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Don, I'm still working with your liner lock book. Slipjoints look more difficult to me and I have this nice damascus to work with. The pattern would be lost with a small blade. Which design sells better? Frank, Thanks for the advise, I'll start making incremntal improvements.

Thanks Frank, I've been admiring your work. I can make the parts fit together but I really struggle with the artistic design part. I have been advised to develop my own style, that is easier said than done! Ernie

My first folders since 1994. I am thinking about grinding a big curve into the handle so the knives don't look so rectangular. any comments? ernie balch

I'll take 58 thanks Ernie

You aren't kidding about agents that know nothing! We have a home based sign business and have a separate policy to cover the business. A few years ago we were changing companies and read the proposed policy. It excluded every thing that could ever go wrong. I couldn't believe they would...

I had a guy at work tell me one of my knives looks "store bought" he was complementing me. I get more irritated when helpful people want me to sell things at a craft fair. ernie

I can't believe it's been a year already. I don't want to forget earplugs this year, that bunkhouse gets loud with all the snoring. Any knifedogs going? ernie

I have heard of sugar being used for case hardening. As I understand it carbon monoxide migrates into the metal given a enough time at a high temperature and concentration. Ernie

I don't have any answers, about healthcare that is a huge problem, just a comment on possibly making a few bucks. People are hungry to learn new skills, many have grown up without ever using tools or building anything. Someone with your skills has a lot to offer. Last year my donation to a...

I have both a mill and a Lathe, The mill gets more use. Lately I have been thinking about using the lathe as a disk grinder. ernie

I got my book today, nice job Don. thanks, ernie

how to make a small fortune in knife making ? .............. Start with a large fortune!!

Ok Don, I ordered mine. Looking forward to lots of good info. ernie

Jim Schmidt once told me "You can always raise the price of your knives, but you can never lower it". He said you have to consider both the dealers and the secondary market for collectors. He said that new makers have a tendency to price them selves out of the market, then they cut prices...

Nerves get progressively damaged by exposure to hot or cold temps. People raised in the arctic can tolerate their hands being in ice water much more than average. Also people that wash dishes in extremely hot water loose sensitivity over a period of years. My mother would claim that her...

Don, I really enjoyed your DVD set. Lots of great information. Do you cover hidden pins? Some folders have no visible screws or pins, how are they assembled? I asked one guy and he said the screws were on the inside but I don't see how he assembled a knife with a mosaic damascus bolster...

I work in semiconductor processing and we have done experiments with N2 purges in ovens. It doesn't work as well as you would think. Using a quarter inch line with the N2 flowing out at a high rate we were able to drop the O2 level from 20% to 19% in 15 minutes. The oven was all stainless...

ferric chloride is iron oxide and HCl. the hydrochloric acid will evaporate right through a plastic container. I had a Tupperware container go dry over a 10 yr period. all I had to do was add muriatic acid and wait a couple days for all that rust to redissolve and my ferric chloride is like...

I gave up on weed eaters and bought a unit with big wheels 3hp and tie on strings that are .155" The string never breaks unless you are trying to cut steel posts and then all you do is loop on another pair of strings. Now weed whacking is fun because I can knock down 5' high grass and never...

I'll be there. funny thing They never cashed my check last year. A couple of weeks ago I got the old one back with a request to reissue it. So I sent both last year and this years money, it was a big hit to the checking account.