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Sean. SWAMP cooler conversion, You might put a feeler out to Ed Caffrey. I don't remember how he did it but remember an old post about how he used one to solve part of his dust problem. As far as lungs did they check into allergies for wood dust. NOT second guessing Docs but,, You might have...

curiosity got the best of me. For a guy who says he doesn't do internet hes on at least 2 forums, and he has a web site. He trashes anyone with experience or schooling because he's far superior intellectually and in skills. An interesting study in the realm of narcissistic disorders

Sorry Bruce, its not going to happen with that guy, And since he knows all we should consider ourselves lucky that he'll shower us with his vast experience and skills.

There is no secret fishing hole! Each person finds and supports a variety of businesses either by word of mouth or plain old research. I started by internet searches for suppliers and searched forums for reliable businesses. As for supply issues. 1. FIF started a craze thats blown suppliers...

I concur with Seans point about fires in Dust removal systems. I concocted a system based on several ideas from various forums. Seemed to work until one day while grinding I smelled something and happened to look down outtake pipe. Large glowing ember of metal shaving slowly cooking a hole...

What John said. Plus it applies to any mechanical sharpening system. Its a natural tendency to hesitate a split second as we set the blade into sharpening system. That hesitation means that area of the blade gets a fraction of a second longer contact with grinding medium. Hence that slight divit

Good point on corrosion. Galvanized doesn't play well with some metals. Might take a while depending on environment.

really nice clean work. Anyone would be proud to own that!

Never been called Safety police before.. sorry you took it that way. But then it ur life have fun and Good luck in you hunt for the Correct answers.

Maybe you think a wrong answer is entertaining but when dealing with a potential health hazard, I don't take wrong answers.. metal fume poisoning isn't something to play with.

Mystery metal,, ask your son as he should be familiar with the steels he uses.. Galvanized metal can be magnetic as the base metal they cover is mild steel

Just me but scale failure means they come off..Something wasn't done right and I need to find the cause. Are you using fasteners?

FYI..Don't know if I can recommend another site but over on Knifenetwork.com there an old thread called Glue wars. A rather comprehensive study by a couple of knife makers on common adhesives and expoxies we use.

Just my quess, but FIF uses damascus in its various forms as a time filler and skill separator. Give a guy a bar of 1095 and say make a blade in 3 hours and its pretty simple. The damascus adds to drama Strength wise, I'd say the tests demonstrate that when properly done its capable of holding...

Lol. My very first commission. A friend walks in with picture and asks if I could make him one like this with nicer handles. It wa an ole hickory butcher knife. As far as Jay fisher. Its like the guys who claim they've got a process that makes a knife indestructible, Fishers got a gimmick that...

Follow Jmforges advice. Don't get twisted around the axel on this stuff. Terminology, and when or what u do to metal before the quench has caused more internet disputes than any topic I've ever read. If u think that youve done something to cause internal stress and it needs a stress relief, do...

check out..Knife Steel Nerds article on heat Treat/tempering, stress relief section. They recommended 1200 f for 2 hours. Dr. Larrin Thomas in his book.. Knife Engineering recommends 1200f for 1 hour.

I've used the same justification in my journey. But when I decided to put my name on the Blade my standards changed.. Each knife turned into personal challenge to exceed the last in quality . My intent was not to be an artist but I've become one on my journey. Enjoy you journey!

DITTO tkroenlien. Ed's no longer on this forum but that doesn't mean his knowledge was wrong.. having seen and handled knives hes made, hes an artist.. We all had to start somewhere. We've all made knives with tools that weren't designed to make knives or were inadequate for the job. Lastly...

Wow! Never knew I understood, let alone spoke another language.