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agreed bro...kinda annoyed that Houghton isnt representing

yea that is what I am wondering....

get yourself some 1084 from Aldo...its good stuff and dirt cheap

I am so NOT a knifemaker so keep that in mind I have made several hunting knives from A2 and it worked great bark River uses ALOT of A2 in there production line, and it is top notch

Redbug,..1095 wouldn't be a great choice for peanut oil, if u want to getthe most out of the steel...1084 from Aldo would be better imho...

hey guys just like it says Got a grizzly 10" laying around gathering dust?? well shoot me a buzz if you want to undust it I need one for a small project and I dont feel like buying a brand new one if I dont have to So who gonna help me?

that is about what the going rate is I guess grrrrrrr poverty!

Mr Keith, I am gonna try and and aquire some thats local if I cant I will holla at ya..thanks a bunch!!

Anyone got a contact number for HOughton in the dirty south?? They were supposed to get back to me but haven't Grrr me reading Kevins work on Quench Oils!!! I feel so Alone Alone I Break

WOOHOOO thanks again bro!

Kevin thank you sir for your response Would you preheat the oil (145 degrees) before the quench or do a room temp quench like you were doing a normalizing cycle on over heated steel? thanks again bro I do appreciate all that you do

IIRC it is the continued improvement over S30V Truthfully I doubt most could tell the difference

dude unless the metal handle is a deal breaker, I would SERIOUSLY listen to Tectonic and consider something else I have been sold as of late on Horse Stall Mat easy to work with, and is all kinds of awesome for impacts and is grippy!

Tan Kote is the stuff.... Home brews arent the worst thing you can do to leather err but there close :)

Hey guys What is the proper thermal cycle for a tang that has been wielded?? I have a small hunting knife that I REALLY want to put some leather washers on and I need a threaded tang to do so... SOO I gonna slot the tang and wield it but this will cause grain to grow what...

I am still waiting on theb haughton guys to holla back at me...

man that burl is awesome!!! love it! nice sheath as well

ok let me be slightly more cleear mmmmm clear anywho What I has done with blades like that, is to take a thick piece of plastic cutting board material that is the same color as the sheath (or close) and use it as a welt instead of a stacked piece of leather...all ya gotta do once you...

you CAN use a plastic welt on the front of the sheath instead oif leather...just get some plastic that is as thick as you want the welt to be and go from there...works like a charm

That sounds pretty good for an anvil Start with a smaller blade just to get your mojo working large choppers are all kinds of fun to make once you get the hang of it...I have 3 I am almost done working with, that are so large I have to send them out for ht!