Recent content by FlyBye

John, All of your work is wonderful, but I'm really impressed with your file work. It all comes together pretty nice!

I appreciate the thoughts, suggestions and considerations. I went ahead and got the Grizzly 7943. The unit came slightly damaged. A little damage from the shipper and a little more from the manufacture. Fortunately, the folks at Grizzly were quick to replace the damaged parts with some "less...

Both are great... but you nailed it with the sheath! Great match with the knife handle.

I know that conventional wisdom suggests to profile your knife blank while it is in it's annealed state, but came across a fella that profiles 440c stainless after its been hardened. He uses 36 grit with his 2x72 grinder. He says he does this to avoid any slight bends/warps that often happen...

Thanks... I've already got the grinder picked out, unfortunately it will be a month or two away.

Frank, I think you are missing the point of my original post... "Are there any other bench drill presses that would be suitable for drilling metal without it overheating and still be moderately priced?" "rhinoknives: I find that slower is better with metal and particularly when drilling harden...

Congratulations on your first sale!

I'm in the market for a drill press and I'm not aware of a lot of choices in the $200 range that has an adjustable slow speed control (200 rpm). I did find a Grizzly bench drill press (G7943) that goes down to 140 rpm ($295 + $79 for shipping). Are there any other bench drill presses that...

I'm not sure on the brand of epoxy I ordered, but I do remember that it is the 30 minute type.

I appreciate the feedback. I'm anxious for us to get to work on it!

I just ordered a pair of full tang knife blanks that I hope to attach some wood scales on soon. This will be a father/son project. I wanted to attach the scales with Corby rivets, but I couldn't find the correct size for the blank holes that are already cut out. I went with regular brass...