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They might make it a pain to clean. I'd probably think about filling them with brass or something. Other than that it's something I've been thinking about making.

A vacuum pot would eliminate that. Perhaps use more epoxy and squeegee the excess from each layer as you add them, trying to eliminate air bubbles.

Someone disrespected him in a thread rather harshly. So he left. I also wish he was still here.

Yes. I ordered last Thursday it's going to be here (in WA state) tomorrow.

Thanks everyone for the leads.

A while back there were mentions of where the best prices were for p50. I haven't been able to find the thread. Do you remember where or who?

If you haven't put hyd fluid in yet, think about valves on both in/out of the tank.

Thank you for asking. I haven't made enough yet to be confident about selling billets, I probably will in the future.

The second knife from the first billet of damascus from my new forging press. 54 layers, sambar, cocobolo and a g10 spacer.

Another part of this is many makers keep the not "perfect" knives for self use. I don't carry anything that isn't my best work. I use what I carry as a sales aid. I show it to everyone and have sold many knives this way. Why carry second best? And like many others nothing but my best makes...

What area are your sticks in? I'm in Richland.

My forge is made from soft fire bricks. It's coated with itc100 and bubble alumina. I use the fan in the link below and started with a 1/8" nozzle. I've reduced that to .110 and need to reduce further because I'm unable to reduce the temperature enough. I turned it down after it reached 2350...

Thanks Ken. It will be a fun journey. I'm limited as to size of billets by my forge so I'm sure it won't be long before I build another.

I'm running at 2800. The pump will do 3000. It has 5000 psi hoses.

Thanks! I started a second from the same billet.

I finally got around to building my press. 7' 2" tall. 4" cylinder, 12" throw, 11 gpm pump, 5 hp 3650 rpm motor. And the first knife from it.

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You two have a good start! We just celebrated 49. Long enough she doesn't flinch much when I buy something. Hahaha.

Heck yeah! Women use that argument for shoes right?

I make two styles.