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I'm looking to purchase the finest, highest quality switchblade knife I can find. Private maker is fine but sois an Italian manufacturer. I just want the best. Any help isappreciated. Thanks, Wallace

I am looking for the absolute best musk ox scales known to man. Must be 4.5" long X 1.75" wide 1/4 thick. I will pay top dollar for the right set. I'mm looking for the set you set back 10 years ago that you were going to make the perfect knife out of. I'll pay you for the scales than the knife...

In order to etch a knife Is it necessary for an AC adaptor that converts to DC to put out exactly 12V or could it put out 9V and still work or 18V and still work? Anybody selling cheap etchers?

What would you guys think about a mixture of sawdust and wood glue?

Did you make the San Mai or purchase the billet? I'm looking to purchase a billet. Thanks. Wallace

Hello. I have an Impala Horn (antler) that I want to use as a knife handle. Problem is that it is hollow. In order to use it as a handle and have the kind of handle stability we all require I am going to have to fill it with some liquid that will pour into the hollow horn and then dry rock hard...

Thanks, Ken. At no point after I apply the first coat of Waterlox do I attempt to sand back all the way to bare wood. My whole point here is to get a built up finish with Waterlox and more particularly with the Super Glue so I can sand it down to 1500 grit an never break through the build up to...

What is everyone's go to finish for waterproofing a wooded kitchen knife handle? I sand to 400 grit and then coat with 4 coats of Waterlox marine sealer mixed 50% with mineral spirits. Then 2 coats of 100% Waterlox marine sealer and resand with 400 grit. Next is 25 coats of CA super glue and...

Thats all great guys and I appreciate your input but I am most interested in is your experience at this show in the past years. Is this show worth spending $500 or $900 on. Thanks Wallace

I'm thinking about entering the Ft. Worth Knife show in March. The fee for a table is $900. Does anyone have any information about this show that would encourage me to fork over $900 for a table. I would appreciate any information you mught be willing to offer. As a basis my knives usually bring...

Check out diondamascus.com. Lots of San Mai choices and I've had good luck with it. As to the "action" in the blade I've tried two methods. First one I heat the billet in the forge and hold a 2" chisel at an angle to the edge and hit it with a hammer. A series of the marks down the billet will...

I have always gotten my best Hamons out of NJSB 1075 or from NJSB W-2 but I've never been estatic with any of them because I never get enough detail or fine figure. This is an example of 1075.

The website is diondamascus.com

Hey guts, I just finished a kitchen slicing knife and I used Osage Orange for the handle scales. I used African Blackwood for the handle liners and handmade African Blackwood for the pins (3). I put a 5 coat CA finish on the knife and buffed with carnuba wax. Looking for opinions on the use of...

Thank you so much for your comments. Well, that's kinda my point. my main concern here is to waterproof the wood as much as possible and I think it stands to reason that soaking it for two days will produce more absorption than a 30 minute application of either diluted Tru Oil or Waterlox...

Based on what randy said above I am now thinking about a two day soak in 1/2 Waterlox Marine Solvent and 1/2 Mineral Spirits and then finish as above. What do you think? Wallace

Hey Randy, that is my normal finish process for any stabilized wood I use and it works great. Thanks for the tip.

Customer has ordered a Brisket knife sith an Osage Orange handle. Got the wood and it is dense as hell. Looks like it will sand and finish well. The wood isn't stabilized and will be a "Kitchen Knife" (the blade is CPM-154) so I'm looking for suggestions on how to finish the handle. I'm thinking...

I'm a hobbiest and my knifemaking is not a business although I sell about 30 knives a year. I don't pay tax on the income. The name on my PayPal account is W. Hammond, Silversmith. The only way I use Paypal is to have my buyer "Gift" me the money.That way I avoid the fees and it looks like a...

I saw this vidio on my own and went out and bought one - didn't work worth a shit for me.