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I buy from him a lot on Facebook. Some billets I buy are 4 inches wide and 18 inches long. I can get four knives out of them. His prices are a little cheaper on Facebook. Lacy Smith is a really good guy to do business with. Got to visit a little while with him at Bladeshow this year.

Thank you sir!

Looks good Bruce! Could be the difference in temp or just the difference in the steel itself. I use Alabama Damascus 98% of the time and it always takes a good etch.

If you like your Damascus black (and I do). Try this. I had been using a 3:1 mix of distilled water and ferric. Then doing a coffee etch to get it black. This was done with 45% distilled water, 45% ferric and 10% apple cider vinegar. I really like it. :)

Thanks! I’ll look at getting one on order.

Have any suggestions on which wheel to buy?

Completely agree!

Not really sure. It was on it when I bought the machine. Label is faded and hard to read. Have any suggestions on a good wheel?

Ok Boys Here's the deal. I had an older gentleman come by today to look at the surface grinder. I had second thoughts on selling it and had taken the ad down earlier in the day. When he arrived I told him I had taken the ad down but if he wanted it after seeing it I would honor the sale and let...

Daniel and Smallshop. Got a guy coming to look at it this afternoon. If he doesn't buy it I'll convert it to belts.

Oh, Grasshopper! Too much wisdom to impart on a web forum. :) Just kidding. Picked up some good tips on stone wash and black oxide knife finishes that I will be trying in a few weeks and I did purchase that Foredom engraver.

Not all the makers at the show are Master Smiths making high end stuff. You'll see everything from $5 Chinese junk all the way to Alekseyev Ilya's incredible detailed sword that won Best Sword. If you are confident enough in your work to sell to friends and family you really shouldn't be...

Thanks for the offer of help but I’m pretty much done with this machine. I’ve dressed the stone before each run, changed feed speeds, changed depth of cut, tried a different stone. Everything I could think of. Still not happy with it so I’m moving on. Here’s some pics. The surface on the last...

Oh man, come on. Pull out in that fast lane. :)

Tables are a little cheaper than I remember :D We’ll definitely get together somewhere next year.

Last I checked tables were $750. That was awhile back though.

Not sure. Instead of crowding someone’s booth it might be better to meet out by the display cases at the front entrance. That’s what I was thinking anyway.

Thought some of you might find this interesting. Award Winners

Might be a good idea for next year to set up a time and place for all Knife Dogs to meet.

Good luck with that Boss! Your “no-weld” grinder plans were really well done and helped me get started in knife making. I’ve since bought a KMG-TX but I still use the no-weld one too.