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Thanks for the great pic's. Really, really wish I could be there. ...Teddy

No, I'm not kidding. At my age (70) I would rather pass them on if I can't use them, rather than have them sold at a Saturday afternoon auction. ...Teddy

I closed my studio a year ago and have some tools that I don't know if they will be useful as a new hobby maker. A Uni-mat lathe (with all the accessories. It is a mini lathe that is great for small work. A dual inlet dust collector (Velocity)with adjustable hoods that allow individual...

I keep a septic stick in my emergency kit also. ...Teddy And Mike, thanks for the heads up. Anyone else have any suggestions?

http://www.potterusa.com/ makes a tabletop press kit, like grinders that are offered in kit form. Kevin makes great products, in many cases equaling ' Bonnie Doon' presses, at a more affordable price. ...Teddy

Kevlar coverals? Where did you get them? I got kevlar 'sleves', but haven't seen the coveralls. We need all the help we can get. :) ...Teddy

I had a heart attack in 1984, with 3 artery by-passes. I had a sick wife and a 3 yr. old baby and was scared about my future. In 2010 I had a heart valve replaced along with 4 more by-passes and I am still kicking at age 70. You are...

And, another question. I want to make my own round knives. Can I weld a piece of steel to a piece of 1084 in a T shape before shaping, then shape the blade, and then H/T it?

A newbie question--Can or should you use stamps originally made for work in non-ferrous metal working? Please say yes because I have made a lot of stamps;) ...Teddy

Now for the newbie question--What are the uses of a hydraulic press for knife making? ...Teddy

Another press you should look at is http://www.potterusa.com/. Kevin puts out a good product. ...Teddy

Rio Grande sells an over-built bench top 20 ton small press. Very high quality. Trade name is Bonnie Boon. Sorry I don't have a link. ...Teddy '

I have never heard of a Robert Beard stamp, but I'm willing to bet that the metal quality is better, the design and pattern of the stamp are either more unique or more finished than the Tandy stamps. If you are going to be using these stamps to make a living, but the best quality there is...

I had a heart attack in my 40's coupled with a triple bypass. And I had a wife and 3 yr. old child. I was not overweight, I just wasn't tall enough. For my weight I should have been about 8ft. tall. I tried it all, health club, morning walks, etc. I decided I hated exercise, but I had to do...

Great thread...very interesting. Myself, I put my self through college and law school shooting pool...along with every kind of direct sales you can imagine. Graduated from law school and passed the Ohio Bar in 1971. I hated the practice of law. Moved to Daytona Beach, Fl. as house counsel for...

Thanks for the support guys. After I got done feeling sorry for myself, I started to figure out what I could do to protect myself. I have been spending my time researching protection. You would not believe the stuff that is out there. Here's how God takes care of me. With gloves, both cut...

It depends on what you want to get out of knifemaking. Want to make your living doing knifemaking then you have to have all the grinders, mills, drill presses, etc. If you are just a hobby maker that wants to make the best knives he can, he can get along with a lot fewer tools. And if you want...

I tried to grab a falling wine glass at a family Christmas party, which was out of town for me. Glass broke, cut me right between the index and middle finger. My BIL sewed me up on a kitchen table and told me I cut the nerves to the index finger and to have nerve surgery, if I wanted. He said it...

Does anyone here take a blood thinner called Coumadin? I am having a cardioversion and my Doc put me on Coumadin and told me I absolutely couldn't play with pointy things or spinning machinery. I am very nervous that I will be on this drug forever and it will stop me before I ever really get...

http://customknifetutorials.com/ claims to be a vector drawing system using inkscape (a free program) to design knives. This is just a link as I am a computer dummy and haven't had time to try it yet. Hope it works ... Teddy