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And, don't wear gloves while grinding. Seems like a good idea, and I've done it, but you can catch that glove materials in the grinder and do some serious hurt to yourself.

Cashen-certified "Xtreme Duty" lawn-mower blades, for the discriminating connoisseur of summer labor. I'm down for a set! As the new guy to the field of knife making, I'm always looking to save money. But, all the work that goes into making a knife sure would be wasted on a piece of pretty...

That's very nice work, Robert. Clean lines and eminently functional. Check your email!

Hoss, that's going to be one sexy piece. Very inspirational and I can't wait to get back out to the shop to see what I might be able to come up with. Thanks for that! :D

Interesting query. Off the top of my head, I'd say that the knife would be around 212 degrees because that's the temp that water boils at. When you dip a hot blade into the water, that hissing sound is a small bit of water boiling or vaporizing. Sound right? Seems logical. I'm probably wrong.

Friggin' Awesome! That green maple is going to look great on there, rather jade-like, imo. Can't wait to see it come together. And, I love that quench tank!

I had been thinking about this for a loooooong time and couldn't understand why more knifemakers didn't use it. I hadn't reckon'd on the rounding caused by the OEM rubber backing and have since bought a bit of 1/8" micarta just to retrofit my sander. Thanks for the clue!

Are you planning on a workbench along a wall, or something in the center? Personally, I don't see how you can have too much lighting. I have 8' overhead fluorescents, under-shelf fluorescents, and spotlights for the grinder and drill press. Not including windows and doors. There's no such...

Remember the "work triangle" and utilize it to the max. Like in a kitchen, there are points in the shop that you will use all the time, for 99% of your projects. This includes the bench, drill press and grinder. Your main three need to be placed convenient to each other, and in such a way as...

I got fifty bucks says she's already wrapped daddy tight around her little finger! :D

That is some very impressive work. To think that that hawk head was once a nasty looking piece of rusted railroad detritus.... Simply amazing.

Thanks for the info, Josh. The guy I was talking to made very nice forges out of 10" pipe and was saying that the heat circulation was cut a good bit when you shrank down the chamber size. I thought this was a bit weird considering the number of one-brick and coffee-can forges you see, but...

"9 1/2" blade of 01....." Wow. That's one beautiful blade, and the sheath ain't too shabby neither. Very very nice. I was big into blacksmithing and buckskinning for a long time. There's something about our interpretation of period pieces that really strikes a chord with me. Just checked...

From my perspective, I think you did a great job. As you progress, you'll see more of the little things that you don't want. I look at a lot of pictures from master smiths and then try to emulate that look. If they don't have high spots, I don't want mine to have high spots. Overall, I...

Did someone tell you that an 8" pipe would work? I have an 8" pipe that I thought to build into a forge and was told that there wouldn't be enough air flow after the insulation was added. If you say different, I'm game on! Note: the guy doing the talking also made forges for resale. I'm...

I liked the old style better. Of course, for what I'm paying to peruse this site, I really can't complain. Were I in charge, things would be different (more nekkid babes), but I'm not, so they're not. Being at the bottom of the ladder has its downside....

Very nice design. That blade shape looks like it would be excellent for whittling with while sitting in a rocking chair on the front porch, one of my favorite pastimes. Glad the dye worked out for you. Just remember to scrub the handle really good w/ hot soapy water to get any residual dye...

So, there I was using my new sharpening system that has diamond-coated plates instead of arkansas stones. One small slip for man, one giant gouge for the blade! :mad: For future reference: Diamond is harder that knife blades and will scratch them really good, really quick!

Thanks, Benny. The handle was actually the easiest part to make. Doing that texture took all of ten minutes using a 2" wheel and a .500" wheel, and a 220g belt. I wasn't sure how to do it, so I did it just like I was knapping stone. The larger wheel first gave me the typical reducing...

Wow. That's the prettiest railroad spike I've ever seen! Your works is undeniably top shelf stuff!