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Upon recommendation by Ed I bought the following belts. And also broke down and bought the following etcher. My post Christmas/New Years gift to myself. 50 grit= VSM XK760X ("X" weight) - 120 grit= VSM XK760X ("X" weight) -220 grit= Klingspor LS309 ("J" weight) -400 grit= Klingspor LS309 ("J"...

I always enjoy reading these threads discussing etching machines and methods, home built vs purchased. As this is what I need to get next. I enjoy making just about everything I can, including tools. However in this instance I've been on the fence and leaning towards buying a Personalizer, or...

Hello Jim, I ran out of cpm154 when I started to make my first slip joint. I decided to make two of them with AEB-L. Both the spring and blade are AEB-L. I am very happy with how they turned out. I will try cpm154 soon though. John

I can honestly say that I need this. As soon as the holidays are over this is my next purchase. At least after the Personalizer. John

These are both really cool knives. I especially like the second one with the wrapped handle. Nice. John

Hey Justin. If you find some locally let me know. I need to get some as well. John

Forgot to add this pic. John

Just finished up my second slipjoint folding knife last night. This one is was important for me because it will be a gift for my father for Christmas this year. We are all getting together a week early and I was running out of time to complete it before Sunday this weekend. Fortunately I got it...

That's really cool. My son wants to make a knife, however he's still 8. Told him he had to wait a while still. John

This is really awesome! Bringing life back into something that has a lot of meaning is what it's all about. John

Wow, great job. It looks very well made. John

Both knives look great. I'm especially fond of the trapper. John

Stezann, Thank you. It feels good to finish it and have it work well too. If you haven't already posted a picture of your slip joint yet, create a new post and show us some pics of that knife. I would like to see it and I'm sure others would as well. John

Thanks guys

I used to be a Chevy man through and through. Now I'm more open minded after owning a 94 Ford Escort as a beater that I bought for $500. I owned that car for ten years and it just wouldn't die. [emoji2] sold it to a single mom who got her only car totaled and needed one badly. Still miss that...

I searched Google for heat treating furnaces/ovens and read everything I could find. It seemed to me by the research I did that the majority seemed to think the paragon units were a little better built, and a small step up in quality over the Evenheat. This was in no way an exhaustive analysis...

Anthony this is a great idea. Pretty neat how the idea just clicked. John

One last thing I did was very lightly ground down the kick after taping up the blade and handle to avoid scratching anything. The tip of the blade was just a hair too high and I noticed my finger would catch on it. Not something I want or anyone else for that matter. Just the slightest removal...

When I was looking for a heat treat furnace I had a few requirements that I wanted it to meet. 1. I wanted to get a quick heat up time so it seems 110v was out of the question. 2. I wanted a great interface with a lot of control. 3. Most importantly was the ability to heat treat a variety of...