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My 2nd sculpted/carved blade. This is also #2 in the elven, dwarven series I started a few moths ago. This one started on the frame of our RS Model 1. The guard lugs were forged to shape prior to grinding. I wanted a mix of forging, texture..., and high finish in this one. The blade is hand...

I have been working on a logo for our tactical line since last November. I had several artists try to capture the idea I had for the logo but all failed. I was recently introduced to Jennifer Easterling a graphic design artist in our area. I can tell you, within 72 hours she had the logo draft...

What does KITH mean?

Ernie Grospitch and I have playing with the idea of stabilizing leather for several months now. My personal goal was to make a stacked leather handle on a full tang knife. Well sir, after lots of trial and error and the sharing of ideas with Ernie I final got it. I decided to put it on one of my...

B]GIB Mods for Step Pulley Operation[/B] I put this together for folks wanting to build the “Grinder in a Box”. I gleaned information from posts by Ed Caffrey, Jason Wilder, and other unknown authors, with a few additions of my own (mostly the crappy welding). Feel free to add, move stuff...

I have some mods for the GIB I did in a word document if anyone want to post them. Curtis

My take on the Loveless Drop Point. I actually call it the BL hunter as a tribute to the man. Brass bolsters and black warwood/fauxcarta.

Williamson-Dickie “I’m a Knifemaker” commercial. I thought I would share this with you gents. Just to clarify, I started blacksmithing 15 years ago and have been making knives for around the last five. And my anvil had to be placed that distance from the forge. I give a lot of the credit to my...

I thought I would share a recent find with you gents. I decided to try some new handle material called “fauxcarta”. You know that funky smell that g10 and Micarta (yes, you can smell it even through a mask) emit when worked, well this stuff doesn’t have it. The texture is a bit different and it...

Anybody know where to get GOOD files? American made, Swiss or German is what I’m looking for. Thanks, Curtis

I recently stabilized some spalted pecan using Cactus Juice. I thought I would post a photo of this beautiful wood. Curtis

Sent Ernie an email yesterday for a stencil order and got this reply: “Hello, Ernie was seriously injured from a fall while performing home repair, and is in the hospital. Hopefully, he'll be able to go home soon. Please keep him in your thoughts, and he will be back on the job ASAP...

I'm not much for tooting my own horn, but the local news ran a story on us. I put on my cleanest overalls for the interview. :) Curtis P.S. the last name is "Klingle" not "Klinger" :) http://www.kbtx.com/home/headlines/Former-Bryan-CSI-Trades-in-the-Beat-for-the-Blade-195393711.html

Thought I would share this sanding clamp design. 5 or 6" C-clamp welded to 3/16" plate.

I thought I would post a photo of a santoku style chef knife I coated with KG Industries new food grade coating. Awesome stuff!

Ok, there seems to be a vast array of suggestions/opinion on heat treating 1095. The chart shows 1475F as the optimum temp, but 1095 does not become non-magnetic until around 1560. If going by the chart it does not seem that the maker will make full use of the available carbon. Should one go...

I just picked up a couple of new tools for the shop. The first is a Delta/Milwaukee “Toolmaker” surface grinder. The second is a Denbigh D4 mill (got this one for scrap price). I have looked around the net and can’t find much of anything on the Denbigh so any help would be appreciated. As for...

My wife has been very busy re-doing our new webiste. There are still a few things to clean up but it looks much better than the old one. Curtis http://cmforgeknives.com/index.html

Just wanted to see if anybody had heard from Ernie Grospitch lately. Thanks, Curtis

Temporary Cure for Small Wheel Ripples I am certain that I am not the first to figure this out, but I thought I would pass it along anyway. Anyone that uses a small attachment knows about the grinding ripples that come with using it. To limit or get rid of them: Place one layer of 1/8” self...