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Thanks Rusty, and a Happy Birthday to you and all the Marines out there. Especially the younger ones out there doing the job right now. SEMPER FI2thumbs2thumbs

This is a great thread. This is me between my folks at boot camp graduation in 1963. The second pic is of me and Les George in my shop about a year ago. That's Les on the left.:haha:

Mr. Hurst, please accept my sincerest condolences. You are going through one of the toughest experiences a man can have. Just remember the old saying.."When life knocks you down seven times...get up eight.." You have many unknown friens here at KD praying for you and your wife. Gary B

626 please. Thank you sir

Andrew ... Looking good sir. You should be able to quench the W1 in water with a little care. Normalize the blade a couple times then clay it up and heat to just barely non-magnetic with no soak time. Quench in warm water and hold it still. Don't move it around in the quench. Try it with...

I know you've probably heard it before ... but wear a good respirator when grinding/sanding micarta. Phenolic dust and nasal passages and lungs don't get along well. Otherwise sounds good. Good luck!2thumbs

Now that is just too damn cool. Why is it that so many of the best ideas are dead simple and you just couldn't see the answer right in front of you. Thanks Tracy.2thumbs

Now that is just too damn cool. Why is it that so many of the best ideas are dead simple and you just couldn't see the answer right in front of you. Thanks Tracy.2thumbs

Man! That is a clean looking knife. Great job.

Welome Aboard Marine. This is getting to be Marine Corps Central. And that ain't a bad thing. Now make knives and post pics.

Ariel! Good to see you here sir. How about some cable welding tutorials?2thumbs

I have been making knives since 1991 and specializing in clay tempered Japanese styles since 2004. I love the rush when you plunge the hot steel into water and run to the etch tank to see how the hamon came out and whether or not the edge cracked. I will be posting from time to time and...

Hey Bugler.... Go here http://www.usaknifemaker.com/store/knifedogscom-forum-merchandise-c-85.html and get you some tags. They are great

Got my Tags today. Super cool. Thanks Tracy2thumbs

OUTSTANDING! I just ordered mine. Thanks.

Very Cool I'm in.

My security team This is my buddy JACK. Half Pit Bull and half Yellow Lab. Not much of a shop dog, but he'll eat anything... dog food, steak, mulberry trees, people. Don't know what I's do without him around.

Missed this page when I signed up. Ex-Marine, retired truck driver and mechanic. now full time knifemaker in the Japanese style. This looks like a neat place to hang out.

A sample of what I have been doing Here's a few pics of some old and some newish things I have done. The neck knife has my old shamrock B mark from about 5 or 6 years ago.

Hello all I got steered this direction by Les George. Looks like fun. I'll post pics of some of the knives I have made after dinner