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    how much sq ft for your shop

    384 sq feet
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    My last few knives. My knife thread.

    A loveless style hunter.
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    Design help

    If you do something that hasn't been done 1000s of times, it probably wont be much of a knife. Thats just the way it is. Make knifes you like. You don't have to copy anyone, I look at images of knifes all the time, then with all those images rattling around in my head I start pounding or...
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    Advise a Newbie (Finishing Wood Handles)

    Different wood need different finish. But Im growing fond of danish oil. Tung oil too often darkens and obscures details.
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    My first completed knife.

    Nevermind. Nice knife.
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    My last few knives. My knife thread.

    Thanks, The handle material is Recon stone in dark turquise. Very chippy and fragile. Not a good choice for a knife that will be used. I used it here because its a wedding knife.
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    My first completed knife.

    CaKnives. You Are possibly missunderstanding who ever is helping you do your heat treat. Normalizing is thermal Cycling and it's purpose is to make a uniform grain structure and reduce grain size. Your heat treat process is pointless overkill. No harm in it, but it's not doing what you...
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    My last few knives. My knife thread.

    Finished this kitchen knife. It is a wedding present for my little brother and his soon to be wife. My first stainless knife In 154cm. Also a hunter in 1084 and desert ironwood.
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    My last few knives. My knife thread.

    Finished this kitchen knife. It is a wedding present for my little brother and his soon to be wife. My first stainless knife In 154cm. Also a hunter in 1084 and desert ironwood.
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    First attempt at bolsters

    Very well done. I've used Alabama Damascus on several knives With good results. Yours does have an odd pattern. IMO a full tang knife without bolsters looks wrong. I always see a knife by a lazy knife maker when I see one. But thats just me. A hidden tang needs a guard. A fixed blade needs...
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    My last few knives. My knife thread.

    another small hunter, a hidden tang with red stag and 1084.
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    My last few knives. My knife thread.

    Thanks. Here is one I'm finishing today. Red stag handle and 1084. I had some requests for a caping knife and this is a prototype.
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    My last few knives. My knife thread.

    Checking in. Here are the last few knives I've finished. I really like the dagger and bowie. It was my first dagger. All are 1084. Except the kitchen knife its 1095. Dagger has a 5 1/2 in ch blade and the bowie is 15 inches OAL. Also I just started working with leather so these are some...
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    My Last few knives

    Oops. Posted in wrong forum.
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    2 x 72 belt similar to wet/dry sandpaper

    The J flex belts from trugrit are close to wet dry sand paper. I use then in 120 and 150 to get ready for final sanding.
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    Recurve grind

    My question is what does the other side look like? If they are the same, very nice work..
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    Hand shaping jig

    In all honesty you will be much better off learning to do it without guides and gadgets. JMHO
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