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I like learning about northern knives and pulling from traditional concepts. I'm intrigued about the grind on yakut knives so I'm going to make one. I don't know all the different ways, but I'm going for basic cross section. Still need to find out the edge spec. I think it tapers to nothing...

1. The first is from a large saw blade I heat treated. I think the top shows auto hamon but I'm not sure. But those lines are in the steel, evenly on both sides. The actual hamon line is down there pretty low. Rosewood handle and riveted stainless pins. No sheath just a display. 2. The second...

What's the best way to establish an online presence for selling knives? I know that's a broad question. Website, Etsy, Instagram, Craigslist,.... I'm thinking $200-400 and less than 10 a year - so maybe just word of mouth at this point? Thanks in advance.

Stone handles have been an interest of mine for a while. I decided to get started building experience with a few inexpensive diamond abrasives. For materials I'm using rocks that I find so again - not a huge investment on it. I'd recommend buying slabs if you're interested in trying. It saves a...

"Alaskan cache" themed Old everything: File steel, walnut gunstock handle, brass is from a long 1" diameter propshaft i believe, mastodon spacer Sheath is from an old swiss army pack and kariboo leather Walnut and leather finished with birch oil we made this spring. It looks and smells smokey.

My first hamon, using file steel, without extra little dark lines in it. I have 1075 from Admiral that I was trying to forge and thermal cycle in order to reduce alloy banding. I got a nice hamon with it, but it had lines in the hamon which I think is alloy banding. So I'm still learning with...

We have a knife in the kitchen my wife loves and a friend of ours saw it and commented she would like one similar to it. Her and her husband have become friends of ours and a great support for us out here so I'd like to make it for them for nothing. But I've been kind of stuck on a design and...

I could probably spend some time in the next forum under this one but had a couple questions anyway on sharpening. Is a polished edge practical for hunters or only used primarily for kitchen knives and razors? (I was thinking for someone's edc it'd be a matter of preference?) I also have a...

So we had someone new out on their first dug mushing trip with a friend of ours who is young but pretty experienced with dogs. They went pretty far - about ten miles- and were on their way back. It was dark by now - cloudy and no moonlight. Not too far out of town our friend, the musher fell off...

Got my forge going again. First time in about two and half years. Its a little bittersweet because I'd rather be doing the aspect of my real job that Covid shut down. But anyway I had some mild winter temps and some time for forging and heat treating. Been inundated with other projects but it...

Can anyone recommend a good substitute for rubbing alcohol to prep blades for epoxy?

Can't find one myself - thought I'd ask here. If there is hopefully they speak some english.

I'm wondering what hardness these homemade blades ground out of saw blades I see might be? I'm thinking handsaws, skillsaw blades with or without carbides, chopsaw blades, concrete blades, wood and metal sawzall blades, and saw mill blades (bandsaw or circular(?)).

I saw a knifemaking company make this claim. I understand that wood is "warm" compared to steel or compared to fiberglass/epoxy materials. Maybe not stabilized wood. So I wonder what they're referring to. Any insights/experience comparing the "warm feel" of different wood for handles. Do you...

Three hunters for three hunters. My grinding isn't under control yet, but these look better than any knife I've ground yet. All 1075 about 9" overall length. First saddle stitch; First and last time using belly leather if I can help it. Moose antler, NS corbies Moose bone, copper pins and...

I can finally give away some antler material I have. These are pretty big rounds - good for scales. Just indicate right or left. I'll mail 'em for you.

Sanded aggressively with 320. This is what it looks like lightly sanded 320: I could faintly see it appearing as I was moving up in grits. I etched for another reason. And I think the bare spot by the plunges are just a bad etch from not cleaning well enough. I haven't decided if I like it...

These are before and after pics of a knife I made. I had it out last fall and it performed well, but I just didn't like the size or the way it looked and felt. So I tried grinding away some stuff. I've also taken the antler down as far as I could. I think the handle at the back was too wide and...

Did I make a mistake to use rubber for a platen? Or is there a certain kind I need to get? Here's what happened to it while I was slowly grinding a guard down flush with a spacer. Thanks, Luke

Left to right: The first I know to be from the 80's. The second would be somewhere between 2000-2010. The third is one I just bought. All 12". I'm guessing that what I've heard since I got into knives, that forging Nicholson files into knives, is from when they were made like the first. It's...