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After keeping my eye on eBay for a year or so and lousing a few bids along the way I finally scored me a splitter. It was in kind of bad shape and pretty rusty so I decided to restore it. I took it apart and cleaned the rust and old paint off using a steel brush and sand paper for the big parts...

Look what I just won an eBay It's a singer 29-4. It's from a shoe shop that I new and have been to. So one its close to my house so no shipping, but more importantly I know the machine is in good working condition So you guys got any advice, bout the old singers or just tips for a user new to...

Hay guys I finally scored a sweet 10" chase style splitter on eBay, picks later. But as you may have guessed the blade has seen better days, years of miss-sharping. This blade does not look that complicated to make? 10x1.5x1/8th" steel beveled 7/8th of a inch out from the back side to the edge...

I was thinking by making it long that it would be easer to keep the strings on one side so they would not get hooked. I have yet to try it out so if they stll get hooked I'll try your approach, thanks

Well after a few months of trying to find someone to make one for me, with little to no luck. I settled on making one for myself. It didn't come out half bad but I don't think I'll be taking up woodworking as a new hobby anytime soon.

What does a good sheath sell for?

A thread on another bored got me wondering, who many of you di it full time. I.E don't have a day job and pay the bills making knives and or leather goods? I never thought you all made 6 figures doing it but I did think it payed the bills?

Thanks I just order 2 from mr king today.

I just noticed that Barry King has a bunch of new tools up on his sight now. He also updated the sight to show closeups of more tools. http://www.barrykingtools.com/handtools.htm

I did one that That came out pretty good, I think? I found that calculating for the thickness of the knife in making the templet was the 1st important thing as this allowed me to cut out and stitch the pouch flat before I fit the knife. I also the center pice of the leather left over after...

Also that swivel knife looks very thick? Do you prefer a big barrel, if so why? I have been thinking about getting a new one from Barry king and could not make up my mind on what size to get? I like the look and think I would like the feel of the thick sized one but would a thinner one give...

I can't visualize what you are talking about with the cats? Can you post or send me the pic? Also if anyone knows a video demo ( or could do one) I would lve to see it. I did a YouTube search and came up with nothing.

Wow that's amazing! Just what I need now, a new skill to luren

I kind of do the same but once the front holes are made and it's glued up I punch 2 holes one stitch apart and then run the same over stitch wheel over the back side that I used on the front. This way I have s spot to aim for on the back. I find it helps keep the stitches evenly spaced on the back.

Happy birthday may we all live such a long and fulfilling life.

Stew I don't know if you have Ed Fowler's first book " knife talk"He tested this theory out and the results were overwhelmingly. He did the tests with Wayne Goddaed. Any way he made 4 knives. Two stock removal and two forged to shape. One of each had multiple heat treats. He did 4 sets of rope...

Thanks Cliff, looking fowored to it.

Don't get it on the Dog...she now has a spotted poodle

One part I'm a little confused on after reading that thread you listed from the crispen bored, is it pine sap, pitch, reson, or rosin we want to use? I did some reading and they are all a little different. the stuff you are getting from the trees is sap. Pitch is a byproduct of making...

Would rosin work? It dryad pitch is I'm right? How about talow instead of evoo?