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Hey Bama, I'm glad to hear this tutorial helped you out in the knifemaking. I've had a couple of guys ask me if I was going to make it into a book. I'll admit I thought about it, but to be honest I've gotten too much information off of the forums. That's how I learned to make knives so i made...

HEY FRANK! the website isn't up yet, but he can be reached at girraffebone.com for now.

Thanks Mr. Warner. Good to see you back in the knifemaking world

Jerry McClure is a good friend of mine and he has started selling mammoth. If you know Jerry you'll know this doesn't mean any ole plain mammoth. This stuff is as good as what's in his secret drawer. Jerry is cutting them up and getting scales that are nearly a perfect match. The pieces I saw...

Got some pics. The first is showing how I have it clamped up and polishing the tang to 600 grit. The next are just some shots during polishing. I use the mobil 1 like my good buddy Frank Niro suggested. I like it. In this next shot you can see some white shavings. That is buffing...

Ok some pictures will be posted tonight or tomorrow night. It's not finished but in the final stages of polish before it's hammered together. Also still waiting on gold for the pins. One thing I've had to do a couple times so far is make a new bushing. Putting these things together has caused...

So close, but those little bronze bushings are going to be the death of me. Mr Hurst I don't know what time it will be but I will call you later this evening. Thanks ryan

Here's some adapter collets I ordered for mine. This site may have what you need. http://gpcollets.com/adapter_cross.html

Cool. I just recently got my pantograph going. When I get off work tonight ill send a link to a site for collets.

Polishing now I did put the blade back on the grinder and took the grind line higher. I left the grinder with a 600 grit finish then sanded the flats to 600 grit. Still had the spring sticking up when closed. Using a 600 grit belt I removed some from the bottom of the tang Polishing up...

That makes me sick, I was set up at that show with a crowd that big there's always going to be scum buckets. Did you have them announce it over the speaker? Hopefully it shows up.

Just saw this on the hunting forums. Prayers for stic his daughter and the whole family.

I'm going to have Jerald on his toes this weekend :D No I have not forgotten about this, I've been working on some problems that were showing up and mirror polishing the blade it's going to be done soon2thumbs2thumbs2thumbs

That's kind of what I figured. I'm doing some rearranging and what not and searching for a surface grinder. I'm starting to think my problem has two problems, the biggest of which is not parallel which maginifies everything else. I've got a heavy duty Kuhlmann pantograph that will be in...

Dan thanks for the offer, but I'm in no hurry and may have something worked out to where I don't have to ship it. FWIW Dan and one other guy have offered to surface grind this for me off the forums, Great Folks Here

There wasn't a year or so ago. I looked into it for learning some machining myself. I did talk to a local machine shop, he gets 86 and hour for the surface ginder and said to expect at least 3 to 4 hours. That's hard for me to swallow for a 5 foot piece of steel 1.5" wide.I've never priced...

Thanks for the tips. I think starting with precision ground steel would be best, I just can't find it the steel and sizes I like. I like the tape idea. Frank ya stranger, it has been a constant battle, sometimes it doesn't show up as bad. You are right though I do have a wear spot so I...

I've been doing the figure 8, but I think my problems are starting off on the grinder. Like possibly it's flat after the granite plate, but not parallel. When I grind on the grinder my parts are already profiled. I start with a 120 grit belt and go from there. The main places that give me...

Hey guys, got a little time and wanted to ask a question. One of my biggest problems with slip joints is getting things flat really flat. I can flat sand on the grinder to get the scale off then take it a granite plate and get what I think is flat. When I put the mic to it I find other wise. THe...