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Oh, and if I had to guess, TRADITIONALLY, it was probably a punch. Just have to file the "nail nick", then file in striations.

I've never seen one! Very interesting looking. A stamp (punch) would be a good method.. CNC milling would be the easiest, nowaday. A pantograph engraver would work very well (pantograph engraving machines are very cool. Look up Stephan Gotteswinter on YouTube and find some of his videos on his...

There are a TON (literally hundreds) of types of threadlocker and Loctite brand glue. Enough that I'd actually go ahead and call the sales department at Loctite (or Permatex, Vibra-tite, 3M, DuPont, etc) and get their recommendation. Maybe email them, but calling is a better way to go. You could...

Yeah.... forge welding is DEFINITELY the way to go. You get paid by the hour, right? :D

Well dang. Way to go Mark! Sent from my Champion Forge using Tapatalk

$50 sounds like a good deal to me. Especially if you mind some mystery metal in larger pieces. Sent from my Champion Forge using Tapatalk

Yeah, @Gliden07! Can't leave us hangin' like that! :) Sent from my Champion Forge using Tapatalk

What about solder or braze? Sent from my Champion Forge using Tapatalk

I'd include the country on it. Maybe the state, too. Something like, Made in Virginia, USA Or VA USA would look nice in my opinion. It's all personal preference, though. Orrrr if you're going to electro-etch it anyway, you could do an American flag. That could look nice Sent from...

Ahhh... a flintlock! Tell me more! Edit: I thought about it - I don't own a flintlock... OR a matchlock! Gotta a couple things to add to the shopping list :) Sent from my Champion Forge using Tapatalk

That blade looks really nice. Personally, I'd get a rough sketch of the handle before I tried to figure out the bends in the guard. But that's just me. Depending on what you're going for, you might be able to play off of some lines in the handle. Sort of extenuating them with the bends in the...

So, you're asking if he... was drawing a blank? :) Sorry - I'll see myself out. Sent from my Champion Forge using Tapatalk

Instead of having to open the case up to cool the electronics down, might I suggest adding a 120V cooling fan (like this: https://www.amazon.com/AC-Infinity-Cooling-Ventilation-Projects/dp/B009OWVUJ0/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=120v+cooling+fan&qid=1656904307&sr=8-4 ) Have it push air into the case...

Well, dang. You said you want help from experience folks... Guess that rules me out! :D Seriously, though - which edge are you referring to? You said 40 thou, so I hope you aren't talking about the spine :D That'd make for one crazy lookin fillet knife. It's getting late and apparently my...

I'm not an expert on old vises. How much do you reckon it weighs? Over 200 pounds and in GOOD shape, that sounds like a reasonable deal. Over 250 in GOOD shape, and it sounds like a fair deal. Does it have a swivel jaw (talking about the fixed jaw that can be unpinned to contour to tapered...

Now, I'm no metallographicalologist - at least not since that accident... :rolleyes: Anyway, it looks like you can get one for a few hundred dollars on Ebay. Like small-ish bench top model. Doesn't use carbon arc lamps for light... so that's kinda lame. Uses LEDs. Where's the fun in that...

You forgot to add the suspenseful music! As far as durability goes, looks like that woulda made one heck of a knife! You can still get a few small blades out of it. I believe that being "scientific" about those bend tests requires going "full send" on the first attempt. If you bend to 45 and...

Maybe it's time to buy a SEM? :) https://www.ebay.com/itm/314053547508?hash=item491f0cd5f4:g:ksUAAOSwumNiJTSH Sent from my Champion Forge using Tapatalk

Well, not ideal, but you could snap the tip of the knife off and look at the grain structure compared to that of your other HT'd blades. Take note of the elastic and plastic deformation as you break it. Ooooooorrrrr, just use it and accept that it's a lil different. Sent from my Champion...

Well darn! I STILL can't carry my machetes inside-the-waste band... Sent from my Champion Forge using Tapatalk