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Looks great! Makes me want to take my micarta to a higher polish.

Another update - Have had a bear of a time getting my symmetry right on this handle! It's more contoured than the first handle I shaped, started with thicker scales. It's still not "there" but it's close and I'm starting to worry about shaping it back down to a bare tang. :ohmy: This has...

My backyard fire pit heat treat plan did not work out last weekend, so I ordered some Kaowool and made a paint can micro-forge. Better for ongoing knife work, anyway. Right? =) Got the li'l forge up and running last night, and heat treated my blade this evening - went a bit beyond magnetic...

Alright, got up before everyone else in the house and started filing the bevel on the left side of the knife. Opened up the garage door to get some decent light and took some pics - didn't have enough light last night to get any pics. Here's the knife in the vise, ready for action...

Thanks, Josh - will epoxy those together before I start shaping the handle. Received my new fun stuff over the past couple of days - a Bruce Bump file guide and knife vise from Rudy Joly. These are my first tools specifically designed for making knives, and I love 'em. The file guide kept...

Hi all! Waiting for fun stuff to be delivered, so thought I'd post some pics of my first attempt at making a knife from a bar of steel onward. Maybe will be interesting to some other new people. Background: Bought myself a 1x42 grinder earlier this year and sharpened everything I could get my...

Hey all - joined the forum a few weeks ago and have been busily reading up! Acquired a Kalamazoo 1x42 some time back and have sharpened everything in my house and a few of the neighbor's houses as well. That was so much fun I recently ordered a knife blank and some scales. I'm collecting tools I...