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    What is burnishing?

    Thanks everyone. Paul did go over it in his DVD.
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    What is burnishing?

    What does the term burnishing mean? I am brand new to sheath making ( never made one) and only been grinding knifes for a few months. I have 6 knives needing sheaths before I put a sharp edge on them. I believe that I have bought all of the tools and leather to get started as well as been...
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    1084

    Darrin, does the oil need to be preheated to a certain temp before quenching? Its pretty cold out in the garage this time of year.
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    DeMo Knife Thread

    Nice Dennis. Good to see you here.
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    Knife bent

    Thanks Doug. I wll give that a shot.
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    Knife bent

    I have a question before I go any farther. I just cut the profile out of my very first knife ever. I noticed that it is not perfectly flat / straight if you understand what I'm saying. If you turn it on end and look down the spine from one end to the other there is a slight curve to it. :sad...
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    Which steel?

    That's what I just did. I just ordered several thickness's and width of CR1084. I was going to buy a peice of 0-1 too but they were out of stock.
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    Which steel?

    Doug, what you said makes perfect sense. I am following what you are saying on the amount of carbon content. The best thing I did was ask a couple questions on this sight. It has saved me potential greif and money. Thanks again to all of you. :happy: Kent
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    Which steel?

    Yes I will be doing stock removal. Thank you all very much. I will be ordering some steel and maybe I should order several types like some 1080, O-1 and some A2. Man, I wish I had a seasoned knife maker next door. Kent
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    Which steel?

    Ok. I now understand the cold rolled. I don't really know what you mean by the 10x steels. I see where people use a lot of O1 steel. What are the pro's and con's on O1?
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    Which steel?

    Thats the kind of advice I am looking for. What do you mean by much more forgiving? Why will it be:les:
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    Which steel?

    I was going to order some 1095 blade steel and they give me the option of CRA or HR. I have never ground any steel before so my question is what do I want? I would like to try and do the heat treating myself. There is so much that I don't know that I don't even know what I don't know.
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    What size wheel

    Thank you for the advice everyone.
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    What size wheel

    Thanks for the advice.
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    What size wheel

    What size wheel do you recommend for a first time hollow grinder? I heard it is easier if you start with a larger wheel. Is that true?
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