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This is a great thread for me as I am about to get started etching also. My plan is to buy a machine to have a little more control. Where is a good place to have my logo made into a stencil? - J

Wow, great lines!

Hey Travis, Thanks for sending this out. I will be praying for for Kent's recovery and peace for his family. - J

Incredible! and the photography is great too. I love the picture with the dirty hand holding it above the book...awesome. You are an amazing artist. - J

Here is what I know about band saws shaving teeth... Here at work we use a metal cutting bandsaw daily. If you try to cut any material that is thinner than the space between the bandsaw teeth, it will tear the teeth off. I think what is happening for you is, you start to cut the top of the...

Amazing. I look forward to the time in my knife making journey that I can hone my skill to anywhere near your level (if that is possible)... thanks for sharing and keep it up. BTW, you have about the best website I have seen. Super clean, and easy to navigate...and funny... I wish I lived in...

I proudly finished my second knife over the weekend. On monday, I dropped in on the driveway and destroyed the ironwood scales.. ARGHHHHH!!!!

Congratulations, I migth be there some day. It is weird that I want to keep them all??? - J

Yep, with the geometry of mine, the 40 lb was too heavy. I thought it might break off the Beer Tap Handle when I was compressing it, and that would just not be acceptable...hehe... With the 15 lb, it was so light that the tracking mechanism would not work properly. Unless you geometry is...

Thanks for the tip Ed!

That is how I built mine! I started off with a 15lb and it was way too light. I tried 30lb and 40lb. The 30 lb was just right for mine. I love the way it works. I will try to attach a pic (i am new at this!). - Jason

ok, i will do just that! thank you, - J

Rudy, thanks for responding. It is just the mix, no ceramic blanket... If I remember correctly, the interior space is about 4" x 16". The port is in the middle of the tube but canted towards the back.about 30 degrees. i am willing to redo the liner, re-weld the port, or a combination of both...

Hello, I am new to this also. I made one silimar to what Rudy described. I have only tried it once, but could not get it hot enough. I tried both Propane, and Map gas. I used a 50/50 mix of plaster of paris and playground sand for the liner material. I used a standard propane torch. Do i...

Hey Mud, I am with you! I just started making knives. One complete and i have 9 blades ready to go to heat treat ( I am not set up for that yet). I am working out of my garge in Brea, not too far from you! i made all the blades with a 1x30 harbor freight grinder and a 2x2 craftsman. I just...

I am new to this whole thing...but i have spent quite a bit of time poking around, here are the best sites i have seen to date. http://travisknives.com/ and http://www.frycustomknives.com/ Both sites appear to be created by http://carafry.com/ - Jason