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Those who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin

Maker: Josh Fisher JS Instagram: @jnfisherknives Knife Info: 4.5” W2 Blade. Spalted maple burl handle with hot blued fittings...

So after a dissapointing try at etching with the ferric chloride...

Next helmets will be mandatory, just in case you were to slip in the shower. If I were living with somebody who was going to stab me, I...

Here's the finished knife. Love the handle material! There are some problems with it but I learned a lot with this little project. I'll...

Finished hand sanding the handles. Now they're getting the first coat of tung oil.

Next set of scales for the next small camp Bowie. I got this wood from J.Doyle and I believe he said it was unstabaliized Koa so it is...

Just got settled back in after a show at the Annual Spirit of Vincennes Rendezvous in Vincennes Indiana. I done ok for being the new kid...

Retirement gift for a friend of a friend. Alabama Damascus. Handle is African Ebony and Spalted Maple. Red and black liners with brass pins.

Finished this one up tonight. Just needs sharpening. 1084, Black C-Tek, Toxic Green liners and black pins.

First go at a plungless grind. I kinda like it, but I kinda don’t. Good skill to have in the tool box I suppose.

I’ll post up some pics of what I’ve got going on and just make a WIP of it. Any and all feedback is greatly appreciated.

Ok. Thanks. I appreciate it. :)

The thing about checkering or stippling a culinary knife is that you run the risk of creating unsanitary conditions by giving bacteria...

If you don’t go the inlay route, I’d push him toward stippling. My personal opinion is that you don’t need any textured finish on a...