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Hi Doug, Thanks for the compliments. I ended up getting the Craftsman 2 x 42" grinder, and just got a glass platen that I want to install this afternoon. That will hopefully help a lot. I'll probably start putting together a heat treating forge in the next month or so - it adds up pretty...

Thanks for the reply, Murph. I have actually located 1/4 SS rod that I will be using as pins. I think the Aluminum rod at 1/4" is strong enough, and it works down much easier than the SS, but I think the SS will last longer in the end. I'll have to experiment on a small knife with the Aluminum.

This is the first time I've tried making a knife. The blade has already been sent off to heat treating, but thought I would get your opinions in any case, seeing as I'm obviously very new at this and want to learn as much as possible. I am also planning on making an (almost) exact copy of this...

Hi everyone, I'm a newbie to this forum, as well as knifemaking. I just recently roughed out two drop-point hunter knives from a piece of O1 tool steel (one with just files and sandpaper - much harder than I thought!, and one with a grinder), and really enjoy it! As far as making knives is...

I'm in, and I'll take #24 with me