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This Johnson #120 Heat treat furnace is available locally. Set up with propane, 8 x 8 x 14 interior. 90,000 BTU Asking $500. I have no experience with heat treating (yet). This looks like a good deal to me. How do you regulate temperature with something like this? All comments and...

I have been collecting some nice blocks of wood that I have kicking around the shop. And, I put the word out to some of my friends that are cabinetmakers, and several of them have come through with some pieces as well. So I have pretty good size pile that needs stabilization. I already have a...

I have had this 2 oz Plumb ball peen hammer for most of my life, it was probably my grandfathers. Over the years I have looked at it and thought about making a better handle. Last week I wanted to peen a pin and dug it out. Yesterday I needed a diversion from the paying work, so I made a long...

Barely into knife making, and I get a call from a local guy asking if I could repair the handle on his grandfathers USN K-bar from WW2. I said "sure I can". He brings it to me and wants a new leather stacked handle, says he will make his own sheath. So, I have never done this type work before...

I get auction alerts from this web site : www.publicsurplus.com They are state surplus auctions from all 50 states, everything you can think of might come up. Today I saw there is a lot of 2 Hardness Testers being sold by the State of Connecticut. I am sure they came out of a school. Condition...

I will be making my drive wheel from a chunk of 4.25" dia. 6061 aluminum. I see that some drive wheels are available crowned and some are not. It makes sense that the tracking wheel is crowned, but should the drive wheel be crowned as well? How much crown is the proper amount (for both tracking...

This is the beginning "frame" of a scratch built 2"x72" belt grinder. The 1/2" plate steel, as well as the 1" shaft material came from the scrap yard for .40 a pound. All the material was rusty, Evaporust worked well to clean it up. Have had the bearings for over 20 years, they are from a...

Hello All, I am finding some interesting and fine work on this site. Clearly much to learn about how to "properly" make a knife. My experience is as a custom furniture maker (over 35 years), so I have spent pretty much my whole life, in the shop. My woodworking shop is in my barn behind the...