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hey ya Bru C. Nice looking knife. glad I could help. You do know that it is tradition to send your firsts' to your teacher out of respect and gratitude don't you? And since the steel is the heart of the knife !!

Here are a few that I have made in the past. Yanagiba 52100 for the backside and cutting edge, wrought Iron for the front side and tang My own home made steel with a water quench( oh no I wasn't scared) 52100 and curly Koa. the yanage is .187 at the spine where it goes...

Mike, I'll pass this along to Gary. I am sure he'll appreciate it.

Bob, take one of the handles and some cardboard. cut the cardboard into squares and cut holes in them so that they fit up on the handle about an inch apart. now forge the drift as close as you can. you can start with an axle or something close. after forging use the templates you made from the...

Hey guys, We just got back from her post surgery check up and the doc said everything is looking good so far. we have to go back in september for a follow up mri and another check up. thank you everyone so much for the help. watch for something from me to show my appreciation.

Good morning all. I just wanted to start a sister thread to Kevin's. In Kevins thread everyone shows their knives for Blade show. This thread is for hawks, axes and other cutters. I'll start by posting this pipe hawk from Gary House. opposing, twist three bar composite damascus head of 1080...

Nope it has already went to it's new home.

Nope It is a liner lock.

soak at 1750-1850 10 minutes remove and air cool or oil quench. temper twice at 400 600 degrees f. rc 45-48

Here is one just to put it into perspective. two more from Wyoming near the Idaho boarder.

Some friends of mine that live across the state in Salmon have had something like 26 or so surrounding there house and dining on veal. there is also a pack around my house right now.

you will need some kind of rubberized material for this to work well. there are several kinds of material depending on what type of abrasive you are using. rubberized electrical tape will probably work with glass beads but masking tape will most likely leave you disapointed unless it is a very...

Yeh bruce there a few around. seen one in my neighbors back yard last fall. not a pack just a loner.

Bruce to the best of my knowledge Ed has made only one folder and it is in his kitchen unfinished. Mike and Audra Make a folder that loosely resembles a pronghorn, other than them I don't recall any other makers doing this style in a folder. Dave they are simply covering the pivot screw...

Bing I will be there fairly early on thursday if you want some help picking them out.

Sorry Guys but the new owner seemed to think that he could live with that way. dang he didn't even charge me anyhting for takin it off my hands. I really lucked out there all i had to do was pay shipping.

Made it into the shop today to finish up a pronghorn for an order. I thought that it looked pretty good and then the dang thing bent right near the middle. I am at a loss and not sure what to do now. Maybee you guys could give some suggestions. here it is before; and after; one more

sending prayers

I have been taught that a near perfect fit and a small amount of glue will make a stronger joint than a gap and lots of glue. I am not saying that anyone who has a system that works for them should change their ways just telling how I do full tangs. I do hidden tangs pretty much the same as Ed...

I have been using acraglass for the last ten years and never had any problem with bonding. I clean and then use 36 or sixty grit belt to roughen surfaces then appy glue and clamp tight and let dry over night. In my testing of this the scale material will break before the glue lets go.