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I am new to knives and new to knife photography, I have done some food photos in the past, trying to see if I can get some of the basics to cross over,//was going for a softer look that really showed off the maple scales whithout being bold and in your face.. used a 75 watt bulb in a clamp on...

Thank you Very much for that kind offer James!

Ed now that is more like exactly what i did...not alot of pressure, but it was just steady pressure..no backing off.. Great info..thank you.. is there any household products what will work as "cutting oil" or do I just need to shelf the project until i get to go shopping again?

Justin it was 1095 steel.. i think it came from jantz or USAknifemaker...I think however the bit however came from the old country (china) it was a mystery bit I had picked up at a garage sale... being disabled and on a tight budget and starting out with no tools what so ever...and needing...

I know ya'll are going to get tired of my dumb questions any day now..but here goes... so far my knife work has started out by reworking and rescaling vintage kitchen knives and some older hunting knives.. then started ordering blanks and putting scales on them etc...have actually done pretty...

thanks everyone for the input..now to decide

Rhino thanks for that info..the half sheet would be about what I was looking for..I would hate to buy a sheet until I find out if I like the steel.. I was actually leaning more towards a non stainless or something that at least "looked" non stainless..I have been considering 1095 but read that...

ok old Dogs..needing a bit of advice... I have been doing my research and learning...but.. ( and yes I did search here) I want to make a Cleaver for my next project.. I do alot of outdoor "cowboy cooking" and use cleavers heavily, like people would a chefs knife and regular cleaver duties, so...

I'm not a real maker so my opinion doesn't matter...but I like it!

this is a kitchen use only knife... so strictly for the board Rhino and yeah..I see what you mean about the front of the scales.. I find it pleasing to the eye... but for a new guy to pull off.... thats probably another story

Howdy!!! looking forward to getting to know ya..

Howdy from Oklahoma!

Greetings and salutations!

can you tell I am all excited about this knife making stuff? I keep posting questions...and thankfully ya'll keep answering them... life is good.. but before I start hacking up my limited supply of steel.. was wondering what you thought..

Great Advice...again..thanks...it sure is nice to have some of this wonderful info ...saves a whole lot of trouble

interesting..I had never heard of "fuming" had to google that one...I must say pretty neat results and i like the way your thinking with the traditional methods..thank you

Ed thanks for the warning...you probably saved me alot of trouble...... what about this tru oil armour all combo I have read about..worth the hassle?

ok..yet another dumb question from the new guy.. long story short...scales are from 100+ year old oak flooring, making for Amish neighbor for heirloom reasons...the wood is hard and dry..about what you would expect from old flooring...also light in color...I don't like it when last they saw it...

thanks! yeah.. lesson learned on the epoxy type...in fact I found another thread here that went into great detail about epoxy types.. so won't be making that mistake again

One good thing about this knife making problems and such...with the help of this forum...it's a self correcting problem...if you can figure it out... you probably won't repeat it