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I'd like to expand on the original question if I may since I'm fairly certain I'd don't know enough about the steel I work with to probably even be working with it, lol. I hear a lot about normalizing steel before working/hardening and such but do I need to do that with a piece of let's say...

Tell you what guys, this is tough. But I'm gonna second that vote Daniel Rohde, he's really got some clean lines and very nice choices of materials that compliment each other. I've been noticing his work a lot lately and really like it. Wayne

Great knife, love the contrast of the blade. Wayne

Very impressive all the way around, wow. Wayne

Wow, Ed is right on the coffee and music, must have them or I feel my work suffers,lol. I agree about shop rags, clean shop rags, you never have one when you need one, at least a clean one, haha. I think we need a rag fairy to follow us around with a fresh one. Love the pictures of the daughter...

I guess I was paying attention to just the one that you have in the second pic, sorry, if that's how good they are turning out, then I say hand sand away, lol. I need to pay more attention it would seem, sometimes the little things get by me! Wayne

And don't forget to check your auto correct spell check when your done each post, lol. I do that a lot. Wayne

Well, I don't have any experience with halons, someday I do hope to try it. But I am trying desperately to find the flaw, maybe it's the picture but that looks great to me, that Harmon really pops and the overall shape is a good one. Like Ed said, "run with it" Wayne

I like it Coach, looks very similar to the one I made that I keep under my bed in case the "boogieman" comes out at night. I had a question, is your makers mark a stamp or etched? Thanks. Wayne

Hey JJ, Like the look, it's gonna be nice. I think trying to hand sand all of those gouges out of the blade that you have described may be a ton of work. Those look deep, you may never really get it to look the way your minds eye is seeing it. It does seem that you have a lot of "meat" left...

Thanks all for the replies, I suspected I was doing something wrong and new the answer would be here somewhere. Ed, you mentioned you don't use this material anymore, partly because of this problem, can you clue me into something that can give the same results but cuts better? Thanks Wayne

Hello all, I have question about something I've been dealing with for some time now. Just got real tired of it today and I'm gonna ask if anyone else deals with this issue. I have a scrap steel graveyard near me and I bought some bolster materials off of the racks in the yard. They used one...

That thing is serious, I just love big Bowies, my absolute favorite type of knife. Wayne

Hi Hunt, I've looked pretty close at all your pics and they look pretty normal from what I can see, although I'm no expert on heat treating I do use both of those steels often and I can say that my blades always look similar and so do my envelopes, they kind of get a bit flaky/crispy around the...

Thanks John, I'm working on set as we speak and I know I'm gonna have better results. Your right thought, those tiny pieces are hard to work with, especially to drill pin holes into! Wayne

Thanks also to you Ken, I have a decision to make here!nsounds like it either Bladebond or Acraglass, both come very highly rated from what I've read, thanks to you and Ed. Wayne

Thanks Ed, I was hoping someone with your experience would chime in, I appreciate it. You pretty much backed up what my thoughts where, both issues should be easy to fix and I have a thought in my mind that I may be able to save these brass inserts as the customer really likes them, I may just...

Damn, that was a scary situation, glad for the outcome. Now back to focusing on the knee, right. My dad had both replaced and said it was the best thing he ever did, no pain anymore, and he could get around, just a bit slower. Should have seen him crawling around rebuild his tractors and tending...

That sir is brilliant, probably really lessens the burnt fingertips, thanks for the idea!!! Wayne

Welcome, with your background in jewelry and such, your a shoe-in to turn out some pretty intricate designs, can't wait to see them. Wayne