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Was afraid of that. Thanks for the reply! These little tricks aren't in the books.

Hello all - after finishing up my handle nice and smooth I went ahead and polished my bolster. In doing so I had transferred the metal dust from the sandpaper to the wood and now I have black dust in the grain. Is there a way to easily clean this up?

Thank you for your quick responses! Understood. Scott - Your point is well taken and would explain why my first design couldn't cut butter. After giggling my design a bit really helped. Learning the hard way! Can you direct me to an article or forum thread that discusses the finer points...

Hoping to get a little insight, Is there a need to temper a leather crafting blade? I can understand the need to temper a general purpose blade where you may encounter hard materials but for a leather crafting knife is it necessary? Furthermore, wouldn't you be able to get a sharper knife...

Thanks Ted - I really enjoyed the process and I can see myself getting deeper into this. That's not a good thing cause leather takes up all the time I have left after work and family. I'm a little hesitant about putting a handle on it. It should be simple enough but I obsess about the...

So things are taking a bit longer than expected. Kids, work, wife, life always seem to get in the way of having a good time. Anyway, I've learned alot about heat treating. Followed everything I have learned here and online about heat treating O1 but still took three tries before I got it...

I appreciate the input LRB. So here's where I stand after grinding and filing. There's a few funky bits that I think would be best fixed after HT. My issue now is this. The furnace that I have access to is about 20 minutes from my house. From what I have read, the blade should be...

Nice stitch work on the leather sheath. I'm also new to craft and, God willing, will be making a set of leather working tools as my entry project. A warm hardy welcome from NY! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hello folks - I just wanted to run a few things by you. As my first knife, I would like to make Skiving/trim knifes. These types of knives are used to thin and trim leather. I am looking for the best balance between an extremely sharp edge, edge retention and ease of HT. I'll be forming the...

Hello folks - just wanted to introduce myself to the forum. Been dreaming about making a knife ever since I was a wee little lad. Now married, have kids, running a business, high blood pressure, overweight, I'm finally going to do this now. Going to start small. Leatherworking is something...