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I like tools and gadgets. Found a handle clamp I’m gonna give a try from TRMaker.

Been out of the shop for awhile remodeling the house. Bought a 60watt fiber laser and just now getting a chance use it. First knife of 2023 and first with a laser maker's mark. Some tests run on the laser.

When I do my handle work I wrap the blade in a WD40 soaked paper towel and tape. Grabbed a towel off the bench not realizing it had Ferric on it. I managed to save the blade but it was a lot of extra work for fifteen seconds worth of stupidity.

Taking this one to a charity auction tomorrow. Alabama Damascus with dyed white cedar. Orange liners and brass pins. This one sold for $950 last year. Hoping to do well again this year.

Looking at some 6mm and 8mm pins. 6mm=.236 a #73 bit is .240 8mm is .314 a #67 is .320. The #73 looks like it will be fine not sure about the #67. What do you guys use or recommend?

Looking for a good source of copper san mia billets. Anybody got anything? Thanks!!

This may be an example of it.

Had a really nice filet knife going. I was trying to grind on the work rest with a push stick. The belt grabbed and pulled it between the rest and the belt. I was doing it that way because I hadn't installed a glass platen on my new grinder so I could use a magnet to hold it. Pretty stupid...

Need to heat treat six steak knives of .100 thickness AEB-L. Don't really want to run six heat treat cycles. Could these be stacked 2x2 or 3x3? Would I need to increase the soak time? Thanks!!

If you like your Damascus black (and I do). Try this. I had been using a 3:1 mix of distilled water and ferric. Then doing a coffee etch to get it black. This was done with 45% distilled water, 45% ferric and 10% apple cider vinegar. I really like it. :)

Thought some of you might find this interesting. Award Winners

I have a surface grinder but I'm not happy with the finish I'm getting. Really don't want to hassle with converting it to 2X72 belts either. Thinking of selling it and getting an attachment from Origin Blade Maker. Anyone using one of his?

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Wanting to learn to make slipjoints. I'd rather go spend a week with an established knifemaker than figure it out on my own. I've made one very basic slipjoint but I really want to learn to do it right. Willing to pay and to travel. Who offers one-on-one training or very small class sizes? Who...

Anybody using 8670 from Pop's Knife Supply? I belong to Pop's Knife Supply Facebook group and people really seem to like it. Just wondering if anyone here has tried it. Thanks!

Need to heat treat an O1 blade. Read that Parks 50 is not recommended. Instead they recommend Parks AAA. Don’t have any and don’t want to buy for one blade. Anything else I can use?

What’s the model number of the Trizact belts that can be run wet?

Someone asked about American Flag knife scales awhile back but I’m too lazy to look for the thread. castingcrafs on Instagram makes them. Just ordered two sets.

DANG!!:mad:

Got my first order from NJ Steel Baron. 10 Hunters in 1084. 6 Cowboys in 1084 and 6 skinners in Nitro-V. 22 blades total. Looking forward to working with the Nitro-V. It’s a new steel for me.