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Fortunately, I was standing off to the side when it popped. I did get a nice view of it sailing across my garage. Kind of like a weird blue ring of Saturn going over my boat parked on the opposite side of the "shop". Knife makers are like cats with the 9 lives and all, right? Well, 8 for...

Mr. Caffry, it means a lot that you and ALL the people on here took time to respond. Thank you so much. As a parent/teacher/coach, I have said many of the same thing to my kids/students/players about the gifts of mistakes. In fact, in my classroom I often do not let students erase their work...

This is a knife I made for my nephew who is airborne infantry in Italy. He gave me some ideas, and we came up with this. Its 440c with burlap micarta scales. This was also my first kydex sheath. It all went pretty well. He asked for a horizontal scout style sheath to go on his molle pack...

Thanks! I will definitely make sure that I take it out earlier next time. It was well beyond glowing when it popped. I am glad you mentioned that. I also will use the correct oil on the next attempt, as I realize now how much time and effort went into a charred hunk of steel that is now...

Sweet. That gives me a pretty good idea of what I will be trying next. I suppose its time to bite the bullet and get some parks. Thanks for the info.

This week I will look them up. You said you use it for hamons, what other steels do you use the park? Thanks!

Yeah, I was crushed. My dad actually was here on vacation and watched me make the whole thing, and I honestly think he took it harder than me when it popped. We video taped (think the kids know what video tapes are?) the whole thing and you can hear it ping on the video... He said I should...

Hey guys (and gals)! Well, I made (what would have been) a gorgeous bowie/fighter for my best friend out of a piece of .25 x 2: 1075 I got from Jantz years ago. I read that 1075 can also be made to have a hamon. I decided to give it a shot. I read for days, checked the fung shui in my shop...

Well, I purchased a ramp soak pid from ebay, and got it all wired up. I turned it on and weird things happened. I cannot change the set values for the required temp, unless I change it in the program mode. Even when I do that, however, once I tell it to run, it fires up and the SET VALUE...

Last night this 50 grit went super nova while I was grinding carrier bolt down to make a latch. Needless to say, at about 2000rpms, it made me count my fingers. Twice.

Getting closer. Will be working on electronics next.[emoji4]

Oh man. You just made my week. I could actually have this thing built in a day via that method. I have hope again! Thank you SO SO SO much for this! I have been walking circles in my garage cursing the knife making bug, but things are looking up. I will do exactly as you said and pin those...

Hey all! I am about halfway through bricking out my HT oven, and I have to say, mortaring these k23's together is a nightmare. I have been using sairbond refractory mortar, and no matter what, I cant get things to stick. The bricks literally suck the water out of the mortar right before your...

ACK! I didn't see your question, I will take them out and measure them up tomorrow. :)

These are a couple of file knives I cranked out for some friends of mine. The first one with the elk antler handle is actually from a ferriers rasp, and the second is from a Simonds @@@@@@@ file. That one is rocking the quilted maple handle and walnut/elk antler sandwich. I don't know if that...

I got an LB1000 grinder from Wilmont Grinders, and LOVE IT. I put a 2hp motor on it and it hogs like crazy. I also put a vfd that I found on craigslist on, and I can dial it down to near nothing. I don't grind 8 hours a day, so I believe this thing will last my lifetime. At any rate, its...

Thanks man! I checked out your knives too.. those are some sick blades! So awesome... I (like most people, I imagine) started with files. I like them. Annealing and working with them can be a chore though. In fact, I'm sure I have spent more money replacing burned up drill bits as I could...

Nice. Thanks for the quick reply... I will be ordering parts this week. I have a local supply of refractory brick, and I can get angle locally too. This thing should be up as soon as I can get the stuff in the mail. Spring break is next week, which means Ill have plenty of shop time to dink...

Thanks man! I love figured wood and finger grooves... Hey, I see you linked your facebook page on your post, is that kosher for us new folks, or is that something we have to wait to do? Thanks for checking them out!