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i am north of Raleigh/Durham and about 150 miles from the coast. what we were worried about was 10" of rain and winds over 50mph. i think the morning forecast won't be that bad. storm is now headed for NC/SC border. we may get rain, but not that much or winds that high. a lot of people were...

no, not an aunt or cousin or the title of a bad XXX movie. varies between Cat 4 and Cat 5 hurricane. will come visit us in Eastern NC Thursday thru Saturday. forecast track keeps moving south. Sunday forecast track went over my house, now track is about 75 miles south. still forecast >10"...

besides uses above, i use them to set my rip fence on table saw and anywhere when working where i need a precision spacer between 1" and 6".

one nice thing about using canola oil to quench, any odors it makes blend in with the rest of the kitchen odors as we use canola to fry and saute.

you don't have to clock in and out, but at least identify what task takes the longest, then see if there is a way to do it more efficiently. when working with thin stock, the coarsest grit I use is 60, sometimes 80. pre-heat treat I have be going over everything with 180 or 220, a lot easier...

i use a toaster oven and put a metal tray above and below the rack that holds the knife, protects blade from elements. i also run in convection mode so temperature is even.

well said.

that list would be a good addition to the "knifemaking business" thread. i think some makers get caught up using the "Steel of the Month" rather than picking a couple of steels, developing a repeatable HT process, and then getting every ounce of performance out of the steel.

1040, 1045, and 1050. we made a basic forging. the forging was sent to next facility where it was machined, threaded and splined then assembled into an axle assembly. where the axle met the wheel piece is the CV joint

do you mean advantages? if you look at data from Crucible, Rc 61-63 is the best ratio of hardness to toughness. best hardness for O1 for general purpose use. if you dig thru the archives, you can find posts by Kevin Cashen saying the same thing. ref...

where i used to work. induction furnace to heat the steel, 1600 ton press to forge. end product of part shown is the piece that goes from drive axle to drive wheel in front wheel drive vehicles.

short forging video. all knifemakers should have a rig like this in their backyard https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bzr4geIwLIKAY1dLX1VISjV1T2s

there are 3 different handle shapes. i like the middle one because i have big hands. wife likes bottom one because of shorter, rounder handle fit better in her small hands. bottom one has most flex. seems to support the idea that geometry has more influence on flex than steel or heat treat...

I haven't made any knives for sale since winter, a bit of burn out i guess. late spring I made some test mules to try new shapes and grinds. I have some blanks cut to make more, hope to get working on them soon, one will include the kith. the idea was to make a smaller knife that can handle...

i haven't been out to the shop for a while as the wife has had 2 hospital stays over a week long in the last two months. glad your business is doing well.

when you look at the market for a no frills 4" skinner, there are many choices out there, some hand made, some from small companies, some from big companies. you have to find a niche where your product can sell. we should all be re-evaluating our process continually, that is the only way to...

all i want for Christmas is for my arm hair to grow back

no, so he can make a higher profit and continue making knives. i don't give a rat's rump what price is charged. i don't know where you get this 'acceptable" nonsense. we should all be re-evaluating our process continually, that is the only way to improve. again, whole purpose of thread is to...

a good grind is not a variable, it is a must have. even uniform finish is a must have. cigarette paper slicing sharpness is a must have. good HT is a must have. that is what we base our quality standards on. okay handle material and premium handle material is a difference in raw material...

to help us all be better business people, we need to look at all cost-per-knife variables. in the old thread, we even included propane for the forge or electricity for the furnace. what variables do you have that are unique enough to 'drastically' effect price? is there a industry standard...