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    Ladydogs

    That's gonna a nice gift, Darci. 2thumbs
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    TODAYS WORD FOR THOUGHT ON KNIFE MAKING

    I, too, need one of those BP hats! That was a great idea. Almost makes up for the Brain Fart! Almost.unsure Glad it was only 5 stitches, coulda been worse. Yeah, Mark, Bandsaws can be bad. Close friend lost his middle and ring fingers to one. His wife didn't want him to have them...
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    Steel

    Hey! I've been through Joplin several times! Never stopped though, just passin' through on I-40.:D
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    Can it be glued

    I use Superglue, too. I've heard it will not hold up to hard abuse, but it's not like you're going to be hitting the handle with a hammer. May not hold up to a considerable amount of Batoning, though.
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    Not mine but ...

    ... this is a BR Montana Guide II that belongs to Oldways on KF. He didn't care for the original handles, so he sent it to me. Stabilized End Grain Olivewood with Brass Pins. Nothing extroordinary, but nice nonetheless. Feels great "in hand".
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    Call for artwork, logo's, theme ideas

    Rick, I admit, I haven't gone through all the pages on this but, I like this design alot, it fits really, but the lower blade seems out of proportion.
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    Hot Blade Straightener

    Kinda crude(lookin'), but I'm all for makin' what ya need outta what ya can get ahold of. :D 2thumbs Fabricate! The Corps taught me that. Had to with Heavy Equipment 5-10 years older than "Life Expectancy". :D
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    Some wood the stabilize

    Hard to tell the size but, if they're large, you may want to cut them down to "scale" size. But leave them oversized, for any warpage or twisting. You can get them exact size when they come back to ya.
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    Liquid Nitrogen use and storage

    These steels are what I've used Dry Ice on. But I didn't get a block, I got the pellets. I bought 3 of those styrofoam coolers, put 2 of them together for the Treatment and wrapped them in Insulation Board(lasts for 2 weeks), and the other for dumping some of the pellets into so I can get...
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    Acid Recipe for curly Maple

    Larry, you say Muriatic Acid, but I've heard Potassium Permanganate for Curly Maple. What's the difference between the two?
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    Acid Recipe for curly Maple

    Larry, you say Muriatic Acid, but I've heard Potassium Permanganate for Curly Maple. What's the difference between the two?
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    How do YOU keep them sharp?

    Wise words from Ed, for sure. Me? Well, after finding Bark River Knives, I convexed any others I had. Wet/Dry Sandpaper on a firm foam pad, then a strop. If I can use my Golok to chop through a couple 2x4's and have it still take the hair off my arm, I'm happy. 2thumbs
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    Howdy

    Good to see ya here, Joel! Thought about ya when I joined. Strange, I know.:D
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    blade shape

    I like an elongated leaf shape, for example, BRK&T Canadian Camp. 2thumbs Here's mine, which I rehandled in Lignum Vitae. But I'm gonna change that to Cali Buckeye and make Nickle Silver Bolsters for it. The Lignum turned that dark green color. Happens. I recently did one for a KF...
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    Little help here fellas

    I think I already did. I hope I did. She's got something to be proud of in those 3 knives. Girl gots talent! 2thumbs
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    I feel like a proud papa! Our first banned spammer..

    Well he listed a whole bunch of porn sites in both Posts. I already got my own favorites, don't need no mo'.:D Glad to see it was taken off quick. Was he Banned? 2thumbs btw: I like that "Howlin' Wolf" Smilie so much I just had to put it in my Sig Line. Kinda self descriptive.
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    Looking for a metal supplier

    Tracy, have you tried Sheffield Supply? The've got 416 Bar Stock listed in their Catalog, although it is a 2007 Catalog.
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    Looking for Steel 1095 or 1084, 5160 or

    I've got some 1/4" flat stock 1095.
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    Jim Siska Sub Hilts

    Nice flowing lnes on those. 2thumbs
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    I feel like a proud papa! Our first banned spammer..

    There was another Spammer this morning. Made a couple Posts listing Porn Sites. I told him there was a place for it, and this place was for knives! Added a few ban1 to my Posts as well. Whattaya know, not too much later his Posts were gone! :D You Mods do that? 2thumbs I gots no...
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