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Glue up a stack of spacers, wood, antler, etc then band saw the stack in half and mount on either side of the full tang- I find this easiest way.

Thanks for the feedback guys.

Finally finished these 2 assisted openers after long time off getting new shop set up. The tactical has a 4.5" 3/16 D2 blade and don't recommend this big of a blade as first assisted opener project as it is a lot of steel to move and the ball bearings changed to spring design. The TI-Elk one was...

Looks like it works great and with that steel should be a great EDC well done.

That maker, Raymond Richard, is a Knife Dog and you can ask him questions about it if want. All I know he makes some of the cleanest and nicest forged knives I've ever seen and produces one of a kind excellent pieces, and his leatherwork is uniquely beautiful. Thank you for your service too.

Hollow ground blades slice a little better than flat ground because of the thinness of the blade right behind the cutting edge which means less drag in the material being cut. The trade off is they are slightly weaker due to this thinness so you have to match the grind to the purpose of the...

For smaller knives I would go for the higher attainable hardness to get the edge retention, but not so hard that it can't be easily field sharpened.

Welcome NRA Dave. I hope you find your WWII pieces soon.

Welcome and will check out your blanks.

Welcome Steven to KD and hope you enjoy your stay. Lots of bowie guys here.

Welcome Rod. Lots of good stuff for the beginner here, and for advanced too. Hope to see some of your work.

Welcome to KD Michael. Hope to see a forged blade from you soon. Paul

Wow Dennis those are all super nice- liking the EGA sheath and the blackwood a lot, and also digging the jigged bone with hamon quite a bit. Conrats on the newbie site graduation:D!!

Yea next to the hilt- that's where all your hand leverage is and I used to have that happen when I was hand sharpening- do on grinder/buffer now, but if you are using stone and oil you're probably not taking off enough metal at same angle so keep losing your edge. You can buy a Lansky or Bubble...

Really like the design, materials, and workmanship.

I like it- the drop in handle looks like would be great for dressing large animals open, and the blade is designed (for fighting) good for precise cutting. good work!

Very nice Wayne excellent job. Digging the snow leopard, sub hilt action and blade design.

Beautiful and unique work as usual Randy- awesome san mai and like the SC with the giraffe quite a bit.

Like everything about it- great looking folder!

That's a beauty Jim- that Damascus has some good pop and the stag with the leather is very nice.