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  1. curtisk

    Finding firebricks

    Ernie, you can buy firebricks in my area for 1.38 a piece. ACME BRICK- 979-731-1830. I'm going by there today as a matter of fact.
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    Dust Collector. How many CFM??

    air "purifier” Mike, One of the simplest and most efficient dust collectors/air purifiers was posted by one of the guys just a few weeks ago. He said to take a 20” box fan and attach an AC unit filter (the corrugated paper type filter). The photos he supplied showed a box fan with the filter...
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    Caper Scandi

    wow! beautiful knife and sheath. Just a tip, there is tutorial on building on a photo light box in the tutorial section. You will hav to invest a whole $5.00 in setting it up, but your photos will improve 100%. I really really like that knife!
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    Lightbox pics..how do they look?

    Sorry for the delay in responding gents. I had to take the little woman out to supper last night to make up for all the time I’m spending in the shop. She is quickly becoming a knife maker’s widow. Thank you everyone for the kind words. Bigern, if you think it needs to be moved to the tutorial...
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    Lightbox pics..how do they look?

    I forget to add this, bigern26 made a good point with "If it has a little glare put a white sheet or white garbage bag between the container and the light, that will give it the soft glow and should have no glare!" If you are getting glare in a particaul spot do as he said, move a white piece...
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    Lightbox pics..how do they look?

    I begin by saying that those are beautiful knives! And yes, you definitely need to capture them in a photograph. This may get a little “windy” so please forgive me. I am not familiar with your camera and I am assuming it is a “point and shoot”. You are very limited with these types of...
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    honing steel

    thanks Rusty! I'll give it a shot.
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    honing steel

    anybody ever make their own honing steel? If so, what material did you use?
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    niter bluing

    thanks again Ed Thank you Ed. You make a good point "the customer may not always be right but he does have the cash." :) Hmmm, does that make me a prostitute?  Personally, I would never trade off performance for appearance. One of our SWAT guys wanted a combat knife and stressed a dark mat...
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    niter bluing

    thank you Ed. I wonder if going straight from a 15 or 20 minute nitre bath (630F) to an oil quench would inhibit the possiblity of losing the temper? Any thoughts?
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    niter bluing

    thanks Craig. The temp (630F) was concerning me.
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    niter bluing

    has anyone ever tried the niter bluing on a blade? If so, any problems with it? any tips for the novice?
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