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Thanks for the input. I had this set water jet cut prior to sending it for heat treat. I didn't come up with the threading system until after I got the pieces back from HT. It came about when I was not happy with how my original set up was done so I was looking for something more secure. The...

John, your process worked great and was not time consuming at all since I was grinding on another blade. I can't thank you enough. I went through 6 cycles just for good measure but was able to thread the metal without any issue as all. The idea here is to maintain a lighter glade but still a...

We all start somewhere. My first attempt at making a piece is here and this was only 3 years ago. It is very humbling to remember how far we come. Your newer piece looks great.

Very nice work and great looking machine. Welcome to KD.

Thanks John. I did the red hot with a torch and tried to let it cool slowly but it seemed to harden. I know a lot of people will air harden stainless so I figured that was what I was getting. I really appreciate your input on this. I'll try it again and see if I can get it to work. The...

Hey guys...I'm making a few hidden tang 440c blades and have created a new technique. Basically I have a heat treated blade with a hidden tang that was to be attached to an all-thread. I've sized the tang down to thread it but can't do so because it's too hard and ruined my tap (stupid me...

I've only made a few micartas but when making paper micarta I'll use the Bondo fiberglass resin from Home Depot. It has an amber tint and horrid fumes to it, but works great. It didn't seem to work well for the linen micarta I've made but I think that was my issue having pressed it too much...

These are great looking pieces. Thanks for sharing.

Hi Steelgoldgirl ~ please feel welcome to stop by this forum regularly. There are a LOT of knifemakers that double as jewelers and vice versa. The art and many techniques are transferable. Just recently I made a neck knife with my wife that had a beautiful silver beaded necklace.

Very nice. I wish I knew the ins and outs of folders.

Great work. Like the design a lot.

Here's a couple neck knives I made as presents for some female family members. The steel was actually extra from a plate I had left over from getting water jet cut for some other pieces. It was hard to see the steel go to waste so I pulled what I could and decided to play around a bit. These...

So wish I could have gone to meet you gentlemen. Looks like a good time.

This piece of work is absolutely phenomenal. Thanks for sharing. It's posts like these that leave new makers like myself to strive for more excellence.

Thanks for the compliment on my work. I've had a few people requesting my process and a DIY. At this time I'm going to maintain the process as a trade secret in hopes of maintaining a few additional customers for similar pieces. The process was one that took months on months of trial and...

Thank you all for the compliments. It was definitely worth the time learning and will probably make another at some point.

Great looking handle George. I've thought about doing that but wanted to see if I could find the block first. This might be a secondary option. There are lot of inlaced acrylester out there that look great and I can get it in blocks. That is what I did for the original carving set and have...

So about a year ago I was asked if I could make a knife with a snake skin handle. Being a new maker I had NO CLUE what I was getting into. I said, "I've never done one before but I can sure try." Today I finally handed it off to the customer in which his first comment was "Wow! It's so nice...

Hey Iggy, I'm a new maker as well and have only been dabbling in the industry for about 3 years now with going more in depth in the last year. I can reiterate what John Wilson said, but his there is no need really, it's spot on. Do your research and find that passion in it. When you finally...

Nice blades you posted. Look forward to seeing more.