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. . . or you could cut them at my place, since I am about 2 miles away from you. I have multiple blades for my vertical wood saw . . . for whatever may be needed. Mike L.

Hello all, I'm a part time knifemaker . . . basically a hobby although I am organized as a business to handle taxes. I've been making knives since 2006 and have been reading these forums for several years. I don't post a lot of messages, but spend most of my time in the Knifemaker's...

All, I have been making knives via the stock removal method since 2006. My pace is slow. I spend time on details, and I'm continuing to perfect my skills. I've spent my time making premium quality knives in hope of attending a show and possibly receiving some sort of award for something like...

I'm glad that the schematic is being put to good use. It sounds like you've already received some sound advise. Yes, you would need separate lamps: one would be about 12V DC, the other would be 12V AC. I don't think the lamps would draw enough current to affect the etching performance...

As requested by a couple of members: Introduction In this tutorial I will illustrate the methods that I used to create and assemble a through-tang handle and butt cap on a knife. A though-tang knife is one in which the handle extends the entire internal length of the handle. The tang is...

I sincerely appreciate the compliments on this knife. I have been quite busy, but I will search through my past photos of the construction process and repost this as a WIP instrutional thread, although the knife has been completed and sold for about a year. I'll find time to do this in 3-4...

I suggest soldering the all-thread to the tang. I used a 1/4"-20 thread for the knife shown in the following photos. I bent the all-thread to fit the curved hole in the handle. If soldered correctly (silver brazed or tin soldered), the all thread will never come loose. To do this, I slit the...

I like latex gloves (non-powdered) for handling epoxy. Same for wiping off excess epoxy with acetone. Make sure your latex gloves a sized properly. I had to eat some pride and move to medium size latex gloves.:3: Now there's no excess at the tip of my fingers, and it is like working without...