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Great info Bigern , Just keep in mind , those $8 filters can actually degrade your picts , if you have a D-SLR , and have a $650 lens on it , don't go cheap on the filters , quality pays. :) Think of it as putting a $8 piece of "glasstic" in front of really good glass. A great book , in...

some stuff that some may find helpful: http://www.howitookit.com/photography-exposure-explained/ http://www.labnol.org/software/tutorials/camera-shutter-speed-and-aperture-explained-in-simple-english/1715/ http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials.htm and some post production stuff...

Great news !

Wickett & Craig & also Siegels of Calif

The awl i use has leather on the end , so that I can use my rawhide mallet to drive it thru the thicker welts.

maybe not easily but you can weld titanium with GTA and pure argon :)

You mean something like this site ? http://www.knivesby.com/knifemaking.html

Most folks shoot on AUTO mode , the dreaded green box mode , most of the time , your camera will not have the white balance correct , especially if you have light from 3 or 4 different light sources. I shoot all my pictures in raw , after I run them thru Lightroom 2 , mainly to tune the white...

also , if your camera ( non D-SLR ) has a macro mode , use it :)

I would be honored to have the opportunity to try out one of your fine slipjoints.

What equipment are you using now ? Camera ? Lighting ?

We'll that has been pretty easy to do for the past 4+ years , as I havent heard from him in many years.

Higher ISO also induces more noise in most of the camera's , and with the higher ISO you want a tripod ( which you should use anyway ). A good image always comes back to lighting , you need light , plain and simple. ( Bright direct sunlight is not flattering to knives at all ). Using either the...

Could always go with one of these: http://littlemachineshop.com/products/product_view.php?ProductID=2898&category=

those scotchbrite belts are tuff to get to run on those little machines due to the stiffness of the belt and the smaller wheel sizes , just to much of a bind. When I ran them on mine , I had to give the belt and nudge by hand to get it moving , then it would pick up speed.

Dav Finch , aka Ferret used one for a long while and made some great knives with it.

Not familiar with the F50 , which mode are you shooting in ? You mentioned a light box , but what about the lights ? Key is to not only getting light , but getting the right light ( temperature wise ) , if you shoot in RAW you can adjust your white balance after the shot ( post production ) ...

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Anyone know how to turn the ac off ? gettin chilly in here , might need to bust out the long sleeves :)

I got a ... no wait , my kids got a Wii , and about 10 games , plus Rock Band 2 , these kids have kept me laughing all day with that game. New video camera is getting a work out as well. :)