Recent content by Sprayman

Hello, knife makers: I'm getting ready to make my first hidden tang knife. It's all cut, ground, heat treated, and even has the guard soldered on. On a video recently (maybe it was Forged in Fire) I saw someone build the handle by cutting the shape of the tang out of a piece of wood that was...

OK, I get the KnifeDogs Moron of the Month award. There were some adjustments I hadn't made on the saw before using it, mostly to the guides. It's cutting much better now. I know better than that, so I don't know why I skipped that step in setting up the saw. Oh well....live and learn...

Thanks for the responses, guys. I haven't had time to adjust the guides yet today, but upon further inspection, it looks like it's just a single speed saw, designed for wood only. I guess it's back to the angle grinder for cutting my blanks. The guides look like they're a bit too far away...

Greetings: I got a new bandsaw a few weeks ago and have had nothing but problems with it. I have a lot of experience with a lot of power tools, but this is my first bandsaw. I figured I'd try it for a while to see if the problems are with me, or with the saw. I still am not sure. I cannot...

Beautiful work! I wonder if you could explain the advantage of single-bevel knives. Are they better for a certain kind of cutting? Thanks, Sprayman

Beautiful knife! Does that have a full flat grind? I can't tell from the pix.

Hi Wallace; Just thought I'd say hello from Santa Fe. I'm a new KnifeDogs member, and so far am enjoying the site. By the way, I'm making some kitchen knives for Christmas presents. They are my first kitchen knives, so I'm kind of bumbling my way through them. I would like to add some...