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Well, it's not a knife yet, but it bears a passing resemblance to one :) this is my absolute very first knife blank... And I'm not completely disgusted with it :) tomorrow I'm going to see about making it even more knifelike!

Multiple issues actually went into putting it on the desk, as opposed to on the floor, not the least of which is space, it's not my shop, so I have to be mindful of spreading out :) I've got it secured, and operational now. I was surprised when I fired it up, as I was expecting to have to do a...

So, I just read this entire thread from page one. Absolutely awesome!! This entire thread is just an absolute inspiration. My new goal is to be half as good in twice the time ;) Thanks for taking the time to post all of this!

Some more shots from the Houston Zoo :)

Ok, let me tell you how amazing my wife is. She watched me struggle with profiling my first blade, and asked if there was an easier way. I said "sure, a bandsaw"... So for our Anniversary, she got me one :) it's the Harbor Freight one, but I couldn't be happier. Got it up on the workbench, but...

I'm trying to convince her she needs to take up scrimshaw actually! :) I've yet to see a medium she isn't amazing at, oils, watercolor, pencil, even sculpture.... She sings like an angel too. I tell her the rest of the family has not talent cause she's hogging it all! ;)

Thanks again Rhino :-) This one is brand new (Amazon Prime, free 2 day shipping!) And I've played with it some already (put handles on a chef knife and a paring knife for my wife). I did have to adjust it a bit, but it does a nice job ... So far anyway :-)

Ok, here's one I can contribute to :) This is a shot I got at the Houston Zoo last year... And here's the drawing my ridiculously talented niece did of it :)

Thanks Rhino, I can easily convince the wife that I need to buy safety related stuff ;)

I tried to post some pictures through Tapatalk, but the whole post vanished... Very annoying. Anyway :) ... Here's a shot of my "shop", I have the workspace on the table there, inside my cousin's shop. I'm trying to be mindful of his generosity and not spread out too much ;) And here is...

Got everything but the apron... and I've already figured out the need for that! :)

I can see you guys can be rough on the marriage ;) lol :) I've spent a few more dollars in the last month or so than I probably should have, my wife is amazing and has been really really supportive... But I don't want to push it :) for now, I'm ok with sending out the blades for heat treat...

I went to Texas Knifemakers supply this weekend and picked up some metal, so now I'm officially dangerous :-) hope to get some time this week to see what kind of mess I can make :-) Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I497 using Tapatalk 4

Thanks guys, that sets my mind at ease :)

OK, Ive got my "shop space" set up, with a few power tools, and some hand tools (4x36 HF belt grinder, drill press, cheap band saw). I've played around with some handles (couple of premade knife blanks, basic kitchen style knives) and I'm wanting to move up to actually making something "for...

NW Houston, specifically Cypress. We'll be moving soon, farther out towards Magnllia ... Soon as we can find a house we like ;) Thanks all for the warm welcome :)

Hey everyone, I've been lurking for a month now, and figured it was time to say hi :) I'm a complete noob, but I've had a love of knives my entire life, but up until recently have never even thought about actually making them... I promise to try to keep the questions to a minimum (note I said...