Recent content by wmhammond

I did. I'm sending you an email right now. Couldn't make it work. my email is wmhammond@earthlink.net

Thanks for the reply, Ken, I'm not familiar with the term FFG. The blade was professionally heat treated by Texas Knife Supply so it should be upper 50's or lower 60's

Come on you guys, I know there is someone outthere who can help me out. Please, somebody step up. Thanks, Wallace

The metal is CPM-154 Stainless Steel Because the handle is on a full flat grind would require a free hand grind and I'm not up to that Thanks, Wallace

Hey guys, I am experienced knife maker but I beed some help I have made a knife (it is finished with a Brazilian Rosewood CA finished handle Photo below) but I can't sharpen it because it is too thick all the way from the spine down to the edge It is a small EDC, the blade is 4 3/8" long and...

Looks like mesquite to me

I am looking for information on heat treating a San Mai billet with AISI 420/Ni/BohlerS-200 in the center, Anybody know about Bohler S-200? Thanks Wallace

Thanks, Mike, I think thats them.

Does anyone know where IMG - Electromark is located? I have used a company in southern California and I have lost my contact info. Don't want to pay for new art work and set-up if I don't have to. The stencils I get from them are green with a gold silk backing. Sure could use the help if anyone...

In my opinion the easiest finish is CA Glue. Sand the handle to 600 grit. One coat at a time (I put it on with a little piece of paper towell), dries in 3 min, 800 grit paper between coats, 5 to 8 coats does it. Buff it for high gloss or buff it and 0000 steel wool for a matt finish. The more...

I use AEB-L almost exclusively for kitchen knives. I use Texas Knifemaking Supply for my heat treat and they do a good job but cost and turn around time are issues. So if I'm getting all this right I can heat AEB-L with no foil in my forge to some as yet undisclosed critical temp and then quench...

I have delt with both of those guys through their Facebook based business The Stag Depot and it has never been a good experience. I can honesty say and without malace toward either of them they are extremely hard to deal with, they are both arrogant and Spencer is just plain rude, mostly for no...

The more I have thought about I'm pretty sure it is Ovankol.

I've been making knives for 13 years now, Used to be a silver and gold smith making Native Amrican jewelry. I only do stockremoval, no forging and I have used a grinding jig the entire time. I'm pretty good with my hands and it didn't take me very long to figure that a jig would always produce...

I was thinking about this some more and another name I would follow up on is Ovankol