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So in using my grinder, the belt will not stay straight on the platen and creeps to the right or the left whenever I put pressure on it. I have a old 4x36 and the drive wheel is not crowned. Does anyone know how I could fix this problem and keep the belting from moving while I'm grinding? I'm...

So I've been looking at different knives around this forum and a lot of the ones that look really good have liners between the tang and the handle. What material do you guys use for your liners? And do you treat them just just like the handle: glue, drill, pin? Or how does that process work...

I had a family friend from Tennessee call me yesterday and asked me to make him a knife for deer season that had a guthook blade on it. Has anybody done this before that could give me some tips on how to go about doing it? Also on this knife I want to do a handle with bolsters. Since I’m...

I've been using old, used circular saw blades to make my knives because it helps me to get the mechanical skill and experience without having to buy and possibly screw up good steel. I know a lot of saw blades were made out of L6. I have no idea if mine are or not. Anyway, my question is...

Anybody know of a good way to flat grind on a 4x36? All I've been able to do so far is kinda a scandi/convex grind and its really to thick for good cutting.

Hello Everybody! This is my first post and I figured I’d introduce myself in the “New to Knifemaking” section. I ground out my first knife on a hard wheel grinder about 2 ½ years ago from a old rusted piece of steel I found in our woods. It wasn’t even close to good but the bug bit me and...