Recent content by LarryJ

Kevin cashen. I have been working a lot lately and I just read your post. I just finished the second cycle of my plan. From listening to your comments I’m I better off to trash that piece of 52100 and start over or do what you suggested with the same piece?

Hey guys I have got a bunch of 52100 steel. I started working it tonight. Hard is not the word to describe this steel. Having a hard time working it. My idea was heating up to was heating up to 1500 degree. Which a magnate would not attach to eat. Put metal back in forge and cut the forge off to...

That is a very nice piece

can i push in a question here? wont using a leather belt give you a mirrow finish? i dont know!

I,m glad this day happened!!!!!!

hey Guys Larryj here. Been gone for almost a year. anyway im getting ready to order some 01 steel found a good supplier at a good price too. but i got a question before i start grinding on the the steel, while im gringing will anything be affected if i grind to hard and the steel turns...

Hello Mike, im new to knife making also. i have worked with a steel most of my life. I wanted to learn about knife making because it was made with steel. i found out i dont know as much as i thought I did. these guys have told me a lot. I all so grew up and live on the pamlico river in north...

shokr, knife looks great. im ready to start grinding my first knife but not for sure on the beval or grinding angle how much on the inatial grind do you remove and how much do you leave for the cutting edge. i like this wip you made. do you know of any other wip that have been written?

hey man. iv been here for only a few weeks. i ask a question and i get some good answers. so you should enjoy it too. LarryJ

i just figured this one out. but i cant argue about it, so it sounds good with me. Larry

Thanks guys

hey guys, this is probley a silly question. at the rear of the blade some guys put a little notch in the blade close to the handle. whats the notch for? some knives have the notch and some dont.

Britt, i live close to washington nc. i think its about a 4 hour drive to troy nc. when will there be a meetings close to me? i would love to go to meeting sometime

Thanks Laurence. i still undecied which steel to use but if i do use 440c i let you know. thanks again guys

tHANKS for all the info guys and I also got my blank made today or my pattern. i took MIG welding welding wire to find the radius i liked and on the butt of the knife i use the bottom of a stirfoom cup for the radius. im feeling like a kid at christmas, enjoying what i got and dont know what im...