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Welcome to KD. I really like your shop. Its a great starting point much better than I have now! As stated before great idea with the ammo can.

Hello and welcome. Cant wait to see your work!

Welcome! looks like your off to a good start. Keep it up!...and yeah this is an obsession. Welcome to that as well!

I hope to have the chopper finished up next week. Its the biggest piece for me so far its taking me a good long while to finish that guy.

I am working on a camp set. A chopper and a utility. This is the smaller half. Snake skin sycamore with 416 pins and a mosaic center pin. The OAL is about 7 1/2" with a 3 1/4" blade hand finished to 400 grit. Thanks for taking a look. Derek Lee

Really great work. I really like the pin placement it just stands out for some reason. Great job all around!

Next time Ill just take a picture of the Mossberg for ya Laurence!

I just finished this one up. I love the redwood! 1095 hand finished satin. total length 8 1/4" with a 3 1/2" cutting edge. I tried to take advice from my last piece and work on it. Thanks Ausbrooks I hand finished the flats and bevels and thanks Laurence I tried to work on keeping it thinner...

not sure if anyone covered this but use a flat surface and glue sand paper to it (I use A 12" marble tile from homedepot or lowes) Then you can sand the scales perfectly flat by rubbing them in a figure eight motion on the paper. with my first few I would look at the spine and I would find gaps...

Wow. those are sweet!

Thats really nice. Your engraver did a really good job. Very cool knife and sheath!

Thanks Laurence I understand you. That's a really good point about your arm getting tired just from your little finger. I will defiantly take your advice and get some modeling clay. Derek Lee

Thanks Laurence but Im not sure what you mean. Do you mean that I should cut into the handle where the pinky goes in the width or thickness? I am grateful for your help dont get me wrong.

My second hidden tang but getting better. 1095 with a subtle hamon that I couldnt catch in the photo. the blade is about 4 3/4" with a 4 1/2"handle. Cold blue guard, 416 stainless pin and a thin tan g10 spacer between the guard and the handle. Thanks for taking a look. as always any feedback...

Thanks for the input KC. I need to practice hand sanding when Its not a full flat grind and learn to keep em crisp. As for the tapered tang, I dont know how but its on my list of things to learn. Again thanks I am always looking for ways to better my work. Derek Lee

If its still open I would like to be in again this year!

Oh cool yeah I am from Hollister so when I go visit the familiy I head through Los Banos. Yeah etching can be kinda iffy. It takes a while to get a good stencil if your making them yourself. I was looking into a stamp but I am not sure about holding it like a nail or if there is more fixtures...

Yeah Aus I was thinking the same thing. I am just having problems with keeping crisp lines when I hand finish. I was just really happy with the lines and the way that everything turned out so I left it. But I am practicing more on my hand sanding when its not a full flat. Thanks for your...

Is a stamp the only way you want to go or is a etching an option? Also, what part of the central valley are you living in? I am here in Fresno

Dude Steven thats awesome! Ive been keeping up with your work and I figured I would come across it sooner or later. Sooner! great job man, really!