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Here is an Early American (1750s) replica with a deer hide sheath that I also built. the specs are: The specs are: Blade material: 1075 Blade Finish: Satin Finish with an active Hamon OAL: 14.5” Blade Length: 9.25”...

That is one beautiful knife.

Here it is:

Here is my first friction folder: Blade: 1095 Blade Length: 3 1/4" OAL: 7 1/2" Liners: Brass - Peened together with the spacer Pin: Brass w/ Brass washers Peened. Handle: Spalted and figured Maple Didn't have any screws so I just peened the spacer to the liners and used another pin as a stop...

Hey, guys. I'm getting ready to try my first friction folder and I'm doing some research. I read Anthony's "build along" post here on KD's and loved it. He mentioned the problem with friction folders opening in your pocket and his solution was to build-in a pocket clip. I recently watched a...

Hey, Guys: I've decided that I need to learn how to Hollow Grind if I am ever going to be able to call myself a knifemaker. That means that I am going to have to add a wheel and wheel arm to my Pheer 454 grinder. I have no idea what size wheel I should buy. What are the factors that I should...

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Hey guys, here is my latest project. It is an American Frontier trappers belt knife. My research tells me that most American trappers carried two knives, One for skinning and butchering game and one, a stout one, used mostly on wood for camp chores like chopping, splitting, carving, sharpening...

I make rounded spines as well but I don't find them so difficult. I use my Foredom rotary tool with a coarse, extra wide Cratex wheel. I initially put a concaved groove in the middle of the wheel and then I start on the spine. As I work the spine my cratex wheel groove gets wider and deeper...

I can't believe that I'm going to join this conversation but I am. First, I don't know s*** about electronics but I can follow a schematic. I built my etcher from Ernie's plans and with Radio Shack parts. I have had problems with my etcher from day one. My wand is a piece of maple with a copper...

Bill: It is the stain that the black powder guys use to stain their black powder long rifles. It is either Hydorcloric (Muratic) acid with water and steel wool or nitric acid with water and iron. I think the Nitric acid mix is also called aquafortis. I used this recipe: 3 parts water (About...

You might want to look into what a lot of people call an "Acid Stain". I just tried it for the first time this past week and here are my results. This handle has about 6-7 coats of Tru Oil at the time. (Sorry I didn't rotate the pics before I uploaded them.) Wallace

Needing some help. I have built several knives with mirror polished SS bolsters next to a wood handle and have never been satisfied with the fit and finish at the union of the bolster and wood. I have tried mirror polishing the bolsters and then adding the wood scales and then finishing them and...

I'm sitting here in my living room, I've had a shower after a rather long, pretty hot day in my shop. I'm relaxed and am enjoying an adult beverage and I'm pretty proud of myself. As many of you know I am rather new to knifemaking and for the last several months I have been trying to unravel the...

I use AEB-L from Aldo in 3/32" thickness. I buy it 4" wide and 48" long. That gives me a lot of flexibility in laying out numerous knives with less waste and I love working with that thickness. Wallace

I have just received an order for a Damascus Machete. I'm going to need a Damascus Billet 1/4" X 3 1/2" X 18". The guy is looking for the knarliest, bad-assed, one-of-a-kind looking piece of Damascus known to man. Anybody out there willing to build it for me? Thanks, Wallace

I am also learning a lot from this thread. I take it from what's been said that two quench tanks are necessary for a proper set-up. A Parks 50 tank (fast) and say a Canola tank (slow). Is that generally correct? Thanks, Wallace

Just finished this one for the owner of a fleet of food trucks here in New Mexico. She calls her company The Green Chili Squadron and she happens to be my oldest daughter, Brie. Steel: 3/32" AEB-L flat ground and satin finish Heat Treat: Jeff at Tru Grit OAL: 13" Blade length: 8" Handle: Boss'...

Sold Saturday night for $275 with six different bidders. I felt pretty good. Wallace

Just finished this Utility Hunter to be donated to the silent auction to benefit the Las Cruces, NM ACTion Programs For Animals this Saturday night. We have a "No Kill" program here in Las Cruces and no strays in Dona Anna County are ever "put to sleep". This is the annual fund raiser and...