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Finally FINISHED!!!!! Too many hours in this one to mention. 18th Century New Orleans Fighter reproduction with a frame handle. The specs are OAL: 13 5/8", Blade Length: 8 3/8", Blade height at Plunge Line 1 1/2", Handle Length: 5 1/4", Heat Treatment: to 1500*F and quench in Parks 50 with 2 - 2...

Hello friends. I am looking for some advice drilling Mamouth Tusk Scales. I am working on my first frame handle knife and it will have Mamouth Tusk Scales. Because of the configuration of the knife I have no option but to drill the pin holes from the inside of the tusk out toward the polished...

Oh, yeah, I forgot about this one, A Scagel inspired sub-hilt Fighter also inspired by the work of James Behring. Also has a pass-through tang that the Pommel screws onto.

Havent posted in a while so I thouht I might show you one that I finished recently that I am kinds proud of. It is a monster Sub-hilt Bowie made fron a piece of feather damascus from Randy Haas and a Walrus Tusk Handle. The tang passes all the way through the handle and screws into the pommel...

Hey guys. I've decided to attempt to build my first frame handle knife. I am generally familiar with the techniques and I have seen several pictures of the internal construction and I generally understand how the scales are attached but I still feel like I need a little help. Anyone have any...

I've created a giant mess and need some help to clean it up. Last night I glued up a hidden tang knife. The blade was no big deal - 1095 w/ a Hamon. The handle, however, is a big deal - Ringed Gidgee that I bought from Austrailia $40 for the block and $40 to ship it here. In addition I have over...

1075 hand sanded to 1500 grit with a Hamon. Handle is stabilied & dyed Buckeye Burl. The sheath is hand dyed and stitched vegetable tanned with Ostrich Leg accents.

Morning. Saw a knife this morning on Facebook from either Europe or South America that the blade has been coated with Diamond Like Coating (DLC) - it looked pretty good. Does anyone have any experience with this process. Things like, Who does it, How much does it cost, does it improve the...

The SS is 410 and I am hoping for some migration even if I didn't heat it and grind it myself. However, after your comments, I don't think I have any choice because the center section is almost perfectly straight. Do you have any suggestions on how I pound it? Should I try and put in a pattern...

I just bought a 12" billet of Stainless Steel "clad" 52100 from Aldo and I received it yesterday. As I look at the sides of it it looks like the layers are perfectly straight with one another. If it is like that all the way through I will get a straight line when I grind in the bevel. Your knife...

Thanks guys. I guess it's time to try a folder.

Ken, I like the looks of the Moen jig but it's hard to tell how it works. Does it change angles within the jig itself or is it necessary to change the andle of the table on the grinder?

Afternoon. I have a short piece if 1 1/2" wide Damasteel and a couple of short pieces of Alabama Damascus. The Damasteel is about 4" long and I could make a decent Fixed Blade Hidden Tang (or, I guess, a full tang) knife outta it if I could weld a piece of CPM-154 stainless to it. If I did that...

Here is my most recent completed knife. It is a knife that I specifically made to be a Hunting Knife - I call it a North Woods Hunter. The blade is made from Alabama Damascus and has a stabilized Spalted Maple handle with matching bobs on the leather thong. The Knife is 10" long and comes with a...

Hey guys, thanks for all the input. I plan to make fittings for a big Bowin and I want to blue them to black afrer they are ground and polished. Will A-36 take the blue in a consistant manner? Thanks again Wallace

Any reason A-36 mild steel should not be used for guards, fittings, etc. I have a source and will use it unless there is a reason I shouldn't. Thanks, Wallace

Does any body know where I can source some SK5 japanese High Carbon steel? Yhanks Wallace

Thanks, guys.

Ty, that would seem to say that it is possible to sand or grind a Hamon out of a knife. I didn't know that was possible. Seems to me that you could just sand deep enough to eliminate the steel disturbed by the etch and start over. Wallace

Hey guys, need a little help. I need some advice from some of you guys that know what you're doing with Hamons. What should I do now? I love the action in this hamon but I hate the definition. My inclination is to sand it down and re-etch it. I think I left it in the etch too long. Here is what...