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Laurence the only thing I found was this and of course Burr King…http://www.contactrubber.com/detail.asp?c=382 I have Burr Kings in my shop so I bought mine from them…..they are spendy pushing $450 each but worth every cent. The greatest thing is the heat reduction in the finer grits. The...

No one mentioned the Foam Wheels. Let me tell you; they are the bomb. I would recommend anyone that wants to make knives invest in a foam wheel. I bought the 8 & 10 Inch ones and they are better than sliced bread! Only 25 Duro and only use them on 220 - 1K. If you have the chance give one a...

Beautiful, I like it. John I.

Welcome aboard Rudi, look forward to seeing more of your work. John I.

Best way I found to practice was to make knives…..but the best way to do it is find a maker around your area that is willing to teach you for your labor……the guys I taught would come in the shop and I would show them how to profile, then I would have them do one……after that I would have them do...

The Difference between a $100 knife and a $250 knife is $5.00. John I.

Hey Scott, I made mine…..couldn't find smaller ones so I bought some Alum round stock off Ebay and turned it myself. First one I made I took a 9" one from trugrit and turned it down on a lathe. That's too spendy, if you don't have access to a lathe or can't get one turned down let me know….I...

If you want mirror polished flats a disk grinder is the way to go…..I have 6 in my shop from 3" up to 9" Don't use the big one cept for rough grinding with 60 - 220 grit, I use the smaller ones for doing the flats on everything with the finer grits. We take the flats to 2000 grit with these...

Hi Lee, I won't be there this year….I was a voting member of the DMG for many years but with the economic strain I had to drop out. Yeah, noticed after I made the post last time that you were from Israel, but you'll have a wonderful show and meet many great makers and customers there anyway...

Lee, I have done that show many times and love the place, held at the Deutche Klingen Museum it is beautiful and historical to say the least, great gasthause right out the back that has great food and bier. It is different than any show you have ever attended in the states, bar none. It is...

Welcome aboard. John I.

Welcome aboard. John I.

Welcome aboard, allow us to feed your newly found addiction. You'll soon be hooked beyond repair and pulled into the group that you can never leave. John I.

Welcome aboard. John I.

Welcome aboard. John I.