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Nice knives , Sean ! Beautiful handles & blades . Joe

Thanks very much for the compliments ,Fellows ! Don , like some other old coggers I have heard of, I like to improve on the old anytime I can !:D Joe

Just finished , small gents EDC . Blade is ATS-34 ,Rc , 60 . Bolsters are Damascus with handles of dark amber jigged bone. OAL is 6 " & 3 1/4 " , closed . Remington Bullet pattern . Thanks for looking. Joe

That is a real beauty ,Roger ! Welcome. Let's see some more . Joe

Chuck , I start the ball with hammer & nail set then finalize with micrometer. I wouldn't use my best micrometer but I've been using a $30 one from MSC for the past 2 yrs , Works great !

I use 0.013 nylatron & press the 1/16 " ball in with micrometer . Joe

Really nice site ,B.C. Great looking knives , too ! Joe

Looks good to me , too . I have had no problem with Brad Vice's Damascus & it sure etches as weii as any I have ever used. Joe

Andy , for the $ , CPM-134 or ATS-34 is hard to beat. They are essentially identical & heattreatable with your Paragon & definitely benefit from cryo . Cryo treatment is simple. You need to get a Dewar & fill with liquid Nitrogen. You can usually find a used Dewar On Fleabay for $200 -300 ...

Nice work , Shane ! Joe

Beautiful work , Papi ! Sorry to hear of your allergy problem . Joe

Cubane , After etching to desired state , try rinsing with hot water & neutralizing with Windex with ammonia then dry thoroughly with hairdryer (on Hi ) . Do not wipe or rub but let it hang for 3-4 hrs for the black oxide to become fixed to the steel. Next , spray down with WD-40 to stop any...

JSM , The mammoth tooth is beautiful but fragile. I don't recommend it for an EDC. If you are going to use it , the 1st thing to do is coat it completely with thin superglue . Next , epoxy vulcanized paper to back side. This will give it more striength & decrease breakage. Work only with new...

I use a good bit of Brad's Alabama Damascus for folder blade & it works great ! On top of all that, Brad Vice is a real gentleman & a pleasure to do business with ! Joe

Great looking knife & sheath, Tod ! Joe

Beautiful work , Diego ! Where in Argentina do you live ? Joe

Great looking work , Ernie ! Joe

Nice work ! Joe

Great looking knife & sheath , Mike ! Joe

Retired surgeon & knifemaker Joe