Recent content by CattleMaster247

Evening Gentlemen, Hope you are all doing well. I want to start by giving my opinion on Ceramic Blades. I'm all for steel and not ceramic, but they do well in the kitchen. I was at my parents house today and came across a few ceramic knives, that were dull and had some minor chips in the...

Curly Ambrosia Maple & W2 Hunter With Hamon Just plain awesome! Very Well Done!

Hey Guys, I've noticed a lot of people looking for band saws, and many referring to the harbor freight 4x6. Just surfing the Harbor freight site, and noticed the 4x6 is on sale 249.99 down from 299.99.

Hey Guys, I've asked a thousand questions here, and found something to add to the community that might be helpful. Click on the Link Below to find a brief description of knife types, pros, cons, and uses of different knife styes. Even if your not making knives, this might help out when...

Hey Laurence, Advice is as always much appreciated! I do not plan on making too many by hand, just would like to do a few to start by hand so that I'll appreciate the belt grinder more in the future. Did the same when I started working with wood. Matter of fact I have a flea market on steroids...

Hey Guys, About to embark on my first knife using Stock Removal. I have a lot of the basic tools. I do have a fair collection of metal files. But I am looking into getting a full set of files of good quality. Does anyone have any suggestions and a list of file types, cutting styles, grits...

Just reading through the forum taking in knowledge. I came across this I know its slightly out of date, but still might help someone else out. I learned the basics of CAD in engineering school, and had the experience to do some Spill Prevention Countermeasure contracts for Oil and Gas wells and...

Hey Bruce, Sorry for the Delay, Here's what I know. The Tormek is basically a slow slow speed(80-150rpm) Wet Grinder, that has been out a good while 15-20 years, i believe. It was originally developed for wood working tools, and that is still its main purpose, but works well for knives for what...

Tool ?'s Looking for a multi wheel buffer. I currently one a 1/2 horse power dewalt bench grinder, I use for my paper wheels, grinding, and looking into adding a separate buffer to the mix. I have seen few modified grinders and buffers that are multi-wheeled, 3 or more wheels attached at once...

Josh and Doug, Sorry for the delay in response, I really appreciate the information, very helpful in my research and decision making for tools. Josh I really like the idea of customizing the hammers, for specialized use. So in response to that here is a follow up. So I have acquired a fair...

Hey Guys, ok so I have run into this problem once before and am looking to see, where I am going wrong and a solution. In both cases I have encountered have been with a case knife. A gentleman I work with asked if I could sharpen one of his old 2 blade case knives from the 70's. As I spent a...

Hey guys, as usual throwing out another sharpening question. Are any of you familiar with the tormek, And what accessories, upgrades would you suggest? How is the learning curve. And how does it perform in relation to other systems, edge pro spyderco etc. Dugan

Laurence, Your are the man, as always the information is much appreciated. I looked into the book you recommended will have it Tuesday, seems to be exactly what I was looking for. Also I took, my Kramer by Zwilling utility knife, and used your suggestion on the angle and grit, and now cutting...

Hey Laurence, Your quick replies and sound advice are much appreciated. If you don't mind I have a follow up question or 2 to add. Do you know of a good book or tutorial DVD that would illustrate/explain the different styles of knives and the correct finishing grits and bevels for the knifes...

Hey Guys, So I have been sharpening a lot of knives lately for family and friends, and have been fortunate enough to work on some high end cutlery which are a true pleasure to sharpen. I sharpened 2 of my father's high end chef knives and 2 of his utility knives. Got them razor sharp, I then...