Recent content by Chris_Crawford

Hey Gahagan, I've pretty much been using O-1 exclusively since 2002. If heat treated properly, it's a great steel, holds an edge well, and will weather better than most people think. I usually just polish my knives from time to time with a knife polish. As a test, I polished a knife up...

Hey Bob, I use the 3/16” x 1/8” Folder Pivot Bolts that I get from Rade Hawkins. I've changed up the way I mount the lockbar pivot screw a bit. I used to use a flathead, counter sync the liner, and sand the head down to make sure it's flush. Then when I put the scale on, the scale...

When I made my bench I used 2x6 planks. This has worked great. They will hold up to everything. You may notice in the picture below that I used a 1x6 on the back blank. I did that so I could put the pieces you see sitting on the top of the bench on both sides of the 1x6 and make a long tray that...

Hello everyone. I'm Chris Crawford, and I've finally set up an account here on KnifeDogs. I've been lurching around for a good while now. I've been making knives since 1992, but I've somehow managed to slow down to about 2 knives a year. I used to be real active on BladeForums and KnifeForums...