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Good thread...I don't like doing stainless because of the time involved . I make about 5 blades a month so it would not work for me to ship out. But if I had a guy down the street doing it I would send it to him. A lot of things involved in knife making are less than profitable and I can agree...

Nice job on the tapered tangs .. I bet the prototype locks right into your hand.

That was pretty cool .. Now next time you can put him to work profiling and hand sanding.

Thanks Kevin

How long would you consider over soaking regarding say 1095/W2/W1 ? Would 10 min soak seem like a good start ?

Do they have any vibration issue's with the thin wall tubing ? For example the KMG grinder uses thick steel that creates a large amount mass for dampening .

I like it. I think the screw construction looks good. Gives you a option down the road to change out the slabs if you want.

Good read ,,, Thank You

Geez.. Wonder why so long ? Has he been paid in advance ? I don't care how cheap they are to buy. If you spend $1000. dollars you should get a good machine. They look very poorly built. And not worth a $1000 dollars. I know other machines cost more and may seem out of reach but a $1000 dollars...

You can get a mechanics cart and put it on that. Get one with a shelf on the bottom and put all your accessories like foil , tongs and gloves etc,

I agree a very impressive blade. Would have loved to have seen that one in person.

Hi Ben... You did an excellent job on that package. The new owner should get a lifetime of use. By the looks of your hawks you have been doing your right at the top of my list when I purchase down the road in a bit. Keep on truckin'

Very nice ! I like the finish. Has a stonewash look.

Yup..Should work. I used to do it with no problems.

Yes it does darken most handle material. Some people like it on Micarta because it darkens it up a bit. But it wears away very quickly. There are dozens of tricks to achieve most finishing preferences.

Not sure if you have a belt sander but if you go up into the higher grits with a J-Flex belt and go to you lowest belt speed you can get decent results.

Yes ! I like the blade on it , Very nice package

Just throwing out some thoughts on what I feel has helped me get more consistent results tempering. Since I started making knives I moved up from a homemade tin can forge to a little atlas forge and then got a used box kiln and then finally a Evenheat oven. When I tempered I always used a...

Always read you orders twice.. Make sure you use the specified fasters (brass if brass-stainless if stainless) that way if your customer is not amused you don't have to make the blade over again . Ask me how I know this.:sad:

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