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Had a customer request for her boyfriends name etched in the blade.... the stencil Is several days overdue...thanks to the post office... I have delayed finishing every thing up untill I did that step....do I go ahead and finish and just tell her we add the name in later or is is placement just...

hello all I know ya'll hear this pretty often... but blame it on my PTSD, I tend to overthink things at times...I know that most guys eventually end up with several marks they use..( i think I read Bruce Bump or someone famous say that) but for my first one... I was wondering if ya'll would...

Wanting to order a stencil from Ernie, the plan was to get some assorted sizes to cover future needs.... right up until he asked what sizes??? A little hard to predict what I will be needing in the future for sure.. but... for those that have been there... what sizes do you use most often...

... in between a couple of other projects... I had a couple of scrap pieces of steel ..1095..one of them had a blade inside just dieing to be let out... so somehow I am on my way to building my first friction folder...I want a more modern design. .. (keep.in mind..I am kinda winging...

Ok Guys.. Is there any sort of process you go thru when your designing a blade, seem like everything has already been done.. and everything I sketch out looks like or reminds me of so and so's blade etc... trying to come up with something new and different. .is that even possible now? Or has...

Greetings Yes it has come time in the season as does every new knifemakers heart turns to dreams of fame and fortune.. and I guess the first part of that would be seing my mark on blades from coast to coast... Now in preparation of that day.. I had a friend make me a logo..for...

So... what's everyone favorite liner material to work with? And why I have a special project coming up and trying to figure out what I want to use.

..ok...the file..just isn't cutting it ( see what I did there :) ) and the 1x30 hf well it's good for what it is .... but I am wanting to step up to a real grinder.. but just like 90% of the other newbies that have ever had this issue. ..budget... if I knew I could nake a marketable knife...

I saw a post the other day, talking about the slowdown here in the Knifedogs forum, I started to comment but, I really have not been around long enough to know if things are slow or not.. but I would like to comment on what I do know.. .. tho this forum may seem like old news, and old hat to...

Well I have had high hopes of getting some work done,, more that i am actually...I have some stuff I am cutting out and heading to the heat treaters.. however...being the new guy to the party...I have done some searching and found almost nothing...so I decided to ask here....anyone perhaps have...

Looking and planning for my Christmas gift... I am wanting a new fixed blade every day carry... One simply can go look in the for sale section and find some amazing knives..or follow the links to the websites of many of the members here...I would give my left pinky toe to own a knife by Ed, or...

After seeing another thread here regarding jigs..I realize..That's something I could use.. I did a quick bit of looking and seems like everyone and his brother has one for sale or makes one... So figured I would ask the folks I trust... What do you advise to a new guy to buy or build..to...

I know ya'll are going to get tired of my dumb questions any day now..but here goes... so far my knife work has started out by reworking and rescaling vintage kitchen knives and some older hunting knives.. then started ordering blanks and putting scales on them etc...have actually done pretty...

ok old Dogs..needing a bit of advice... I have been doing my research and learning...but.. ( and yes I did search here) I want to make a Cleaver for my next project.. I do alot of outdoor "cowboy cooking" and use cleavers heavily, like people would a chefs knife and regular cleaver duties, so...

can you tell I am all excited about this knife making stuff? I keep posting questions...and thankfully ya'll keep answering them... life is good.. but before I start hacking up my limited supply of steel.. was wondering what you thought..

ok..yet another dumb question from the new guy.. long story short...scales are from 100+ year old oak flooring, making for Amish neighbor for heirloom reasons...the wood is hard and dry..about what you would expect from old flooring...also light in color...I don't like it when last they saw it...

Hello all..new guy here...and new to knife making. trying to figure out what I did so I don't repeat it.. ok at the point was going to epoxy the scales on and put in the pins... I had had them on several time to do some rough sanding etc.. had not seen or noticed a poroblem.. I lay everything...

Yup.. yet another new guy checking in...here to make friends and learn as much as I can about making knives...I ordered some steel and a file...whats next? :biggrin:... can't be that hard can it? Anyway...thanks for all the info you guys share on a daily basis. ..sure helps out the learning curve