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Eric I think it looks good. I like the contrast between the orange and green. If there are any faults, most wouldn't notice. I have the same problem, I know every little blemish when I'm done. It's a good looking knife.

I love getting packages (my Wife not so much) from US Knifermaker its like Christmas. I hope all goes well and Good luck, thanks for the service you provide ...............and for feeding my addiction:biggrin: Dustin

Just finished this. first knife I used the Bubble Jig on Elmax Blade Fancy Mesquite Handle Sun dial Mosaic Pin Black G10 liners (not in the Picture Sorry) Nickel Silver bolsters

Shawn's right start simple. Buy a piece of 1095 (this is a good piece of steel) and make a simple knife. I made my first knife with a harbor freight sanderand heat treated it in a metal bucket with charcoal and my shop vac blowing on it (it was red neck). I was and still am proud of that first...

does any one make there own stencils? I have the pattern on a transparent sheet, have the stencil material. what kind of light bulb should i use? and about how long should i expose it (i know i will have some trial and error) but about how long am i looking at? Thanks in advance

You'll. Need a VFD (variable frequency drive) to change the speed on the motor. What's the HP on the motor?sometimes I can get an old VFD from work that they are getting rid of.

Thanks Eric & Rudy for the input it helps alot

Thanks I'll try this and I'll have to get some higher grit belts the highest I have is 1200

Is all this done on your sander? How much do you hand sand?

I need a little direction on how to finish my knives. 1. I like the mirror finish, but I have a hard time getting it to look smooth. It usually looks like I'm smoothing out the scratches ( I can still see the lines there just shiney now). What grit do I take it to on my sander? What grit do...

thanks Doug and Rob that helps

do I need to Anneal it? and how do i do this? or can i just re-hardend?

I soaked it for 1hr at 1950F. i did have it in a pouch.there was a little carb on the handle.

so i've heat treated a large knife made from 440C. and i ended up with a RC of 45, Not so good. can i reverse the process and try again? i know were i went wrong i soaked it too long. this is the first time i've used my new oven and did it by myself.

I would like to try to make an assisted opener, but I'm not quite sure how to do it. Any body know where I can get some plans?

I found this in a web search. is this it?

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Hello how long have been making knives? I'm in magna

Knive Pics Here are some of my knives one is the bulldog from US Knife maker (First Folder) second is a pitbull and the last is one a made as a gift (the Pic is not so good)