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wow - that is all I'm privileged to say!

cool thanks...I didn't want to mess anything up heating them too much, but glad to know it doesnt matter at this step. I finished up profiles on 6 knives yesterday. Probably go out tonight and do the rest, then onto hand filing (yay!)

nice job...any shots of the finished filework?

some progress So I got all the blanks "outlined" with the drill press and cut them out with a sawzall. I took mine, the one that I'm doing a complete run through a step ahead of all the others to hopefully iron out any problems before doing all the rest of the knives, and ground out the...

I didn't see anything on this...but figured it would be helpful. I'd sure like to know!

Or maybe which one do you dislike the most?

some setup pics back to knife making :biggrin: couple shots of the vise, press and templates i've been drawing. probably drew up 10 different designs. sorted it down to 3 or 4, and finally today I made some changes to the one and I'm pretty sure that's what I'm gonna go with (picture of lone...

Shoots great! Honestly if it didn't shoot worth a crap it would be a nice conversation piece hanging on my wall as I hunt and shoot target with compounds as well. But I can honestly say it's one of the better shooting bows I've ever shot. A lot has to do with the design. It's a reflex deflex...

this thread is an emotional rollercoaster! i've been enjoying reading it all

Ok thanks for the quick replies! I can see this is a very active forum which is great. Going off of all your replies, I'm going to stick with one design (drop point). Also I'll probably end up sending them somewhere to heat treat. I dont want to mess them up. We'll see when I read up on it some...

I'm getting married in September of next year, and will be making my groomsmen custom knives for their gifts. I've been reading up here and there for the last few months, trying to soak up as much as I can before I start deciding designs, materials etc. I have access to most types of tools...