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not sure on the amps.... Stencils are from Ernie. He is great by the way... making a sample stencil with electrical tape sounds smart!

Anthony, you totally scored! - J

The Black thing is what is left of the stencil! I attached the Black lead to the steel and red to the marking pad. The mark was a big black mess... It was 13.8 VDC Not under load...not sure what the voltage drop is. AC Voltage was about 13 volts. Thanks guys! - J

Hi Weston, welcome to the team! - J

I tried to use my new etching machine and makers marks for the firsttime yesterday. This is the first time that I have used a marking machine, and I did nothave much success… I have a marking machine from Ernie's plans. Attached is a picture of the stencil after Iused it and a picture of the...

Anthony, great job my friend!! These look great. $80 seems way to low to me... Can't wait to see more! - J

I think projects like this are why we all love knife making. Super creative and well executed. Thanks for sharing! - J

Anthony, your problem is that you have too many great pieces. Send them all to me, I will find you a good one, and send it back to you. The rest will stay in my stash! - J

Whoever started this is AWESOME.

Thanks Doug, These are the last two pieces from a bar I have used before. None of the pieces had this issue. I tried to drill two different pieces with two different brand new bits. I grabbed a new piece of 416 and it drilled fine. - J

Hey Guys, here is a new one to me. Last night I finished shaping 416SS bolsters for a new full tang hunter I am working on. I marked the pin locations and TRIED to drill them...no luck. Apparently I hardened them while cutting them out of the barstock. I do not have a bandsaw (yet). I cut...

I thought it was just me... Having a busy job and family, I get very little time to "create". I did get a couple hours last night though! If I can learn a new skill every couple weeks and if every knife is getting better, then I guess that is good enough for now. - J

What type of wax are you referring to? Is it a furniture wax? thanks, - J

Hey Anthony! Yah, it is like some bad obsession that I have no way of explaining to my wife.... With my daughters being 15, 13 and 11, my schedule is such that if I get a couple hours a week to work on knives... that is good. You, Justin and Wallace are making me envious. I will keep plugging...

After reading what Justin Presson has accomplished, I feel a little behind! Oh Well, here it goes... In the Spring time, I thought, hey, I should make a knife. Now, this is pretty much all I want to do in my free time. I have very little of that... Please excuse the poor pictures. My first...

Congratulations, will be praying for all to be healthy! - J

72 here in So. Cal...you should all come visit! - J

Hey Anthony, thanks for the reference to Nick Silva. Check out my new stamp! He is super easy to work with!

Thanks Art, Where can you get that, and is there any tricks to applying it properly? - J

Great work Art! What did you use to fill in the space on the filework? Thanks, - Jason