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I'm setting up to heat treat stainless steel. I dug around in my junk pile and found 2 blocks that seem like they would work for most of my knife sizes. Rather than building some kind of vice clamp arrangement, I'm thinking that the weight of the blocks should be adequate for heat transfer...

Dennis: Nice WIP, watching close, love the detail! Looking forward to seeing how you do the handle pinning.

I just received another order for a custom knife to be made in January. So, I'm going to drop out from the KITH this year.

Welcome aboard!

Dennis, I feel your pain about acquiring equipment. For a looong time I've wanted a proper heat treating furnace, but I was too cheap to pull the trigger. But, as you mentioned, inflation is increasing prices on almost everything. A thing I learned back in the late 70s is that hard assets...

Thanks, updated the list.

If anyone knows how to turn this list into a "Sticky" let me know, I'll be glad to do it.

Thanks guys, I was able to update the spreadsheet list above to include Bell Forest and Nicholas Impregnated Wood.

Dennis: I'll offer a few thoughts, though hoping not to spark a controversy. I'm not a fan of oriental made machinery (China, Tiawan, etc.), particularly those items targeted towards the hobby craftsman market, specifically Jet and Grizzly. I skimmed through a bunch of reviews on the Grizzly...

As I was cruising through all the knife handle recommendations that you folks offered, I thought why not make an inventory of those that you mentioned. For sure, this is not an exhaustive list, further searching will identify a lot more. It's rather surprising just how many folks sell knife...

What is there about 440C that you like? I'm thinking about getting some and giving it a try.

Great craftsmanship, thanks for sharing!

I have a CO / Explosive Gas alarm in my shop. When I run the propane forge in the winter it will frequently go off and then I open the doors.

Coal or gas?

I'm beginning to feel like I've walked into a store selling adult beverages... my head beginning to spin looking at all the seductive choices. OMG I see I've got to be careful or this will turn into a Scale Collection Hobby, rather than knife making.

Thanks guys, that's a great help. Having recommended sources is certainly more helpful than a random Google search.

I'd like to get my son a couple of nifty knife scale blanks for Christmas. Any recommended sources?

I'll throw caution to the wind, take a another plunge, question my sanity and say .... What The Hell Let's Do This, I'm In! Who could turn down exchanging knives with such an exemplary group of craftsmen. But, I'm awaiting delivery of a new Paragon HT furnace, traveling in December, so my...

Keep twisting my arm... I'm almost in... Can we do a "relaxed" Christmas delivery if things get too hectic?

All good comments. Like Fred said, whatever works for you is the best choice. I'll add one additional thought. Sanding ferrous metal is one thing... but, sanding non-ferrous metal, like aluminum, copper, bronze - that's a whole different kettle of fish. That's where a copius amount of fluid...