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The company I work for makes a foam material that I have used in the past to mock up a lot of different I deas that I have had. Its newest use is for mocking up blades and handles. The material is fairly dense and works well on the sander and with rasps as well. The reson I started using...

I appreciate the concern folks! 2thumbs Respiratory, eye and hearing protection are a staple for me. In my day job I'm a safety geek for a manufacturing company and have seen what happens without one or all of the above. It's sad to know that a life changing injury could have been...

How heavy of a piece do you want to pick up? How many times will you hang the forks, or hit the forks on the grates? It has been YEARS since I made a BBQ fork, but I did it just like a knife, rough shape, grind, shape some more, normalize if needed (depending on steel), HT, and then temper...

You know you have been grinding and sanding too much red micarta when a sweat droplet falls from your nose onto your blade and you think you are bleeding! Yeah, the initial look at the drop on the blade was, "oh crap, my nose is bleeding"! :eek: Just too much dust, but since this was my first...

Trying to get TOO MUCH life out of a piece of sandpaper! I am the first to tell people to use paper like it's free, regardless of what they are using it for. I know many folks that use sandpaper for their hobbies (fiberglass, ceramics, knives, woodworking, etc.) and ALL of us can save a lot...

I use an optivisor, a lighted magnifying lamp, and a couple of different loops (eye loops and 2 on the visor)... All for different purposes of course. Oh, I almost forgot the brand spanking new BIFOCALS that the eye Dr seems to think I need! huh1 Like James, Sometimes I hate all of them...

Back in late HS and early college I worked for a custom trim shop and we used mahogany for a few a jobs. I used a few of the "drops" for scales and they looked great. But, I was pretty picky about the wood I used. Some of it was pretty bland, but now and then we would get some that had killer...

OK, here are pics of where I am now with the first in MANY years! Blade is 4" Handle is 4.5" The steel is from a Nicholson file that I have had for 20+ years. I annealed the file, bent it back to straight since I failed to support it, drew the outline of what I wanted onto it, and went...

The fingers are my guide though! For a flat grind I don't know when I am at the bottom if the nails don't get a good buffing! huh1 Water pills, thus far I have avoided those, but I KNOW where you are coming from. Honestly, since I started on the blood thinners a little over a year ago I...

Well, I started my first knife in 15 years yesterday and figured a few things out pretty quickly. The first thing I realized is that since my gut is bigger than it was in college my elbows don't hit in the same spot they used to. I also realized that I didn't really need most of my...

I'm not new to knife making, but I have only played at forging a few times with my brother-in-law. He lives in NC so I can't just go over and get a hammer in my hand with him but once a year. That means we only get to "play" in the shop for an hour or so before we have to do the family...

Now, keep in mind that I have been out of the game for a bit and haven't been watching the replays, but I'll answer a few of these... ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Easy one first, What is your favorite steel and why? O1 since it is forgiving and I can quench in oil...

Been a few years since I made a knife (1997 or so) and want to get back to it. These days I feel that I can afford much better tools than I had in HS and college. Only used files, hacksaws, and other such items in those days. Haven't forged much but really want to get going in that in the...