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I am lucky enough to have a pretty good amount of it readily available to me. All is aircraft grade and in the 7000 series metals. How good would this work. It has to help it not warp and suck the heat the heat out fast.

Has anyone tryed this system I looking for a way to keep everyting consistent with the next knifes I make.. I am working on a belt sander at the moment going to build me a forge have all the parts for that and have the steel for the 2 x72 belt sander i am going to make just need to turn the...

I think this is ready for HT I have it sanded down to 400grit (let me know if I need more) I have the blade at its thinninst point is about .050 do i need to get the spine to a finner finish I know it will get a carbon crust on it that i will need to get off. Let me know if I need to go father...

I have progressed a good ways on this knife. I when the picture was taken I had just finished cutting it out and roughed it in with a bench grinder. It is 1084 annealed I am at the point were I have alot of sanding in my future. Then when I get it were I want it in the sanding I will make a...

I know I do not have the pin holes drilled yet still need to do alittle work to it and finish out the profile I have roughed the blade in going to make it look better and work just alittle more tomorrow at work. What is the best way to heat treat this? I have read the play by play on thread on...

I have ordered a knife kit just to get my feet wet. My question is (I may need to post this in the heat treating but ) What is the best way to heat treat this steel I think it is 1084. My question is what is the best way to treat this? I will have time on my hands tomorrow cooking a few...

I have acess to various steel types I can get ahold of some 3016 we also have some 4140 but it is already heat treated, how hard would that be to work? Would it just take alot more work. The 3016 is not treated and can get a good bit of that. Any help would be great..

I am very new to knife making well I have never tryed it at all. I see alot of posts were someone is posting links to get supplies and tools what I am wondering is what are the basic tools needed for this trade.. I have a buffing wheel on a bench grinder now (could use a better grinder) and a...

I am new to this I have been thinking about this for awhile and decided to give it a try a guy on a different forum recommended that I check this one out from what I can tell it will be good. Wish me luck I don't even know we're to begin

I have just joined this forum gonna try this I have always appreciated good knifes so I figured i would try and figure out how to make my own.. Ready to learn and maybe purchase a few knifes.. Thanks hope to get to know some of you