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OK Dogs, this is my 4th knife and my first sale!! The knife was ordered by a friend at work. I figured I'd better try and sell one fast and get one under my belt or else I may get too attached and never sell them !:D He wanted a Yellow handle and Yellow it is!! It is 3/16 O1, tapered tang and...

Wow!! Ed that is one beautiful knife!! Absolutely beautiful!!! Great work as usual! Jerry

I like to Breathe!! Thanks again!

Very nice!! I like both of those!

I like to breath!!!!!!

Nice Job Chris! I havent tried the G11 yet but I do have some so I will try the suggestions listed in this thread! keep up the good work!

Thanks guys, I do understand what you are both saying. I think what I am maybe doing wrong is not keeping the full blade against the belt as you are describing. I think trying to be aware of that will make a difference. I understand the "torque" aspect and know what it feels like. So I will try...

Hi John, Yes. When I do my finish grinding it seems that just regrinding the blade is not working because the edge is still too thick. So I am wondering the best way to remedy that? What is your approach to thinning out the edge?

OK Dogs, I'd like some advice on the finish grinding process after heat treat. How do you handle the edge? Do you grind down to the finished thickness and then bring the grind up (like the initial grind) ? Do You just grind the full width and put more pressure on the edge of the blade...

Thanks everybody for the comments! As a new maker it is nice to see your hard work rewarded with such positive remarks! It makes me want to go out to the shop! My goal is simply to improve with each new blade and feel like I have learned something while improving my knives. I am still new at...

Dave, I took your advice and it worked out well!! Thanks!!2thumbs

OK Dogs, This is my 3rd knife. There are two firsts on this one for me. I tapered the tang and contoured the handle. It is O1, Black and White liners (very thin Black against the blade) and Red G10 with a Scotch Bright finish on the blade. I still need to etch my logo on the blade, maybe later...

Beautiful Knife Jim! Love the handle!

I'm in! Thanks!

Thanks guy's! The heat treat was done at a friends shop who has a converted kiln that works great for O1. I hope to try and build a heat treat oven as that would really speed things up being able to heat treat and move on. Right now I had to try and grind several blades and work it out with his...

Hey Dogs! So this is my 2nd completed knife. I have ground 8 blades total and have 5 more on the bench that I have heat treated. I destroyed my 2nd blade by over grinding while trying to even it out:eek: I really tried to make the time this week to get out in the shop after work. I highly...

KD RULES!!!!!

Yes, I profiled, ground, drilled and tapered. Dave, I will give this a try. A friend of mine told me about a jig that was similar to a knife vise, you put the blade in the vise (which held it horizontally) and then it had a bolt that pushed the scale up from the bottom against the tang and then...

Ok Dogs, I think I got a little ahead of myself huh1! This is my first tapered tang and I just realized I may have some issues drilling the holes through the scales! How do you drill your scales when you have a tapered tang and keep everything lined up and straight? Any input would be...

Thank you Vaughn! I appreciate the kind words! That means a lot to me!