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I have a commission project using stainless steel. Customer wants a satin finish on stainless. Anyone have any suggestions on the best way to get that finish on stainless. I am thinking of sand/bead/other-media blasting might make a better appearance then say sanding or grinding. Any thoughts??

In my recent Would-Like-Some-Input Thread I asked for input on ideas and the how and why for a knife blade I had. Here is the result of suggestions I got. This knife is for me and will be more or less a demo for potential customers to see my work. Some shots to show it off.:biggrin: The...

Made these two knives recently more or less at the customers direction but now want to make one for myself but really have no idea what I want. In making the Beast I found a de-lamination defect in the Damascus blade; Look to the right just above the ricosso, I could catch a finger nail on the...

I posted these earlier in the "New To Knife Making" forum and then found this kind of "show-off-your-knives" forum so I am hoping that posting the same pics twice is not a problem. Moderators if I am doing something incorrect please advise and delete one of them. Beauty - Knife #1: 440C...

Forum: "New to Knifemaking" This looks like the right place for my first post:biggrin:. Made my introductions and then wen looking for the proper forum to post some pics of my first knives. Someone correct me if I am wrong but it looks like I could have posted in several different forums to...

Copied and pasted from my profile. Retired automotive mfr. eng. 2009. Last five years was in a kitchen cabinet plant as a continuous improvement coordinator implementing the toyota JIT production system in cabinet mfr'g. 1st 6 months of retirement I built a 20x32ft hobby shop. I am a...