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I hope I'll be able to get mine finished... I have to still start it... And I have to practice first! :o Guess I better get back to the grinder!

Well today, my blaze belts arrived in the mail, along with some files. The files are currently in the oven and when I take them out, I'll start grinding.

I used a mill very similar to that in shop class to make a hammer head and parallel clamps. One thing that I wish that style had was a power feed table. We had to surface those pieces, which took usually around 3 or 4 passes to get it scale free, and my arm sure got tired from turning.

I had my appendix pulled out through my bellybutton. I also had a hole (the incision) inside a hole (my belly button). And I just saw my belly button for the first time today since last Saturday. Thanks Ernie! Your lunchbox is cool -- I don't care what they say!

Happy (probably a day or two late) birthday then!

Just as an update, yesterday I only took one lortab, in the morning, and I made it through the day without any pain. Today, I think I'll just be taking a bit of tylenol this morning, but that's probably going to be it.

Dick, That's the kiln I am looking to buy. They're located about an hour away from me, so I could probably pick it up instead of have it shipped. I can't afford the digital controls either, but because it does come with a manual control, that's what I'm going to be saving for now.

I had been using blowtorches to get the blade to a yellow color, that I assumed to be around 1500 degrees F. I "hardened" over 10 blades that way. Some of them got hard, some did not. I have no way of knowing what temperature it is at, or having the heat evenly distributed. Maybe I was impatient...

Rodney, Yeah, I've seen the one brick forge, and I thought about it, and I still may, but to at least be able to sell a few knives, I'm going to try to make them from files. I'd like to eventually get a HT Oven to be able to be semi accurate in the 1500s or so, but the one I want (SC) is $500.

Welcome to KnifeDogs! Do you have any pictures of your work?

I only want one chance at it. This is super generous of you! Thanks!

What's the best method of draw tempering to reach a soft enough hardness to drill easier?

The contrasting colors by bluing sounds like a great idea! I just ordered some 40g blaze belts to man handle the hardened steel. I thought I remembered those things being a lot more expensive, but now they're pretty close to my usual belt prices.

Thanks James for morenifo on the tempering. I think I may have a source for new/very lightly used files for around $4 a piece. I'm just trying a pre-hardened piece of steel, because I don't want to send out for heat treating, and my backyard heat treating sucks. Even if the knife isn't as...

Thanks for the help, Ed. I will try to use Nicholson, unless I find some at a garage sale for like ~$1 for a good sized piece. Wouldn't hurt much to try at least, unless of course I see that it's from China, then I'd probably back away.

I have not made any knives for a while. The main reason was that school was getting in the way, and taking all my time. Another reason was me getting a job, so I work some days. I am really not satisfied with how my knives are turning out though. The fit and finish will improve, but the quality...

Man, I haven't even made a knife for a few months! :o Here comes July!

Ed, thanks for the clarification about the sandpaper usage. My disk is from a treadmill motor, and the shaft is threaded, and a weird size, so I just use the flywheel to hold plywood for a disk. I'm sure it's a great idea, just I don't have a motor that it would work with.

I'm not sure I understand how this thing helps to save sandpaper. I built my own disk sander, so this wouldn't fit on mine anyways though. My sandpaper sheets aren't all the way used when I take them off, and I keep them to the side and reapply them later if needed.

James, it's day 3 after the surgery, and I am feeling noticeably better than yesterday. Hey IG, now that I'm on the lortabs, your posts are making a whole lot more sense! hehe!;)