previous picture. He ended up with two of these 2x11x3/16.

Ha, it must be a 4". I remember doing the math when I built it. I wanted more pressure but as you know what you got is what you got unless you spend more. I do have it turned up as high as it goes.