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James, good eye! It is indeed an EERF frame. I got the frame put together last night. It needs about thirteen 1/4" by 3" bolts/nuts and three 3/8" by 2" bolts/nuts along with a 1/2" by 2" bolt/nut for the tension arm pivot. I also used some 1/4" by 1.5" tappered head machine screws to secure...

Here's a few updated pictures of my shop: --nathan

Josh, I'd really like to get to Texarcana at some point as well. When are they offereing classes? With me teaching so many classes right now at work, it's going to be hard to get away. As for copying, I'm only picking odds and ends from what I've seen others do. We're all just big copy cats...

Ray, it was already named Peter. Duh!! :D Congrats, Josh! It was one of the happier days I've had in my shop when I purchased my anvil (also from ebay). Defining moments I've had in my shop: KMG arrival, Evenheat arrival, anvil arrival, forge setup. If you don't have any stand ideas...

I agree with the shorter soak in a forge setting where temperature is uncontrolled to avoid grain growth. However, in an oven setting with controlled temps or in a well controlled and known-temperature forge, longer soak time does not necessarily mean grain growth. There were some tests done a...

Not to be a spotter, but I thought I'd share.... I bought a new shop table yesterday. I took a quick trip over to Harbor Freight with the idea of picking up another small vise or two, and I ended up getting a shop table instead. It's a 60" solid oak table with a wood vise on one side and four...

I use a 4:1 ratio water:FeCl as well. When I'm doing hamons (no damascus here yet), I etch for around 30 seconds with good results. --nathan

Looking good, Erin! --nathan

I had one of those Lansky systems for years and was never able to get it to perform. I have an Edge Pro Apex, and it works really well once you're used to it. However, all of my handmade knives are sharpened on the slack belt of a belt grinder. I set the edge with a 150 grit, move up to 220...

Harry, I have a drawer whos contents never see the light of day except for on very rare "Show your first knife" posts. :D --nathan

Your starting picture looked good. For a flat grind, what you have to do is gradually (take your time and let the grinder work...dont' force it) work the top of the grind up towards the spine. You do that by putting a bit more pressure on the spine side of the blade while staying on that same...

Erin, Michael really does a superb job. The bars are forged out very even and very clean with limited scale. --nathan

Anyone else get a *pucker* when they see that 36 or larger grit belt right next to that beautiful guard? :eek:huh1 I'm getting a pucker just thinking about finishing out the W2 blade I'm working on without scratching up the top of the guard now that it's flat is final sanded and permanently...

Or just use a smaller pulley on the motor or bigger pulley on the driven shaft pulley. I am using a 3600 rpm motor on my KMG. --nathan

I've done it a lot of ways, and it still varies from knife to knife. I have a palm sander which I've modified by mounting a piece of micarta with the edges beveled to match a typical plunge. I mount this upside down in a vise and glue some sand paper to it. Turn it on and work the plunge into...

I had to do some tweaking. Be prepared to have another person help you put it together. I did it by myself, and it's a two headed female dog to get that heavy motor/blade unit on top of that cheap flimsy stand. Once it's there, it's not so bad :D. I noticed on my saw that the blade was way...

As for TC placement, bring the probes in from the top of the oven. I would position them in the midline of the oven, several inches apart toward the center when you're going front to back. That's the location you want to place your blade when heat treating. Extend the probes about an inch or two...

Rey, the Radius Master is manufactured in Australia, I believe. You can probably find one for sale via ebay or through a google search. I do not know of any specific suppliers that carry it. I'm not completely familiar with the grinder, but I believe it can fairly easily switch from...

Course, I was always a naturally aspirated guy in the hot rod days. Maybe that's because I couldn't afford a blower :D. A forge blower is a lot cheaper than a Vortech or Powerdyne, so I'm all about it :). --nathan

IG, I can hit 2000F at 1 psi. I haven't had it up to 2500, but I don't think it will take much more ;). Gotta love power-adders (a hang-up from my old hot-rodding days :D ). --nathan