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Aside from the hole, they cetainly have nice flow. Although I understand the concept, the hole belongs on a "tactical" maybe. It certainly can't hurt to keep a couple on the table for show, there's a posterior for every seat. I can remember maybe 15-20 years ago some makers were punching holes...

It's been a while (80's) but I believe even the Griz instructions back then said to do it with a file. My wheel came slightly cupped in the center. I held a double cut file upside down (teeth pointing towards you) below the center line of the wheel and lightly pulled up on the problem child...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bleached-Bones-for-Craft-Supplies-Knife-Handle-or-Other-Projects-/251684776523?pt=Vintage_Hunting&hash=item3a9994ea4b#ht_720wt_851 Found this under "bleached cow bone". You can get fancy too. http://www.knifekits.com/vcom/index.php?cPath=40_491 Rudy

You'll get there Ctone. It isn't the end of the world. Over time we all devise steps or methods that allow us to back track problems as they arise instead of attacking everything willy-nilly when it's too late to fix just that one thing. If you're going to keep flatening with your platen, make...

Wall e, No, your brain isn't lopsided. You're right in principle but when I saw that he "surface ground" everything on the platen.....my brain tells me that all the edges could be lower than the middles. Without the knife in hand, it's tough to know. I'd like to think I learned something about...

Same here Mike. Works out well when somebody gives me 8-12 blades to do. Rudy

Elegant looking knife. Rudy

Looking good Randy and congrats. It has a harlequin look to it. Nice piece for the court jester. Rudy

Before you go scabbing it up..... Consider flatening your scales first. That copper should come down more easily than any other thing you'll try. Rudy

Jon Kelly is right, you have to spread out the load. As for flattening on your platen, chances are nothing is really flat. The platen has a tendency to slightly radius anything from the top down (direction of belt spin). If your heart is really set on that screw configuration, Scribe the inside...

Kids toys come in a rainbow of colors. When my kids were little there were always busted toys laying around. Fisher-Price supplied a lot of spacers. Busted snow skiis made a lot of pairs of knife scales too. Rudy

I'm not up on Sandvik steels but all my 154cm, S35vn, 440 or ATS34 blades come out with a slight electric blue and pink oxide, very slight. These are always 95% done blades, usually just a quick clean up with the last grit used does the trick. I didn't see mention of a pre-soak, which I do. I'm...

Hi Steve and back atcha. Why.....watja hear ? Reports of my demise are greatly exagerated. Laurence, .010 primary bevel, it is a slicer and the point is needle sharp. Thanks, Rudy

Thanks guys. Ken, I close my eyes and let the belt go to town.:nothing: Actually, I've been pretty lucky that the finished products matches my drawings. Rudy

Mike, Check out these guys. They know their stuff and can probably find what you're looking for. Besides, there's lots of military knives and info. http://www.militaryfightingknives.com/#Miscellaneous Rudy

A little out of my traditional box, this is as "tactical" as I want to get. Originally designed as a shorter boot knife but at 8-3/4", it's a little big for that. Blade is 1075, clayed...etched and polished. Everybody does a etched blade with a hamon or patina on it, i decided to go the other...

*1075 Clayed, etched and polished *10" hollow grind *8-3/4" OA 4-1/4" blade. *Buffalo horn scales. Brass pins & liners. *My own sheath. * Crappy pics by me, as usual. This is as good as it gets out of 20+ shots. Rudy

I have all kinds of lighting too, but I still go outside for final inspection. Just this past week I brought a blade outside and found scratches near the tip that didn't show under the flourescents or incandescent. I need to bring the sun into my shop.

Congratulations !........you've got the bug. You've given new life to otherwise scrap materials that perform a useful function. You're obviously persistant and resourceful. Believe it or not, unless you're trying really hard, they get better with each one you do. Even with basic tools, you'll...

Thanks Mike. You don't want kero on the wood, it will keep leeching out over a loooong time and turn the wood darker. At least tape them off and do the pommel with whatever works without soaking it. I've never seen an anodized pilots knife, it's normally blued or parkerized if it's a true...