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My stepson picked out this wood for his knife that I'm working on. And I have no clue what it is. It's quite light and iridescent when buffed. I was originally thinking Koa but as light as it is I'm thinking otherwise. Opinions?

I have two old style 100K Atlas Burners for sale. I bought these originally to build a two burner forge. But I've decided to stick with stock removal. And I have an Atlas Knife forge for small work. I'm asking $50.00 for both. Thanks

I thought this was quite cool. It shows almost the entire process. This is a Facebook link so...if not cool I'll remove it. Samurai Sword making

I'd like some opinions on this vise. The current owner is asking $160.00 Thanks

Anyone else going? I'll be there Friday afternoon and probably Saturday as well.

I have a 8 inch chef knife that I've done my first convex grind on. And it appears to have turned out OK before hand sanding. However I don't know how to hand sand a convex shape. So how does one put a nice hand sand finish on a convex blade?

I have located a large piece of Bubinga. Roughly 6 feet in length 11 inches wide and 1 3/4 inches thick. I don't believe Bubinga needs to be stabilized. Since it's far more than I could ever use, is there any interest from others here in cuts from it? I'm thinking $15 per piece. Each piece would...

I've been tinkering today with cutting some 4x4's for an anvil stand. And I've been thinking how all of this is going to come together. I have one piece of heavy unknown steel as shown here. It has almost no rebound. And I also have a 52100 round that has reasonable rebound. To my...

Just thought I'd give everyone a reminder about the importance of good PPE; especially masks for your lungs. I ended up in the hospital last week for three days from an unknown lung problem. First diagnosed as Pneumonia it turns out they do not know for certain what I had, other than I most...

I don't recall seeing this build up of residue when I first got my compressor. Now I get this residue with the consistency of talcum powder when I empty the tank. I empty the tank after each session. Is this normal? I'm suspecting it isn't. Do I need to put the compressor in a cleaner...

This has been sitting on my shop shelf for sometime now and is a band saw blade for wood. It's the wrong size for me. I ordered 70 1/2 when I needed 72 1/2 If you can use it, PM me your address and it's yours

I don't usually discuss what I consider private matters on public forums, but my daughter could really use all the support she can get next week when she's goes in for a fairly risky operation to correct two conditions called MALS and Nutcracker syndrome respectively. The procedure involves...

Or rather a cleaver. I've given away a few decent knives, and made a few others for myself and the wife, but this would be my first sale. So a touch nervous. I just met the guy today. I'll be meeting with him again on Monday to discuss the project further and set a price. I believe he intends...

My wife gave me several pieces of wood for knife scales for my recent birthday. Among them was this Spalted Tamarind. I intend to have it stabilized. However I've never worked with Spalted woods before or Tamarind. Any thing I should watch for? Thanks

I've been using a home made coffee can forge for some time now. For what it is, it's done remarkably well. But obviously it has it's limits. I have all the parts to make a two burner forge, but it's been languishing for several reasons. Mostly because my welder isn't up to finishing the job...

I'm currently making a Saya for a kitchen knife but I don't have a router so I'm making do with a drill press and chisels. Any recommendations on a router for Saya's and other minor woodwork? I've looked at the router attachment for the Dremel and while inexpensive I'm thinking it's under powered.

Amazon wait time on the FeCl is three weeks and the Silicon Carbide isn't much better. Any other places to look? I found some on Ebay ready to ship, but I'm always leery of Fleabay.

I've gotten started on my KITH knife for Heikki. This is the first time I've sort of let the design come to fruition as I worked on it. I've done this before when I've done free hand sketches before but not with a knife profile. So hopefully it's turned out OK. Though I would appreciate any feed...

Since my leather working skills aren't very good I purchased some leather bellies from Tandy awhile back to practice with. Our humidity around here is usually somewhere in the neighborhood of 10% sometimes less. Especially during the summer. I've literally have had to dip the leather in water...

I finally broke down and ordered a small wheel attachment and a 3/4" wheel from Boss Dog. Other than running it at low speed, is there any caveats or tricks to know about? I'm really looking forward to it speeding things up and also improving my knives. Should be here end of next week I believe.