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What a beauty!

First time trying a paring knife and first use of the new HT oven. Material is 1/16" 15N20, ground to almost a zero edge. That was fun. Handle is just plain old walnut and green spacer material. This was done just to see if I could work 1/16" successfully. Might do more of these actually, but I...

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McMaster-Carr used to be my go to for gas springs.

Nathan, I'd second the 1084 being a noob myself, as it's easy to work and forgiving in heat treat. Plus, it's more available where I am than 1075, LOL! Welcome to the addiction. Next you'll be scouring the online and in print classifieds looking for cheap used equipment you suddenly MUST have, LOL!

Tim, this is definitely old enough to be a relay oven. I get the impression that switching it to SSR may be fairly straightforward, and I know for sure that there are some good controllers at a good price out there. I have also found the upgraded controllers for this oven, (as it was made with...

Thanks Bob, I'll take a look.

Thanks John. Zebrano is a good looking wood, and polishes quite nicely. The handle is very comfortable, and is designed to be used with fingers on the bolster. I have found that I get pretty nice control over the cuts this way. I will definitely be making more like this.

Someday, someday...

Just scored a Thermolyne 48000 for $60 today, only slightly used. It came with an archaic controller though, an automatic no memory no ramp one. Does anybody know if this can be replaced with a newer aftermarket one?

My first kitchen knife. 6" long, 1.5" wide, 3/16" thick 1084 with Zebrano wood handle scales. Hand made brass bolsters. Slices through tomatoes like a dream! Wasn't sure how hard getting a zero edge on that thickness was going to work, but it came out fine. A plus is that when cutting through...

Thanks for this! I am thinking of trying Damascus for the first time this weekend and this is a helpful tip.

Your family has done an EXCELLENT job of keeping it in great condition!

Holy Cow! Where's the rest of the battleship that thing came from?!

Loving that guard! I hear you about not necessarily wanting perfect. Mine are primitive functional blades, and I use all hand tools, with the exception of a 1" x 30" sander. Always end up with scratches I just can't get out all the way. Still, practice makes perfect, right? LOL!. Beautiful knife...

That's a beauty and will only look better with a stacked handle!

Well I feel like the odd one out, LOL! A bit of Zeal and Ardor, Mozart, The Hu, Slayer, Beethoven, Connie Dover...

I WAS looking to build a nice garage long workbench this year, but that might have to wait now...fortunately I have a lot of trees and dead falls around, so getting wood for handles is fairly easy.

Yeah, lumber has TRIPLED in price up here. A sheet of plywood is over 96$. What the heck?!

Here's hoping! My wife would LOVE me to make back some of the money I have spent so far:D