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I see you have got you a nice grinder, as far as how long a grinder lasts I bought a new Burr King 1 1/2 HP. vary speed 24 years ago and all I have done to it is replace the bearings in a 1/2" small wheel, and have made a lot of knives and used it for what else I could. Just wire in 220 you will...

Don't know kind of swords you are looking for, I have two genuine japanese swords that I would sell, one katana and a wakizashi, let me know if you have an intrust in them. Daene

Thanks Paul, if that thing fails let me know and I will send you another one, I may have gotten some tube that was not good, I am trying a different kind. Deane

Do any of you guys in Arizona know if Charlie is still with us ? I have been trying to get in touch with him for an engraver friend of mine and his, if you can help thank you. Deane Sweet

This is what is on my bench, these two need to be heat treated, top is ATS 34 with bone next is a Loveless copy in 440C going to solder the guard like back when, two mini. California style.

Dennis, I put 440C in at 1200 bring to 1850 F. 20 to 25 min.air cool, draw back 300 for 2 hr. should give you 56 to 58 RC. if you want it softer go from 400 to 500 . Deane

De Mo, don't know what kind of stainless you are dealing with, lookes to have a lot of grain in it, the only stainless I ever broke was hammering on it after heat treat before draw back, it may be way to hard, have straightened ATS 34 and 440C in the press and it will bend more than you would...

Tommy, do like the knife and the sheath, very well done, you may be intrusted in the knife belongs to a friend, go to collectors corner posted by oldknife Feb. 14 2016 on the site. Deane

Luke, I just read this, as much hand work as you are doing I would not heat treat until the knife is finished down to 220, I know I am going to be called on this, I was taught to wrought grind and heat treat but gave it up a long time ago I take all my knives to 220 before heat treat and hand...

You mite try some quality double stick tape to fasten it a block of wood, I use it to cut thin pieces in my lathe and mill just keep it cool. Deane

Kev, there is a utube video on it, search sweet leather core drill. Deane

Kev, if you can go to my contents there is a picture and some info. on them, if you can't find it I will see if I can figure out how to shrink some more pictures. Deane

Paul, I have gone to putting my leather together with double stick tape, you don't have the glue to plug up the drill works much better, have been sealing the edges with medium super glue and sanding them, don't get the glue over the edge or your dye won't take. Deane

Thank you for your kind words guys, I am working on another one, here are some makers that have made some great San Francisco knives, Jim Sornberger Buster Warenski Steven Rapp Jim Ence Curt Erickson there are others these come to mind, the best miniatures I have ever seen were made by Jim...

Paul, great looking sheath and knife, did you try that leather drill? Deane

Bjmac, the originals were made in San Francisco from 1850 to 1900 the biggest makers were Will& Finl and Michael Price, today the right one could be worth $100,000.00 go to the inter net and look them up, there has been some great copes made.

Just finished this little San Francisco style knife the blade is 440 C the scales are mammoth bark, nickel pines silver guard and case, 3" overall .

Here is a product some of you guys may have a use for, you can get it at Brownells it is Gun-sav'r gunstock finish. I have used it on a wood japanese sword case and the walnut scales on a folder, am very pleased with the results. Comes in spray can will run and tends to build up around holes and...

Loctite makes a clean up solvent X-NMS don't know if it will work on fully set super glue, is also expensive, works well for clean up.

Great job Paul. Deane