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Thank you Mr. Robinson, I was thinking that the "gods," of blades would take a few sacrifices before it came together for me. :)

Thank you Josh, its always nice to hear from someone of your calibre and knowledge.

Those of you who use a disc grinder to true your flats, how do you keep your plunge line clean? I'm going to give it a try but am weary about screwing up the plunge lines.

Same here, it looks great.

Great work Shawn, I may have to drive down south and take lessons from you. :) You sir are one talented Knife Creator.

Mike, I've used large computer fans on each end. I find that you get better drying with improved air movement but you have to be careful to not overdo it. And to answer your question on convection, yes its enough so long as you don't have them stacked atop of one another (using stickers). If...

Even bookmatched isn't "bookmatched." Initially when you cut a block into bookmatched scales, they match but as you shape and grind away the surface you end up with inconsistencies. This is more noticeable with higher figured woods and certain species. I'll post some examples later on... but in...

After seeing quite a few posts asking for advice on processing burls and raw wood, I’ve decided to weigh in with my experience. At the height of my custom brush and pen turning I was going through about a hundred pounds of wood per month, which isn't much in comparison to bowl turners or even...

Some interesting reading: http://www.jerzeedevil.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-69889.html? http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/932566-Bottom-front-Thong-Hole-is-a-patented-feature-of-Busse-Knives I hope its okay to post links to another forum, if not... feel free to erase them.

CA is more complicated than most other finishes and takes a bit of patience and practice to get it right. CA also breaks down with sweat and gets quite messy. Sadly I must admit that I've been superglued to myself, work pieces and tools quite a few times. The oils in cocobolo and other hardwoods...

You can certainly leave the wood unfinished and rely on the natural oils to provide protection. The only drawback is that the oil will eventually be leach out over time and with normal use. Even worse, regular soap and water will hazen the wood and cause white spotty blotches on the surface...

Natural shellac (1lb cut) works great. Make sure you buy and mix your own flake as the stuff sold premixed isn't as good. When done right, it is water resistant and very durable. My daily use (3 years now) shaving brush is finished with 15 coats of shellac, and its still going strong on some...

Looking great Anthony.

You and your family are in our prayers.

Its good to see that Joerg has enabled one more into the addictive world of high performance catapults! Awesome combo btw.

Looking great, Mr. Moore! Do you still have the yellow/purple ones available? Thanks.

Almost done, just have to choose the scales, which gets harder with each new piece that I get back from Mr. Moore! :) Here is a little teaser:

I expected as much but wasn't sure of the magnitude. The deerfos ceramic belts seemed to scrape the material off rather than cutting it... on a friend's advice I tried a 50 grit cubic zirconia belt from some unknown supplier and it cut so much better. I remembered hearing that stainless cut...

Thanks guys. I decided to pre-grind the blades ( I typically grind after HT on kitchen blades) since they are so small thin. Also, have any of you had any issues with defoos belts not grinding stainless well?

You guys are going to love it! I'm actually allocating funds for two more right now. :)