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  1. Tooln

    I bought a laser engraver/cutter

    I used the fiber on the blades and the diode on the leather. Haven't messed with any wood yet but plan to.
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    I bought a laser engraver/cutter

    Well I don't get here very often so I apologize for that. Well I did order a Laserpecker LP5. I've had it for about a month and started messing with it this past week. It took me about an hour and a dozen etches to come up with setting I was happy with. Here are 3 stainless blade that have...
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    I bought a laser engraver/cutter

    I'm just about ready to pull the trigger on a laserpecker lp5. From everything I've researched it should be able to do everything I want. Anyone have any more knowledge they can share for laderpecker?
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    Tooln's Knife Gallery

    I did a heat treat on some AEB-L today. I bet you know which pouch sealed really good.
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    I bought a laser engraver/cutter

    All righty, I'm back. Since the heat treat oven has proven it's worth I'm back at the laser thing. I'm very seriously looking and have contacted a few manufactures. But they all say there product will do what I'm asking. I'd like to get opinions from guy who have nothing to gain but are...
  6. Tooln

    Foil wrapped Stainless & Baby powder

    I have 2 regulators on my tig welder, one is used to purge SS pipe for food grade welds. I'm not sure how I'm going to do it yet, but I'm thinking I'd have the blade in the pouch with it sealed on 3 sides. Stick a small hose into the pouch and turn on the argon and slowly pull the hose out and...
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    Foil wrapped Stainless & Baby powder

    I read somewhere where baby powder helps reduce discoloring. I figured I'd give it a try to save some time in finishing.
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    Foil wrapped Stainless & Baby powder

    Yesterday I heat treated 2 14c28n blades. Both wrapped in 309 both in the same oven for the same amount of time. I lightly coats one blade with baby powder before putting it in the foil pouch. The bottom blade had the baby powder. Can't say one came out of the pouch easier but clean up will...
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    Tooln's Knife Gallery

    Here's one I just finished. The handle is egg shells embedded in a clear epoxy. Plans were to make this a very patriot build and paint the sheath Red, White & Blue. Unfortunately 2 of the 3 colors were bad, so here's how it ended up. I do have to say the picture doesn't do the handle justice.
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    Tooln's Knife Gallery

    It's been a real slow few months. I had a major surgery in early December and just now getting back to making knives. Here's a set of 3, I just finished. Father, Son & Grandson all 1095 stone washed. Handles left to right Locust, Maple Burl & Crab Apple.
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    Merry Christmas

    Merry Christmas everyone. Have a safe holiday season.
  12. Tooln

    What to charge for sharpening

    What do you guys charge to sharpen knives that you did not make? I've done a few for customers who have bought a knife from me and didn't charge for it. The other day a guy dropped of 12 to get sharpened and I'm having a hard time deciding what to charge. Is $5 per blade out of the question...
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    Tooln's Knife Gallery

    Here's a set that was picked up today. A guy I use to work with had them made for his son & grandson who is 13. The grandson shot his first bear this year. The handles are made from the bears leg bone & have a shot gun shell embedded in the end. The display was made to hold both knives and when...
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    Tooln's Knife Gallery

    Here's something I've wanted to build for some time. Finally the right opportunity presented itself for me to go with it. A set of 4 steak knives each with a different wood for the handle. Red Oak, Crab Apple, Black Walnut & Honduras Mahogany. The blades are stainless steel and the...
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    Tooln's Knife Gallery

    Here's a SS chef's knife that is now calling home in New Hampshire. The handle and live edge stand are Black Birch which was supplied by the customer.
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    Tooln's Knife Gallery

    Here's a chef's made from 14c28n. The handle and display are black birch. These mini hunter sell like hot cakes. All are 1095, some stone washed others polished. Hickory Maple Burl Spalted Maple Locust Acacia
  17. Tooln

    Got me a new toy

    I do not regret purchasing this at all. The way you can program it is way more then I'll ever use or need. Now instead of sitting in front of the forge doing a HT I can be Heat treat and doing other things. It's going to be a game changer for me. Got to give a thanks to the folks at USA...
  18. Tooln

    Got me a new toy

    Well it's not really a toy but a new piece of equipment. A Paragon KM-14 heat treat oven. I heat treated my first batch of knives today. Since there is a learning curve I did 4 mini hunters made from 1095, with the price of stainless I didn't want to take a chance of messing that up. Got to...
  19. Tooln

    I bought a laser engraver/cutter

    I don't get here as often as I should. Not long ago I had to make a choice a laser or a heat treat oven. I went with the oven and am glad I did. Someday the laser will come. Hopefully in the not to distant future.
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    Tooln's Knife Gallery

    Customer picked this one up yesterday. 15.5" overall length, stone washed 1095 blade, black walnut handle. Custom designed initials etched into the blade.
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