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This is the link to were I purchased the kit from. I found the link on this site http://usaknifemaker.com/kit-knives-blade-blanks-c-73/teaching-kit-knives/bushcraft-9-carbon-steel-knife-kit-level-1-build-along-kit.html

I have ordered a knife kit just to get my feet wet. My question is (I may need to post this in the heat treating but ) What is the best way to heat treat this steel I think it is 1084. My question is what is the best way to treat this? I will have time on my hands tomorrow cooking a few...

I have held many knifes and If and when I get to the point of making some kitchen knifes I want them out of damascus and I will not settle untill I have them to were they fall into my hand and are just a extension of it..

Welcome from another Texan

thanks for the imput will check out the sites and look at a few books

It could be a spindle bearing going out causing the drill to walk around which would cause your hole size to be bigger.. If the drill has been sharpened and the point is not in the center that can cause the hole to accually be bigger or smaller i have seen it at my machine shop.. If the drill...

I have acess to various steel types I can get ahold of some 3016 we also have some 4140 but it is already heat treated, how hard would that be to work? Would it just take alot more work. The 3016 is not treated and can get a good bit of that. Any help would be great..

Kbog that is luck man. Some guys have all the luck no one even lives that close to me.. Steve my famliy and I are thinking about going to galveston to take my grandmother down there will probably be the last time she will be down there..I will let you know if we do. Thanks for the offer.

Yea I would say that is alittle farther north.. I know there is a couple here local withing about a hour drive they have not responded to any emails yet.. Will keep trying and find a few more

yea I was thinking about more tourqe for when i put a load on it. thanks for the advise i looked at the one my boss has and his is a 2hp. we shall see how this works out.

I am going to order me a kit next week and see what kind of trouble I can cause.. Wish me luck

I understand the tight budjet.. Are you from LaGrange Tx? I am just about 3hours west of ft worth.. Well lets see what I come up with and start from there.. May just start out getting a kit and make a blank sounds like a easy way to start and give me ideas on what I want to do next..

Yea that would probally help out now...

I am still a young pup but I have had the pleasure of working with a few older guys that have learned through the school of hard knocks. I am always like a sponge I try and learn as much as I can from them I love to learn new things you can never stop learning.. Gonna go find me a good used...

I have a drill press and a buffer already the only thing I would need is a belt sander and I think I could build one I don't like to buy stuff I can build myself gives me alittle pride to say I built it

I am very new to knife making well I have never tryed it at all. I see alot of posts were someone is posting links to get supplies and tools what I am wondering is what are the basic tools needed for this trade.. I have a buffing wheel on a bench grinder now (could use a better grinder) and a...

I do make flint knifes they are not the best but I have used one to process a deer before from start to finish I can put a few pics of them up here later

I am more interested in fixed blade and at some point making a set of kitchen knifes I working on getting some stuff together a good vertical belt sander could use it for building BBQ pits also. I work at machine shop so I do have accesses to steel 1080 or 4140 not sure which would be best. I...

That is my goal i am just getting in to this but my goal is to have a complete set of kitchen knifes that I made along with a few for hunting.. Very Very nice set I am going to have to stay off here it is making me want to get at it just have any idea what to do yet..

I am new to this I have been thinking about this for awhile and decided to give it a try a guy on a different forum recommended that I check this one out from what I can tell it will be good. Wish me luck I don't even know we're to begin