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Wayne is a good man to work with. I have looked up some of the other suppliers that I've known of but they seem not to list forges or maybe are even out of business. I looked at USA Knifemaker supply and they have an asperated mini fore for about $400. You can get some plans and build one for...

Yes, this is a place for those who get misty eyed over sharp and pointy things. Welcome aboard. Doug

Another thing to consider is to get some piano wire and twist it into your own Make sure that the steel is listed as spring steel or something like 1080. Cut it into 6" lengths or so, bundle them into about 3/4"-1", weld one end together and heat them to welding temperature. You can then...

I tried to call up those adds from the links given and they seem to have already been take down by Craigslist. Doug

I have used rasps for shaping handles and I like it far more than using a belt grinder. However, I find that those four way rasps that you can find in just about any hardware store just about useless. Also, don't forget a bastard file for finer work and smoothing out the wood. Doug

I don't have any to trade but NC Wood has it in stock. Keep in mind that it will oxidize to a deep russet brown. Doug

I think that you will find that an issue with most stitching chisels out there. Once you have have two layers of the outer sheath and the welt between the sheath is going to be kind of thick. The only thing that I use punching chisels for is to make holes for lacing. What I use for stitching...

Great job! I like the way that you made it an ambidextrous horizontal carry. Doug

Great lines on that one. I might have a hard time letting that one go. Doug

Thanks, Mike, Got it. Now I won't have to toss and turn all night trying to remember. Doug

I would say it was done by someone just starting to learn stock removal or I would go with John's idea of Inmate 35543. Doug

Try goggling scrimshander or scrimshaw supplies. I have gotten scraps from a place in the North West but I can't think of the name for the life of me. It's (blank) Trading Company, I just can't fill in the blank. Doug

Bruce, if you look around you can find plans/pictures of hand tools for scraping fullers in a blade. They work something like the Japanese sen. Doug

Sometimes the "warts" make the work stand out. I see nothing wrong with the guard; as a matter of fact I think it is well made and tooled. Some might not appreciate the layered damascus pattern but I think it looks good and sometimes simple is the hardest to get right and I think that you...

I've got a weather forecasting shoulder and I've never even injured it. Old age is not for the faint of heart. Doug

I'm in the process of getting my forge set back up after having most of my equiptment stolen. I need to check my forges and get a 40lb propane tank hooked up. I'm thinking about getting a leg vice from a blacksmithing supply house but that would mean that I have to find a way to really mount...

I once used one and soaked it in water to get it to run cooler. I turned on the grinder and was treated with a shower. Doug

Ted! Behave yourself.;) Doug

Hang in there Smallshop. As bad as it looks, it does look like it's healing. Take it as easy on the foot as you can and help it heal. Doug

Let's not, Bruce, and keep this a politics free zone. Just ask'n. Doug