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If you haven't put hyd fluid in yet, think about valves on both in/out of the tank.

Thank you for asking. I haven't made enough yet to be confident about selling billets, I probably will in the future.

The second knife from the first billet of damascus from my new forging press. 54 layers, sambar, cocobolo and a g10 spacer.

Another part of this is many makers keep the not "perfect" knives for self use. I don't carry anything that isn't my best work. I use what I carry as a sales aid. I show it to everyone and have sold many knives this way. Why carry second best? And like many others nothing but my best makes...

What area are your sticks in? I'm in Richland.

My forge is made from soft fire bricks. It's coated with itc100 and bubble alumina. I use the fan in the link below and started with a 1/8" nozzle. I've reduced that to .110 and need to reduce further because I'm unable to reduce the temperature enough. I turned it down after it reached 2350...

Thanks Ken. It will be a fun journey. I'm limited as to size of billets by my forge so I'm sure it won't be long before I build another.

I'm running at 2800. The pump will do 3000. It has 5000 psi hoses.

Thanks! I started a second from the same billet.

I finally got around to building my press. 7' 2" tall. 4" cylinder, 12" throw, 11 gpm pump, 5 hp 3650 rpm motor. And the first knife from it.

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You two have a good start! We just celebrated 49. Long enough she doesn't flinch much when I buy something. Hahaha.

Heck yeah! Women use that argument for shoes right?

I make two styles.

Something a "little" different. 1.8 ounces. Bearings both sides.

The EDM stones I bought have to be soaked in kerosene or they load up. While I thought they worked pretty well they are a hassle to use. I found less need for them as I got better on the grinder.

Looks more like Curly Mango to me.

Perfectly fine by me. I rarely comment in threads like this. But I get the popcorn.

Of course they don't. Who walks into a bar with a boner?

One mistake I made when I built my shop was spraying texture on the walls. It holds a lot of dust and is hard to clean.