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I make what I like, If I would take it out and use it or enjoy looking at it. I feel that is the only way to really enjoy the process. If someone else likes it, then we'll talk about price.....

Not that I really want to have a dog in this hunt- but - mechanically speaking, the above thought is incorrect. Think I-beam.... the stress forces travel along the outer edges of the beam hence the thickness or amount of material requirement in the middle is minimal. Same with a full tang. If...

OK, now that works.....

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Brothers-Blades-by-Dennis-L-Brothers/124112090995576 Does this link work? I dont know why you could not find it, when I start typing Brothers.... it comes up as an option? Apparently there are a lot of things about Facebook I do not understand. I tried...

Has/is anyone using Facebook as a marketing tool? If so, how has it worked for you? I had a website, used it mainly as a photo gallery. Did not have point and click sales on it. I decided after some discussion with a few folks that I could do much the same thing on Facebook for free. So I have...

Thanks Cliff for the info, I thought I rememberd you had used some XHP. I finished one of the four yesterday and it really looks good. I was impressed with the grindability of XHP and it finished well. I did cryo mine (before you had replied) but since I am making small skinner style knives, all...

I built mine a couple years ago with these exact same plans. One thing I have learned is that you cannot put the two ends of the coil close together (220v coil). The photos seem to show only an inch or so- put them farther apart and be sure the insulation between is intact. If you don't, when...

While we are on the subject of O1 - a personal favorite of mine - How much benefit is deep cryo to O1? Seeing as how it is a complex alloy compared to 1085 for instance, it would seem that it could gain a little toughness that would benefit it at higher hardnesses. (I just put three blades in...

Anybody done any experimenting with this? I've got the spec sheet but figured somebody had already tinkered with it and I might ste...:les:, borrow from their experience:biggrin: I've got 4 ready to HT -I was planning on 1900 20 min, cryo, 500 1 hour x2 - any suggestions otherwise?

yep- i fondled that knife's companion piece...it felt gooood!

...another vote for Ernie ...as if he needed it.

Brand name of the rasp is key. Bellota, Save-edge, Simmons are all good rasps. Take one and whack across a stump, it should break cleanly. If it bends, you dont want it. (they will break when you whack a horse as well....don't ask me how I know this) I can also tell you that the teeth divots...

If you have any veterinarian contacts, get them to buy you some purified light mineral oil- it's better than peanut oil and cleaner. You can mix a little P.oil with it if you want it to smell better :) When I switched from P.oil to M.oil, my 01 blades improved. Get some PBC powder from LeadDog...

I am an insurance professional. I can tell you one thing for certain - most agents do not know what they are selling you. Like it or now, it is up to you to read the policy before signing on the dotted line. Second, the job of underwriting departments is to limit exposure to risk- i.e. avoid...

Cliff, I have made a few with CTS 40CP and really like it. I cryo'd some, some not. Anecdotally -cryo did seem to help with edge retention in my limited testing. I plate quench and tempered according to the sheet that was sent -1850 quench and 2X2 @ 350. I would say it is at least equal to...

I fondled that knife of Robert's and can tell you that the pins didn't seem to be an issue- particularly on a small user, it felt as great as it looks. Now if it were a 15" chopper, then maybe, but I doubt it. Neoprene or horse stall mat is not that flexible under compression. Ive got some in...

Thank you gentlemen! I was leaning that direction, nice to get some confirmation. I was sitting at my desk at work when it hit me like a bolt of lighting - I LEFT THE OVEN ON _AGHHHHH! I'm sure some of you can appreciate the shock factor involved with that....Luckily my wife was home and could...

Wax is good, 01 is not stain resistant much at all. Light oil can work - may have to maintain it a little more often that with wax. I have noticed that the higher the polish on 01, the more it seems to resist corrosion. But this could be an artifact from the buffing wax....

I just left a blade in the HT oven at 350deg overnight......like a dufus!:sad: It is CTS 40cp. This was the second temper post cryo. Did I ruin it??? I promised delivery on 9/8/10......

Since we are on the topic, I was reading somewhere on the web a while back on a tool & die maker's site and he listed the effects of cryo for 01 - 400% increase in toughness I believe was his number:what!::les: Has anybody out there tested this for knife use? I have been operating under the...