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now to start in on the handle...

removing all the scratches and stuff is way easier when the steel's annealed.

Hi all, anyone have any tips, tricks or advice they'd care to share with regards to organizing and promoting a custom knife show?

I'd love to make it down there one of these days. I have a feelin my first hammrin is gonna be at IG's.

no surprise from me:cool: good on ya Ray.

this is already one of my favourite threads of all time. Thank you, guys! In my own very limited experience, I've found that lighting is really super important.

this is already one of my favourite threads of all time. Thank you, guys! In my own very limited experience, I've found that lighting is really super important.

sort of starting to look like a knifelike object:D2thumbs

I can see now, that I am going to screw up the sequence, but there are so damn many pictures, it's hard to keep it straighthuh1 One great piece of advice I got from this hobbyist knife maker, Wolfgang, (;))was to use a chainsaw file for shaping the plunge and not a rat tail. That...

I'm still working on there two- my first. I'm gonna make more when I'm done. The work is addictive.

most artists have names for their various works, whether it's a painting, sculpture, whatever. Once the piece hits the public realm and it's successful it will end up with a name one way or another regardless of the will of the maker.

THOKK!:D

thanks for the warning:D I wish you the best! Remember a positive attitude always helps recovery time:)

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Jose de Braga does a cool thing naming his knives after constellations. Jay Fisher names all of his huge assortment of designs with actual names. Personally, I'm not a fan of descriptive names, or model numbers. I'd rather a knife be named Dave than Model X, (actually, Model X is kind of...

oh man, that is awesome. An awesome Hossom. Like there is any other kind...

that handsome fellow! I decided to grind material off the spine for three reasons; 1. it removes so weight 2. it might be useful for some applications 3. it looks neat and here, the business end of the knife is starting to get some rough love:)

thanks Ray:) We usually try to keep the extra arm out of sight because most people find it strange. But, it works for us! Making maple syrup take a lot of work:D As for vinegar, you might not want to put any on your poutine, but soaking steel in it for 24 hrs removes mill scale pretty...

this Benchmade 520 is my favourite. I've tried a number of knives out, and this one is a keeper. This is my edc. I've tried other knives, but I think the only one to replace this would have to be hand made.cool 1

nice introduction! Welcome to Knife Dogs bro2thumbs