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And bought a heat treat oven! Here's my question; For non-stainless knives, I use 1095. I was going to use canola oil for quenching but I have no clue how large a container I need for it or even what type of container to use. What does everyone else use for a container? And how much volume of...

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Thank you Gentlemen for the responses.

Model: GT # 40 Steel: CPM 154CM, 3/16 stock O.A.L.: 9 inches Blade Length: 4.5inches Construction: Tapered Tang File work: Rope Pattern Handle Material: Desert Ironwood with red fiber liner Guard and Fastener’s: 416 SS guard, SS fastener’s and thong tube Sheath: Handmade two tone leather...

Need some opinions and advice here fellas. I have a good friend who lets me put my knives in his gun store. I went in today just to say hi, there were a couple of other people in the store and my buddy who owns the store was talking to a guy about my knives. Guy asks me "why should I spend XXX...

There has got to be something in the air............. I was over at my knife making mentors shop last night. He told me he almost bought the farm because he had a knife get away from him on the buffer. It hit the wall behind it, bounced off it and hit him in the torso just below his sternum...

monster!

I started off with plans purchased from Boss for a NWG. Once I got the plans, I read through them and then went to see a friend of mine who owns a machine shop and agreed to help me build it. While enjoying a few adult beverages, he informed me "we ain't gonna do it that way". I said ok and we...

Here's what I use: 36 grit for heavy duty material removal 60 grit,This would be my go to belt can remove a lot of material just not as quick as a 36 and you can get a fair amount of finesse out of a 60 if you watch what you are doing. 120 grit I usually finish off my rough work with one of...

Ed, I think it's because I'm still a noobie knife maker. I read a lot on the various forums and web, but I like to come here to ask questions.

Thanks for the reply's fellas. I should have know better, but using the search function never even crossed my mind. Ed I think you are the first person I have ever heard that dislikes ebony. Would having it stabilized help keep it from checking? John

Hey guys, Anyone ever use mesquite wood for handle scales? Does it need stabilized? If you have used it, how did you finish it? I came into a PLANK of this stuff that looks like it was cut out of the tree trunk. The wood is very nice and the grain has awesome patterns in it and its been dried...

Welcome from one buckeye to another.

Hey, I resemble that remark!

Sent it to K&G for stabilization, as far as I know, they used their "thin" solution. I didn't say that CA was the stabilizer, just a sealer. I've ran into the same thing, some people who do stabilization say that oily woods can't be stabilized. Or, makers who say you don't need to stabilize...

I have had good results using Padauk for handle material. It took me a little while to learn how to finish this wood the best way for knife scales. I had mine stabilized before use. Here is what I did. After finishing down to 600 grit, I used a CA (Super Glue) for a sealer and then GENTLY buffed...

That's a jaw dropper Randy.

Fantastic work.

I just wanted to post a couple of quick pictures of a knife my good friend and knife making mentor George Trout made with some of Randy's Predator Damascus. Handle is of Ironwood and Stag. I kept a pretty good poker face when George showed me this, but I was floored! I'll let the pictures speak...

Wow, wow, wow!!!!! Stunning, you two did a fantastic job.