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No problem Randy. Im sure that my advise doesn't compare to your knowledge about knives and I feel honored that you asked but thats what I love about this site is that we can all share what we know.

Randy, It was actually very easy to work with. It is however very brittle but drills and sands very easy. The pores do present a problem if you desire a glass finish but I opted to leave them they way they are to give it somehwhat of a contrast and my wife loved it. Rob

thanks for the complements guys it means alot

Thanks Rob. It helps getting compliments from more experienced makers out there but please feel free to critique any bad flaws you guys see in my work. It will only make me that much better Thanks, Rob

Speedy, I myself have a Milwaukee and have not had any problems. I made a stand to mount it vertical and bought a foot control from Harbor Freight and it works wonders. A bit of advice on working with hard steels like 440c and D2 and steels high in alloy is turn the speed way down. I know...

Thanks for the compliment and to answer your question well D2 is much harder than O-1 due to its higher alloy content which also makes it harder to bring an edge once lost but it also holds one longer than O-1. There are pros and cons to using either steels but it just depends on what the knife...

Just completed a knife for my wife made from D2 with filework and fossil coral scales with stainless bolsters and pins. Let me know what you guys think. Rob

Completed a couple of knives for a friend of mine and his father in law. I got these knives razor sharp in that I cut myself and never felt it. Any feed back would be appreciated. Thanks, Rob

Just completed a skinner made with D2 steel and stabilized mesquite.

The knife wasn't intended to look like a folder but ended up that way after grinding a little too much during the profile phase but looked to good to just stop there and scratch the blade. The knife was sold for $200 just today but did not get a chance to get pics of the sheath before leaving...

Blade steel is 3/16" D2 OAL = 8 7/8" BL = 4 3/8" HANDLE= Stabilized Giraffe Bone Bolsters and Pins = 416 S/S

Didn't turn out quite like I had expected but it's still a seller.

Thanks for all the compliments. I am currently working on a few more knives for some customers and will post pics of those as soon as I get them completed. All feedback good or bad is always welcomed. Thanks again Robert C.

I'm in Thanks, RC

You can get the foot switch at Harbor freight for about 12 bucks. I actually got my set up from watching one of Wayne Jarret's video tutorials.

I made one out of square tubing for my milwaukee band saw. I will post pics of it later if you would like to see it. From what I see you can remove the handle and use the two screws as your support braket for the saw and just make the stand for that. Hope that points you in the right direction...

Completed my latest knife. It is a mequite handle knife with a mexican loop sheath all hand made by myself with the help of all you knife dogs out there. If it wasn't for you guys willing to give free advise I don't think I would have made any knives at all. God Bless You All. Thanks RC

Put me in as well.

Throw 171 in the hat for me. Thanks, Fred

Actually started by reading ,reading and more reading. Tutorials,Forums and just about anything I could get my hands on. Got lots of help from this site actually. After that I just let my skills and imagination take over from there.