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    Sweeping plunge line? Grind line?

    I've been seeing some interesting grinds lately .. how does one achieve a plunge/grind line like this?
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    Tool Maintenance

    I have a 20 yr old Delta benchtop drill press ... love the thing. It never moves and I don’t bang on it with hammers and sticks. Lately I noticed a little wobble in the bits and some holes were more obrounds than circles. Put a dial indicator on it today and wow it was out like 40 thou. Popped...
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    Ceramic Kiln??

    We just bought a used Skutt ks818 kiln from our neighbor. My wife is into pottery so we couldn’t pass it up. It uses a kiln sitter which uses “cones” to determine when to shut off .. has anyone used this type of kiln for heat treating knives? Either way the upside is that I ran a new isolated...
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    Slip joint spring tempering

    Contemplating my first folder .. the book I have says that the spring needs to be around 45HRC ... what do you guys recommend for tempering to achieve this?
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    Clip Point WIP

    got my band saw stand done today and cut out a blank for testing purposes. Decided to do a proper WIP with it. 1/8” 1084 steel - 8.75” OAL 4” blade....biggest knife I’ve attempted. I work slow but wanted to document it all. Have olivewood for the scales and maybe some black G10 and natural...
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    Porta Band

    My “APL Man” branded portable bandsaw came today. Pretty beefy for what it is .... gonna weld up a stand tomorrow. Cut some 1/8” x 2 angle with no issues. Never heard of the brand but ... you know ... Amazon
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    Too thin to heat treat?

    Got a little frisky with the file and now I have a grind that has a pretty thin edge. I hit it on with the sander a bit and it looks better. What’s the thinnest you’d put in the forge?
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    Lansky System

    Recently got a Lansky set ... man that system is great! Sharpened one of my Shun Santoku knives today ... also used my new leather strop on the 1x30 .... immediately cut my finger ...
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    N00B got a book

    So I just received this book from the Amazons.... looking forward to my first folder
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    Odd little knife

    I had some micarta left over from my last knife. Thought it would be enough for a little camping/outdoorsy knife. Sketched it up and liked it. The grind came the best for me so far. (disregard the faux choil...don't ask) Anyhoo, I got a little frisky with the 50 grit on the 4x36 and wound up NOT...
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    Olivewood sale

    Woodcraft has 1/4" x 3, 1/2" x 3 and 3/4" x 3 (all 24" long) on sale for like 66% off. My local shop only had a few pieces of the 1/4" and 1/2" available but I picked them up. @SS369 made a beauty with olivewood scales. Edit: Forgot to mention, they didn't ring up correctly, but when I pulled...
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    DIY file guide?

    After the side discussion on @Daniel Macina knife post .. @Bruce McLeish showed a DIY version so I thought I’d start this. I’ve seen file guides for over $100. Seems a bit pricey to me. If I cut one from scrap and tap ... would heat treat and temper be advised to extend the life? Just curious...
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    Stencil Printer?

    Poking around the InterWebs and ran across the Brother P700 label printer. I noticed they have stencil tape available. Anyone used this for their makers marks? Printer is $80 and the stencil tape is $21. Seems pretty reasonable.
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    KITH .... ??

    I see a lot of KITH builds ... what’s the time frame that this starts? I’m hoping to be able to reasonably participate in the future....I need to up my game a fair bit though
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    Toaster Oven Mods

    So being a electrical engineer ... I like to tinker with ... well electrical/electronics. That said, I’m installing a PID controller in my $20 toaster oven I got from Aldi Cut the controls out and riveted a piece of stainless I had from an old grill shelf. Should be finished tomorrow ... wish...
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    Silly Question -- Mill Scale?

    Total new guy question. Do you guys sand off the mill scale before getting started on your blades (stock removal)?
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    1x30 grinder in the style of a 2x72?

    Anyone ever seen one of these in person? Think this would be any better than the old HF 1x30? https://www.etsy.com/listing/717687062/fucina-1x30-belt-grinder-230v50hz-1hp?ref=hp_rv-6
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    Skinner WIP

    Just got this one going over the weekend. Roughed with angle grinder then hand filed. First time using micarta for scales ... that stuff is tough. I don’t have a band saw but it’s gonna turn out ok I think. 1080B steel heated to non magnetic and quenched in canola ... 2 x 2 hr cycles at as close...
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    Been a while but I'm back

    So life got in the way and I didn't get a 2x72 after selling my Mustang....I got another little race car to tinker with. I have recently bout a 2 burner Devil Forge and made some mods to my "not" 2x72 sanders to hopefully get me along. Recently ran into a great deal on some 1095 steel that I...
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    Micarta Scales

    Looking at ordering some Micarta material from @BossDog . What thickness do you guys usually start with?
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