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Thanks, Mike-E I sure appreciate it. Your build looks pretty nice. Jeremy

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh…...I think I'm finally getting what you did there. I like the idea of the dual rail/both sides recessed for that track to fit in. Guessing that makes it all track very straight and not want to shift at all from side to side as you move the sled in and out. And when you said the...

Mike-E, thanks for that, I posted in that thread. David, I looked at your two pictures for a WHILE and I think I’m finally starting to figure out what you did there. I’m guessing that threaded bolt from the T slot goes through the hole at the far end of the “base” when it’s flipped over? Then...

Mike-E, thanks for bumping this. I see that you might have successfully made the adjustment in/out kind of like what I was thinking about in the other thread. Wishing I could see all the innards for how you made it all work with no slop in there :). Jeremy

Okay, let's see if this works. Imagine there being a bar of aluminum on the top end, too with the threaded rod going through it. The block on the rod would be bigger and attached to the base of the sliding rail. When you turn the handle, that block would travel back and forth. But, how do...

Looks like you posted as I was trying, Ken. That looks really nice. For some reason, the T slot and gib is hard for me to figure out on designing/making. That’s why the other thought I tried to describe above came to mind. A well machined rectangular block that’s threaded could ride in an “open...

Thanks for the link. I’ll check that table out and see. I have a small metal lathe that I got used a couple years ago, but still haven’t used it... It even came with a bunch of cutting tools, I’ve just never used a metal lathe and so I think the intimidation part of breaking something has kept...

Brandant- Which table/attachment did you go with to move your slide rail towards/away from the contact wheel? I know some guys ended up not being as happy with theirs because of some slop and easy movement, making the results less than precise. Jeremy

I wish I could see one in person and check it all out to help wrap my brain around what parts are all needed. I’d also really like to have a dial indicator attachment to be able to see how much I’m taking off. Will need to do some more research and see what I can’t figure out. The tolerances...

Thanks, Brandant. I was just trying to trouble shoot some binding I can feel in the travel of the blade while sitting at work today and plan to take my dial indicator to the tang and other parts of the knife tonight. Made me wish I had a surface grinder like the one you posted up recently... I...

I've gotten some more done on this. There have been a few hiccups, but nothing fatal to the knife itself-however, good learning experiences. The blade came out of the quench with a bit of a left turn to it and John Doyle got me lined out on some torch straightening. Ended up working like a...

Steve, I couldn’t agree more with your sentiments about thinking through each step! That’s sound advice on a fixed blade and pretty much an absolute necessity with a folder....ask me how I know... The order of your steps is sooooo crucial because of the one after it. Drill one hole too big too...

I had the good fortune to spend some quality time with my friend John Doyle this summer. He helped me make a liner lock and it was a lot of fun, but it also gave me a lot of tools of how the process goes. I had tried to make my own folder a while back and that didn't go very well. With John's...

Many makers use Ti for liners, though some use steel. One of the big differences between them is needing to heat treat the steel liners for the proper spring of the lock bar. With Ti liners, that's not an issue at all. There are several places that sell Ti-Alpha Knife Supply, I believe USA...

I'm apparently not nearly so OCD... I didn't take mine all apart like you did. The table all seems to move smoothly on mine. I'm curious now if mine looks like yours...? Jeremy

I can't help but think the answers depend upon what the individual has had. I know it does for me... It also depends upon what you're making/want to make. I'd like: A shop with plenty of room for some separate work areas (forging, grinding, finishing) A shop with LOTS of outlets and wired for...

I got that same mill earlier this year. Sooooo cool to have a mill, huh? :) I ended up getting a 6" old Kurt vise off eBay....and its big.... I like being able to have more jaw distance, but it's kind of huge for the mill. I got a set of parallels, a face mill (instead of fly cutter) that takes...

I have no idea about the makers and their policy/practice on age for giving lessons. But your idea on getting your son lessons is a great idea. I took a week long class with Ed Caffrey (American Bladesmith Society Master Smith-aka ABS MS) a few years back and it was amazing how helpful it can be...

I got to talking with a maker at the recent Seattle show and sharing some shop pics on our phones. His press was really interesting. I'd never seen one like he built. It uses the C frame model of the I beam, but makes it an H frame. He got a pretty sizable I beam and then cut out some of the...

Aha! Totally missed that.. Great way to keep things safe. Jeremy