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Isn't this the same laser? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09YY8F6ZJ A tad cheaper and has the roller accessory included. I find the roller works better if the bottle to be engraved is filled with water to help prevent slipping on the rollers. I've got the OLM 3 and the specs of the above laser...

Opaul, as Wallace asked, what jig did you get? Wallace, which are your favorite jigs? I've used a few different jigs. The Moen jig is one I like (made one of his old style jigs and it works pretty good). I REALLY admire folks who freehand grind - that's a real talent.

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Be sure you post photos of them when finished - we LOVE to see knife photos:) where you tested the core, was it parallel sides? Remember when there's an angle the Rc isn't as accurate as it could be. Testing the core has always been an issue with me in San Mai billets. Larrin said if you...

Chris, I remember when you first posted the question and planned to follow the responses, but it seems to have fallen by the wayside. A question, the billet you mentioned, what is the cladding metal? The core metal is what's of concern when HT'ing. Larrin responded that the cladding (with...

Those look good - keep making 'n posting. This is a great bunch of folks who are really good at sharing knowledge. I've learned a lot here.

I never thought about using the phone - I like a "real" computer, as in my desktop when at all possible. I understand lots of folks these days use their phone and don't even have a desktop computer, or notebook.

On this great KnifeDogs forum you can post directly from your computer. Let me check and make sure that's still a valid statement. If so, you'll need to leave the photo with same name in same location on your computer so the link won't be broken. This is a slipjoint under construction with a...

I'm not totally sure if that had black paint or not. It's really hard to tell the difference in a photo. The black paint etch "seems" to be a tad "blacker" than the non-paint etch. The non- paint etch is still "black" but perhaps not as deep a black? I've had a couple of folks look at the...

Welcome aboard Youngest - compared to many of us anyway (78 here). As suggested before, post some photos of your work. Do you have a shop with tools already? OR, building ideas for shop 'n tools? Shop and tools can seem expensive, but compared to a new bass boat or Harley Davidson it's not...

Yep, the laser doesn't really know the difference between maker's mark and the deer head. Here's a maker's mark I normally use for kitchen knives. The laser is set at 200mm/m at 100% power with 1 pass.

That's much how I do it for cutting leather for sheaths and stuff. For an image on a blade set LightBurn as shown in image with "Start From" set to "Current POsition". The "job origin" is "top center", or where I wish to locate the start point. Then put the blade on the laser working area...

Chris has got the screen shot I was planning for later tonight so no reason for me to post - thank you Chris. I see Chris has 4 passes, I normally use 1 pass with 100 mm/m, and it still seems to do almost as well. Chris, coloring with a sharpie does about the same thing as I sometimes do with...

Working on supper now - I'll try to get to shop and do that tonight. Computer in house doesn't have the Lightburn software installed. What software are you using with your laser?

That mill scale might be causing the problem. When you say "40 speed" do you mean mm/min or inch/min? I tend to measure speed in mm/min and use around 100 to 200 mm/min depending on my mood at the time. I've always had the blade sanding to at least 400, most of time 800 grit. I agree with...

Spalted maple is great, but I've had some really nice spalted oak and beech. Spalting makes plain grain wood look good.

That's impressive

Chris: You got a project ahead of you. I admire you saving those old photos. Seems like too many folks these days don't value the old stuff.

Not often at all have I used solely CA glue for a finish. I'll usually follow up with Tru-Oil to seal it in. A full CA finish done as above I think would be good - note the comment " shine that is IN the wood, not ON it"

Back in the '90s I used PhotoShop and really liked it. Since I'm now Linux user I've not learned enough about Gimp to actually make use of it. Looks like you've got the photo stuff down pat - good job