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Thanks Carey! I appreciate the comments.

I'm in! I'll send you a PM in a few...

Great ideas all around, everyone. As mentioned above, the devil is in the details, and the criteria will have to be well defined. One suggestion for a category could also be best first knife (maybe this falls under the Best New Builder category, but this might entice more fence-sitters to...

That's one bad@$$ rig!

That bow does look great! how does it shoot? Being an archer myself, I'm only slightly partial to bow pics on a knife forum ;)

They both look great! I really like to hollow grind on that knife profile!

Makes complete sense, Pieter. I guess the only downsides are that it takes longer and that the epoxy "rivet"then consists of two parts, which might not be as strong - not that I think that is a significant issue with decent epoxy.

Hi Jeff, I've been using (probably) the cheapest solution out there (apart from my stencil). I had a stencil made by Ernie Grospitch (sp?). I use a simple 9V battery (Duracell) with two crocodile clips attached to it. The red (+) terminal gets clipped to the blade, and the black (-) terminal...

Makes perfect sense. Are you going to drill the holes, then glue on the next scale, and then drill the second scale? I would think that would be the most accurate way to do it. @JLaw, T88 is very good epoxy - a little bit pricey, but worth it, IMHO, and very easy to work with.

Lookin' good! Don't worry about too much epoxy - the T88 sands easily, and you should have enough on there to fill in all the holes in the tang in any case. Why did you only glue on the one scale? I find it easier if I do both at the same time.

Absolutely exquisite! Excellent design and craftsmanship!

Thanks for the comments, guys. The box was a fun little project :).

That is coming along very nicely. I'm thinking of starting to build one of these over a period of time as I get funds/time/motivation. Thanks for going through the effort of posting this - I'll definitely refer back to it once I start!

Very well executed! Great looking knife and sheath.

Pieter, I ordered a stencil from a guy here in Florida (Ernie Grospitch (sp)). I then simply used a regular 9V battery and hooked up a couple of crocodile clips to it, and clipped the + to the blade, and used a small, flat piece of tool steel wrapped in cotton wool and moistened (not drenched)...

Posted this in the "Custom knives" forum as well, but thought I'd get some maker's input as well. I completed my second knife a couple of days ago (sans sharpening). The intention is for it to be a little utility knife for my father in law. Knowing that he isn't going to actually carry the...

I completed my second knife a couple of days ago (sans sharpening). The intention is for it to be a little utility knife for my father in law. Knowing that he isn't going to actually carry the knife around on his belt, I decided to rather make a leather storage box for it than an actual sheath...

I got mine at Woodcraft, but you can also buy it online. Woodcraft didn't have any other color pigments than black, but you can order it on System 3's website, or Woodcraft should also be able to get it for you. It really is great epoxy!

You can get coloring agents for some epoxies - the System 88 Epoxy I'm using has a whole bunch of colors you can get. I agree with James, the paint is interfering with the bond. I also think it's maybe a good idea to do the scales and the filling-in at the same time, as suggested above.

Great post, thanks Dennie. Quick question - would you be able to use a DC motor with something like the EERF grinder-in-a-box?