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Beautiful knife , Randy ! Joe

Looks like a well made linerlock ! Lets see some more . Joe

Welcome , Dave . I am a former Alaskan , 35 yrs on Kenai Peninsula . Very nice work on the sword. Keep the pics coming . Joe

The stitching groover will give you a great improvement . I started out using the drill press to make my holes but now do them with the Dremel freehand. I make my groove on the front side & then use the star wheel to mark where I want my holes on the front . I do the groove on the back but...

Congrats , Alistair ! I missed it also . Beautiful folder. Joe

I wish I had a knife vise ! Thanks, joe

Thanks , All ! John , the pins are all peened. I used a dovetail cutter to make the nail nick on this one . I 'm still in the " evolving " stage as far as making nailnicks. I started out using the Dremel cutoff wheel & am in the process of trying a grinding stone now . Joe

No pics for me either , Bob . I thought I was doing something wrong ! Joe

Portaband , hands down ! You can fashion a wooden stand & get a Harbor Freight & be in business for less than $100 . Where are you ? I have a dedicated Jet metal bandsaw that I'll sell you for a $100 . Joe

One tip that I have found which prevents or reduces fingernail marks on your leather is to wear a rubber surgical glove on the hand holding the stamping tool. (In addition to keeping the nails short ! ) Joe

Thanks ,Silverman ! Nice sheath ,too Q Joe

Reshape & bevel tip as suggested by Murph then if not satisfied with the way it looks, you can replace the blade . Got nothing to lose , the way it is presently !

A real beauty , Alistar ! Nail nicks are hard enough & I haven't even considered putting more than 1 blade in each one yet ! Joe

Nice start , John ! Keep'um coming . Joe

Some recommend 350 degrees x 1hr snap temper then cryo . Others say go direct to cryo after heat treat. All seem to agree to always temper after cryo. I cryo immediately after heat treat without the snap temper & have not had any problem using ATS-34 , then temper X 2 X 2 hr. I do not claim...

Good work , Cody ! Joe

Beautiful , Bruce !! Joe

Very nice workmanship ! I really like the lines of flow . Joe

Nice knife & sheath , Tod ! Joe

Mean looking blade , Scott ! Good job , Joe