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That makes sense. Ceramic rods might be the way to go. Ive seen some systems like that but not the spyderco ill take a look at it. Do you find the diamond is much more agressive than the ceramic ?

Ive noticed my folks seem to favor the DMT diamond steel for sharpening their blades. I have been looking at these and was wondering which ones you guys use for a complete sharpening setup, grits and stone size/shape and such ? I was using a paper wheel setup for a while. It worked well at...

Perfect thats pretty much what I was wondering. Well I guess ill take that idea off the table. Thanks!

I have a couple of knives on the go from Aldos 1084. I want to cut the handle in half and weld a new piece onto it with the same 1084. What welding rod is the best match for 1084 and should the process go something like this: weld>normalize>heat treat ? Or should the HT be done prior to the...

John Wilson I like the look of those. Thats exactly what I was aiming for with about 800 grit or even the semi mirror. I got to that point but the sanding lines on mine didnt look anywhere near that good. Now that im sanding in different directions im seeing a lot more missed scratches. I have a...

Wow lots of good advice here and ive been putting it all to the test to figure out where im going wrong here. Ive changed my grit progression, changing the direction of sanding and using cutting oil and so on. This has helped A LOT. Changing the direction was awkward at first but makes such a...

Thanks! :D its 1084. So you think a mirror finish on a large chopper would look ok ?

Sorry the spine was a random side thought lol I was looking at it at the time I posted and thinking to myself is this too thin already. These were some of the pics that were invalid. Idk why... I see links on my end and they open into the pictures. Its odd. Thanks for the help though! Im...

Sorry the spine was a random side thought lol I was looking at it at the time I posted and thinking to myself is this too thin already. These were some of the pics that were invalid. Idk why... I see links on my end and they open into the pictures. Its odd. Thanks for the help though! Im...

As requested heres the pictures. I hope they are clear enough. Overall 22" long the spine is 3/8 thick the edge is 1/8 1084 steel distally tapered. I also included a screenshot of the 3m scotchbrite pads that were mentioned. Are these the right ones and how many should I order ? Is there a way...

First before I rant ill apologize. I have a few issues :p and spend my life in a constant state of borderline suicidal. Anyway today so depressed! The big knife came out of heat treat well. Today I spent 10 hours and about 100 dollars worth of wet dry paper trying to get a decent looking satin...

I would like to try instagram myself. I see a lot of folks using Facebook for knife sales these days and it seems to work rather well. Frank in our area perhaps try kajiji ? Ive heard its a good place to sell knives. I set up an ebay "shop account" but havent used it yet. I have about 15 orders...

Well after many days and hours of grinding and sanding and shaping its ready for heat treat. had a hell of a time getting it flat... I lay it on a flat surface and make adjustments but for the life of me I cant figure out why it doesnt seem quite right. The steel arrived warped and twisted so...

Thanks! No worries im sure it will all work out one way or another :D

Thanks for all the advice on this :D Yes its mostly in my elbows but ive had surgery on my hands. Poor circulation and some sort of systemic inflammatory condition seems to make me prone to this sort of thing. When my hands were fixed a few years ago the fingers were almost cmpletely numb. since...

Ive seen those ultrasound devices. I think something like that would help. Atm im using one of the tennis elbow straps that immobilizes the muscle. I think im just going to have to get my grinder game on and avoid the 16 hours of filing and sanding lol.

That pretty much sums up my process as well. On the grinder I tend to overdue it too fast so I get paranoid and go to files and hand sanding too soon. Thats an adjustment im trying to make in my technique. Im also trying to remember not to use a death grip on everything and change up my motions...

About a year ago I developed a severe case of tendonitis (tennis elbow) in both arms. It took most of the year and many trips to physio to heal my arms. Now any time spent in my shop making knives causes the tendonitis to flare up quite badly. It also seems to beat the life out of my hands as...

Thanks for the help! Its coming along pretty good so far. I think from all this ive devised a game plan and should be ready for heat treat tomorrow if all goes well.

Ive been reading all afternoon about heat treating 1084 for this large chopper. I quench in canola as its all ive been able to track down so far. I have an HT oven. My results till now have been somewhat hit or miss. One blade was tough as f***! Another seemed soft. All come out of the quench...