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One day at a time, one foot in front of the other, appreciate that today might not be as bad as yesterday, eh? Your list could almost be my list. I understand so well, and wish you the very best with the damnable pain and constant assault on the spirit. If you have spine pain, and haven't...

I'm remembering from the mid-'80s, but IIRC he did this with borax during austenitization. It may have been one of those other fluxes with flourite in it, though. Borax (sodium tetraborate) turns into boric acid at forge temps. Boric acid is really good at complexing metal ions and chewing...

Psoriatic arthritis has run my life for the last 30 years. Stuff can be real, real nasty and ornery. Everywhere they x-ray my joints, they find very little cartilage. I had knee and shoulder x-rays this past year. Made two doctors cringe as there's nothing there but bone and ground down bone...

At 70, I'd lost 200 pounds, worked myself back into shape, and thought I was going to make knives again. So I thought. And here at 72, life had other plans. You just never know. I wish all here a Merry Christmas and a Happy 2024. Take care of you and yours. Life is precious.

Pardon my forward-ness and presumption, but I bet that tab comes back to bite you in the ass, sir.

There was a goldsmith/knifemaker named Kenneth Guth from the Chicago area who experimented a lot back in the '80s with coating blanks with borax during the HT process. He got finishes like that, and one with spots I remember that he called "frogskin". A search on his name will show a couple...

Sorry if the vid mentioned this (I only watched the start). Ring magnet on the horn tip quiets 'em very nicely, better than a chain or nailing it down. Has to be on the tip for the best effect. (Trick learned from the lead smith at Centaur Forge, to give credit where due.) If one is really...

On a lot of Peter Wrights you can tell where the weld line is if you clean around the top inch of the sides of the anvil with a deburring or flap wheel. Those deburring wheels like an epoxy-coated very coarse scotchbrite stuff work great. That'll tell you if you have enough depth left to have...

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How much should a used KMG aluminum 9", 1* bevel, standard size hole disc go for?

Here's what looks to be the manufacturer's take on HT of their products: https://www.alabamadamascussteel.com/blog/ads-ht-etch/

Did you purchase the steel from the maker, Chris? If so, I'd ask what state he supplies it in, and how much work it needs to get to good grain size and if it's been normalized.

Happy Birthday, Chris!

Congrats, Chris! Happy 39th Anniversary!

Happy New Year to all! I hope 2023 becomes a year of happiness for everyone.

Rick Marchand's (Wilder Tools) style usually uses braided twine for his wraps. I've used decoy cord. The fishing line sounds interesting.

Big footprint.

Yes, it most certainly is and you are 100% correct. That is my point. Acceptability limits have shifted in a way I find disappointing. Nothing against Scotchbrite, as I went out of my way to say. I do have a bit of an issue with how it's become a panacea to sloppiness. IMHO.

Nicely done, Chris! I still like mirror finishes, having learned that way. I like two-tone finishes even more, with the flats satin finished after mirror. Mirror first, BTW, is a great path to those perfecto 400-600 grit satin finishes you see. I have to say, the modern high-alloy steels have...

I know this is an old post, but the info is pertinent: Mystery Oil contains a couple compounds that are suspected carcinogens (dichlorobenzenes). I would limit skin exposure.