Recent content by CTone03

I never thought about heavy glass. The only flat granite surface I have is the counter top, and I don't think I can get away with using that - my wife has been understanding enough with sandpaper lying around and using the oven for baking kydex. I don't need to make her angry! The bold part...

Perhaps surface ground was not an ideal word; the platen is the best I have for now. I did hand sand the tang twice - the first time I did feather the bottom edge of the tang down; I couldn't see it but I checked with a caliper. I then reground the flats and very carefully hand sanded again. I...

Chevy, I tried exactly that at first, when the scales wouldn't sit down. That was before I added the copper liner. I put a slight curve in the center of both scales, so that I could see light in between, and when I squeezed slightly with my fingers everything went nice and flat; but when I...

I have a 6" disk grinder, and it works within reason for small knives. My brother and I are both making knives, and we would both benefit from having one. I have found that I can make both sides pretty flat - though not "precision" flat - but I know that both sides are probably not parallel...

Awesome. I will give that a try with the dremel, as you said by scribing a line. If I can get it flat, I'll still sell to my customer at materials cost. The labor I put into it is now vested in lots of experience. I love this stuff. I know I'll get better with time. Thank you! ETA: I'm...

Sounds right. I cannot add another screw forward because the drill bit won't even scratch it. But yeah, the knife looked good on paper. Next time I'll add a screw further forward or space them out. Why no surface grinder? Thanks much!

As you can see in the first pic, the plunge lines look terrible. The blade had a slight kick to the right after heat treat, and I had to regrind it flat, which took material off the right side. I'm not happy about that, but it's been a learning experience. I'll order precision ground stock...

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I will check on that. Thank you. Are my pictures visible?

Thank you for your reply. I did try different pressure with the screws, but the gap is still there. Attached are pics:

Good afternoon, folks. I've been a long time reader, and decided not long ago to become a member here. First off, I thank all of the people here that post pro-tips and answer questions for those who are trying to get into knife making. It's a big help. I appreciate what you do. If y'all...