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I bet I could get mine done... I just don't know how I feel about it. It looks nice, probably the best knife I've done so far (only #15), and I know that this isn't a contest to see who has the best looking knife, just I wouldn't want whoever to get my knife to feel "cheated" on his side of the...

I don't think I'll have mine done in time. But I'll keep working on it.

My mom is a breast cancer survivor. She developed the cancer symptoms shortly after I was born (almost 17 years ago) and she is still healthy today. I know it sounds bad, but I didn't give her cancer! At least not on purpose :o

We've got one in Russiaville. It's a stop light. It even flashes red!

This anvil sure has seen quite a bit of use. The face of it is only a little dinged up with hammer (I think?) marks, but the horn and hot cutting spot are covered in marks. I can only imagine that it has probably had 5 or more owners, all who have taken pretty good care of it!

From what little info I can find, it seems that this anvil should compare very closely to a Peter Wright anvil, and is around 150 years old

Lol! 126 seems right. And maybe that scale is worth more than I thought... I asked on BF as well, and it seems that it is a John Wilkinson anvil from Dudley, England. Dudley England is also where Peter Wright started his anvils. I would guess it's comparable in quality. So a 126 lb anvil with...

Oh, and there's also a square hole, around an inch or so deep, in the side under the horn, the side opposite that, and in the center of the bottom. And I found what appears to be two numbers on the side with the "K" The numbers appear to be a "1" on the left side, and a "14" on the...

Today, my dad an I went to an auction that listed that they would have an anvil for sale and other tools. We showed up, found the anvil, and by my rough guessing (trying to pick it up from the table it was on) it was a little over 100 lbs. I felt a little bit of rebound with a small socket that...

You could say you need a deposit for the knife, of about $500, to cover shipping and materials until they decide whether or not they would like to purchase it for $150.

A problem appears to be with the handle to lower the drill and the microfeed (mm increments of lowering). I can use the microfeed to lower the chuck, but the handle can only turn about ten degrees before it stops. There is a "clutch" piece that I believe is supposed to allow one or the other, so...

Right now, it's garage sale season for around here at least, and in the paper, there was an ad listed with a metal lathe in it. My dad and I went to go check it out, and sure enough, it's a benchtop mill and lathe combo! The asking price was $800, but we got it down to $700. It's from Enco, so...

James, I sure hope I don't go too fast and get another appendix!!! :eek: No, IG, not anymore. Well, at least not any of THOSE drugs. I still can't figure out what that funny taste is in all of my food, or why my meals are always cooked separately...

I live in Russiaville, IN. That's what they call this place at least. I'm about halfway between the small town of Russiaville and the city of Kokomo, which is about 50 miles north of Indy. PS: Its called RUSSIAville (pronounced like ROOSHAville), but I'm not a commie! I swear!

So I'm going to make another knife from an old file... I added some tape to help keep the file teeth from damaging the magnet much. Sorry about the very blurry pic. I didn't realize my camera moved as much as it did... But you can see I'm holding the steel with the magnet to the disk...

Sorry about taking so long for these pics that you guys asked for... I strayed away from making knives for a while, but I'll get some pics, since I'm going to be using it today. Mainly, I use it for holding the thin steel against my disk grinder (same as others using a platen) I just try to...

I had a followup with the surgeon today and he said it looks like I've (already) had a full recovery! I've been able to lift 50 pound bags of salt, and move around without any issues. 2thumbs

Gary, thats an interesting idea for a way to shape them! The blaze belts do eat it up pretty quickly though, so I might stick with them. Here's the pics as I promised... Blade length: 2.75" Overall: 5-7/8" Handle material: Black Poison Wood (between sapwood and heartwood) with a superglue...

Only a couple times. And surprisingly, not at all with the blaze belts! Only burnt them a couple times on the 220 grit belts I have. I just finished the handle, and started the sheath. I have to wait for the barge cement to cure some more before I can test it out at all. It's...

Well I was going to just practice getting a decent grind on a small file, but my dad suggested that I make HIM a knife out of it for chopping off roots and leaves on vegetables in our garden. So, that's what I just ground. Because I haven't ground anything for a while, I did the rookie mistake...