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Good thread, love your highly polished edges but you have made me curious. I like Japanese laminated blades and I'm Anxious to see some pics of those $2K+ Hattori 's you have been sharpening/Polishing, if you would post them Sir? 2thumbs

Ok thanks no critisism was intended, I was just curious; I don't think it's necessary, for a knife to bend to 90* and spring back on it's own W/O any set in order to be a good knife. But I have seen some Katanas that did survive that test W a Diff. HT a Hammon and W/O edge cracking and returned...

to the Mods: I'm not certain if this is the correct location for this thread; if it's not please move it and PM the new location to me please, Thank you! Has anyone ever made a traditionally ground Hissatsu blade pattern? How about any other (non biased blades only please) traditional...

Springing back to center. Judging by your pics, I'd say you've got a pretty good handle on the forging in the bevels issue. I like your lines, those W2 blades W temper lines both looked good to me. :D I just thought I would ask you, if you don't mind. Are you able yet to get a blade to flex...

An amateur butting in W his .02 cents. I'm no expert but, let me toss my .02 cents in here just for squints & giggles.:D I think proper surface prep is a mandatory step in all areas of knife making, or painting for that matter but it's especially true when working W adhesives, I used to like...

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Good thread! It can help sometimes but it still wont stop most blades if they hit you sharpened edge or point on, even chain mail wont stop lots of blades hitting you hard point on, I've seen a good sharp knife go through a ballistic vest by hand like it wasn't even there (no trauma plate) so...

Sounds like maybe a custom thick plywood blade catcher type of guard covering the top & bottom of the wheel is in order, or even covering all of the unneeded areas of the wheel W the guard along W a clear Lexan or Carbon fiber riot shield between you and the wheel (like the cops & corrections...

Now . . "that marker" . . is the bees knees for sure, thanks for sharing that W us!!! 2thumbs take it 1goodjob1luvsite1nicethread1urock1 Back in the day it was a very common practice for many of the top makers to just eye ball the center line of the blade edge as they were free hand grinding...

Nice pics all! my favs were the Machete and Knuckle Fighter by NP, and the Tac Drop clip by CM. Thanks to all for posting pics!

Some good ideas here! I don't mean to hijack, I'll start another thread to ask this if any one feels that would be more appropriate, but I was wondering if a small plasma cutter would be more time/cost efficient VS a band saw or maybe even an angle grinder and if it would be worth the investment...

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I like # 1 best, but make both. RE: #1 2thumbs Go ahead and make it but modify the handle for use W gloves as suggested by someone else earlier in this thread, if you change the contour of the handle where the pinky rests it might solve the comfort issue your having W it?

I think the Int. guard is a nice touch, looks comfy and secure.

Pics?

Looks good, that requires special machinery like a mill though, doesn't it?

WOW! The apple sure don't fall far . . .

Hey! post em up if you got em! :bud:2thumbs And try to remember . . . useless1 luvsite1Thanks to all who post here! ETA Note: If you already have your pics posted else where on this site lets try to just post a link to the pics so the bandwidth stays reasonable for those W slower...

Love the Working art tools you create! I just keep having to go back to your site to just to drool on my keyboard! Thank you for your service to this country! *Semper Fidelis*

I love what you did W that grind, just fabulous! 2thumbs