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I like to file on blades, mainly Damascus due to it being softer than stainless most of the time. What are the best files to buy for this and where can I purchase them? Also, will diamond discs work on Damascus?

A few years back I was on another knife forum and I received a bunch of info on making knives from a guy up north, I think he was located in Wis. He worked for a major knife making company and he claimed to make around 3,000 knives a year. Anyway, he told me that all knife makers dyed their...

OK, what about scratches in antler handles?

I'm a newbie also but I feel I can still welcome you to this great forum......These folks are Pros at knifemaking and there is a lot of talent here. The thing for us to do is pick their brain and learn all we can......good luck!

I do like to post a question that I figure more than myself will be interested in. I have used most of the sites suggested here but some I didn't know existed. I hope it helps a bunch more folks......

Thanks lee. I'm gonna check that site out asap....

Thats good, just one of the reasons I'm glad I found this forum. Its a learning process and every thing you digest is beneficial down the road......thanks

Both of these sites were great......I used up quite a lot of printing paper on these two but it was worth it. Thanks for the info....

Wouldn't that darken the handle? I dye all my antler handles in Potassiun Permanganate which turns them very black. When I sand them the white comes to the surface and I have a very acceptable handle that I like......I'm afraid the oil will have a negative effect on the whiteness......does that...

Thanks Frank and Rhino.......I do try to cross sand. I can see the scratches and the direction they go and I do my best to cross sand and I'm still getting tiny grooves that I don't want. I think I need to go to a higher grit and work at it. My next order or my next visit to Lowes will include a...

I think my sanding blocks are 600 but not sure. I'll check on that. I can't see the small scratches unless I spray water on the handles or give it a light buffing with jewelry paste......

I use a 1"X 42" sander and a fairly fine sand paper. I then use the sanding blocks to finish off the handles. I know that tiny scratches has an adverse effect on the final finish. the sanding grooves cause the reflection of light to go in slanted directions, which is a no no and reduces the...

I went to K&G and I found a number of things I wanted and when I got to shipping it put a halt to my order. The shipping was more than what I was wanting to buy. It killed the savings I was looking at. I hope this isn't a cross the board thing I'm facing......I buy from Premier and North Coast...

Thanks to all above for the info......it will help me out for sure and I imagine a lot of newbies on here......looking forward to checking out these supply houses.......

Sounds like a site I'd be interested in....thanks

Thanks Frank.......I'm heading over there as we speak.

Where are some good puter order places to get, for example, buffer wheels and tools? I also like to look at blades and handle material......

I've made a bunch of holsters for SASS folks and I lined them with vegitan leather and I've soaked the holsters for forming it around the pistols and it worked great. I assume it would work fine with knife sheaths.....

Like your knives....looks like you could teach us somethings instead of the other way around.....

I've been thinking of doing a "Hunger Games" knife. I have the pin and the necklace of the Mockingjay and would to combine or blend it in somehow with the sheath or the knife.....