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Great to see a father take the time an interest in spending time with his kids and instilling an interest in working with their hands. great knife and an even better Dad! Erik

Good looked folder Jason. Love the classic lines of the top one. Erik

Calvin, that's why we have grandkids so cleaning two deer isn't a big deal. Nice looking deer, congrats! Erik

Great looking folder Calvin. Can you brefly explanation how you did the inset orange? Did you just use a paragraph to make the twoi interlocking pieces? Erik

Shortening the screws is pretty easy. I have a small piece of hardened O1 that I tapped with a half dozen holes of the most common sizes. Screw the screw in and let what you want to get rid of hang out the back. Hit it in the belt grinder an zingo! They are shortened. When you screw them back...

welcome back to KD Tod. nothing like starting off a new year with the resolution to grind more knives :biggrin: Erik

Love the clean elegant lines. The harpoon blade and crisp bevels really bring it home. I know they will become treasured family erlooms. Keep it up, I see many more folders in your future! Erik

I like the blade shape a lot. Should be a good camp knife. He should get a real surprise when it's presented to him. Erik

May the peace of Christ be with you all this season, Merry Christmas from Oregon! Erik

Ed, you talk about the smoothness of the action, but I was wondering if there is any concern over the toughness or durability of the ceramic over the steel bearing? Some guys are pretty rough on the pivots. Erik

Old is a state of mind. In dog years we might have to carry Peter to the restroom Happy birthday peter Erik

Welcome to KD. knife making is all about practice. More practice, less butter spreaders . I still get a cul blade every now and then, but it's usually when I,m working in the shop tired or stressed. Fill out your profile so we can get to know you and your name Erik

Welcome to. KD Dan yout jurney is just getting started . Get ready to open up your wallet and empty all the cash out, it's a very addictive passion. Show some pics of your work so far. Erik

Trying to decide what's cuter. The dog. The kid, or Grampa showing them off

Yipee! got home and found a box sitting in my chair from Matt. Opened up the box and WOW! nice blade with great fit and finish. first knife for me with a hamon. My folder went out this morning to James in Idaho. will get there Thursday the postal gal says. love the kith this year, everyone...

Yipee! got home and found a box sitting in my chair from Matt. Opened up the box and WOW! nice blade with great fit and finish. first knife for me with a hamon. My folder went out this morning to James in Idaho. will get there Thursday the postal gal says. love the kith this year, everyone has...

Cant wait to greet the postal guy! this is going to be a fun Christmas. PM's sent to booth the giver and getter, just waiting for replys. Erik

I haven't made a "perfect" knife yet. doesn't mean I haven't tried though. I think that is one of the distinction here is each and every knife the maker is trying to do their best. doesn't mean there will be no sign of the maker left though. I like seeing that a quality knife has evidence that...

If you look around you can find a mentor for BOTH you and him. I have had several young students in the shop over the years. As said above you need to tailor the tool use to the students ability. Check in with the local knife club to see who might help out with your sons interests. Erik

I'll weigh in here as a folder maker. one of the biggest leaps in my folder quality was make when I finally got my surface grinder. it has made it possible to get quicker, better fit ups that are time consuming to say the least by hand. I picked a used Hager pretty cheap on Crags list for 700 in...