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We have horses everywhere around here! I live next to double M western store. They run rodeos every Friday and Saturday night! We bought a truck load from the Saratoga city composting operation. As you might expect, Saratoga is the center of all horse racing in the northeast. So who knows...

I know what you mean. my visit with IG was memorable ... to much exitement for a simple country boy!

I keep my Ernie Swanson knife in a special wooden box where only the best of my collection goes. ernie

You can't beat upstate NY. lots of lakes, woods and the weather is always changing. Just look at my tomatoes.....In three weeks I'll need a stepladder to pick!

It just proves that bad things happen in 3's stupid is funny!

ray rogers has a good set of instructions. http://www.rayrogers.com/ftutorial.htm ernie

I'm planning on driving up there from the Albany NY area. ernie

Don Fogg is listed as an instructor, I'm thinking about driving up from Albany NY area Anyone want to ride along? July 23 through 25, 2010 Offered by the American Bladesmith Society, Inc. Hosted by the New England School of Metalwork Location: New England School of Metalwork 9 Albiston Way...

I'm no slave to fashion.. so my shop is going to be a little different. The free gas grill got changed into a Zowada gas forge. The coal forge does not get much use these days. Garbage can anvil: The Peter Wright anvil is bolted to a wood block set in sand. I can add or subtract sand...

the hot metal area is a little too hot right now. ernie

The "before pictures" I will clean up and organize the shop soon. I hope! ernie

yes, gorilla glue works fine with pakka wood and dymond wood.

Here is a link with a price and photos. http://www.beaumontmetalworks.com/ Once you know the official name and specs, it is relatively easy to find a deal somewhere on the internet. ernie

Here is my trade. 440C, G11 and my first ever sheath. ernie

Count me in I'm finishing up a knife today. Then I have to buy a digital camera. My old one disappeared on July 4th. I have looked everywhere and I can't figure out what happened to it. ernie

My Bader grinder is single phase 110 or 220VAC. The motor is DC, so the box converts the power to DC and provides the variable speed control. ernie

5 min epoxy in hot weather does not give you much working time. I found I just could not mix completely and get the knife together before it cures too much. As an experiment I tried gorilla glue on a kitchen knife with buffalo horn. I drilled the full tang for pins but never installed them so...

Power grinders are Ok .. but jigs are bad....that's funny. if you want real handmade you have to unplug all your power tools. As for me I'll use any tool that makes things easier.

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That is a punch press, you put dies in it to trim flashing off castings or blank out shapes from thin stock. That big old flywheel is spinning all the time. You trip the clutch and BANG it spins the crankshaft one time. there is no give like a power hammer, it is set up for a single distance...