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Been using norton blaze for 3 years. Love em. I do get a black build up when I do my heavy grinding. I just clean it off before I finish grind.

Thanks John. I am to please. I'm glad I hit my target.

Thanks guys. That was my third try at file work, definetely room for improvement. The handle on the Damascus is mesquite. Iput two coats of boiled linseed oil on the handle then ferric chloride. I let it sit about ten minutes,cleaned it then hit the high spots with light sandpaper to give it an...

Welcome fellow Kentuckian.

GRINDER!! That's my 2 cents.

I've always been a woodworker. My favorite job was when I worked in a machine shop. Knifemaking puts those two together. Plus growing up my dad had a tack and leather shop so that covers the sheath part of knifemaking. These are the things that made me start making knives. What motivates me is...

That's sweet. Will it work the same on 0-1?

These are fresh off the sharpener. All of them except the Damascus is Sheffield 0-1. The Damascus is from Ironarm knives. My boy brought the laptop home or I wouldn't have got them on here. Gotta get me one.

I've got an old Jet that turns 3600. It does a great job but if it pulls one out of your hands(and it will),it gets really ugly really fast. I'd go for half the speed and horsepower if I had to buy a new one. Mines a 1hp by the way.

I'm in! Knife Dogs Rule!!!!

Build fewer knives so I have more time for attention to detail. Learn to forge.

Can 0-1 be left in stainless foil and be quenched properly? I'm out of heat treat paint and have 6 knives left to heat treat. I've got a whole roll of foil and was wondering if I could leave the knives in the foil and quench them without affecting the hardness.

I'm in again. Thanks.

Thanks. I'm in.

Buy two pieces when you find out what size to get. I just put in an order to Tracy afew weeks ago then was grinding a couple days later and cracked mine. It lasted about six months. I would have put a new one on it already if I had ordered 2. Now I don't want to pay the shipping for one piece of...