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Welcome to Knifedogs Tim...I have been following your blog and your facebook posts. Good to see you getting back at it.

Agreed...so when we are faced with these questions of best...steering them toward the correct questions will help them immensely. And most people here will and are doing that but there are still some that get so caught up in their own technical interpretation of what "best" is. Frankly I...

Well put Tai...I remember getting berated not too long ago from someone when I suggested my method for heat treating 5160. When I first started using 5160 from Aldo I found that one quench and one temper was leaving the edge soft. I started doing a triple normalize;quench; and temper which I...

Your forge looks to be overall the size of my Chile Forge Habanero but with a smaller interior. The also do not use a castable refractory but with a forge that size they recommend using a 30lb tank of Propane or two 20lb tanks linked together. My forge gets hot fast I can be forging in 10...

Very nice Bubba

Very Nice James...

Thanks RM and Milt

Thanks guys...I guess I will be taking my first foray into SS.

First question: Assuming stainless steel is the best option...which SS should I use. Along with your answer could you also please give an overview of heat treating for the given steel. I have never worked with SS before but I do have an oven for temp control. Second Question: Would...

Welcome Kevin...

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Beautiful work...I love the piggy back concept and those blades are immaculate.

Looks like an awesome knife for anyone but especially a soldier. I really like the style.

I just purchased the Knife Dogs heat treat oven with the digital controls. It is made by Paragon and has a side opening door. It doesn't have a cut off switch on the door but common sense can avoid danger there.

Beautiful work Steve. I do have a question for you and anyone else who has used the Kirinite. How far do you sand to and are you buffing on a felt wheel afterward ? With G10 I hand sand to 400 then buff on a felt wheel with white compound and I get a very smooth surface. Just wondering...

I hand sand to 400 grit then hit it on my buffer wheel with white buffing compound. The oils in the wood seem to naturally come to the surface when it heats up from the friction. I have been able to get it to a very high shine and it almost feels like plastic. Very smooth...I have never...

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Good job on both of them Steve. I too like the thick liners and may have to incorporate that in some of my work.

Very Nice James...

Nice work Lerman...I love the knife and the sheath is amazing.