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That Bowie should make Randy proud you used his feather Damascus - GREAT job all around. The fit around the sub hilt sure looks good.

That is one impressive slipjoint. I've made several single bladed slipjoints but never had the nerve to try a Stockman. A stockman is what my Dad carried all his life. I do have to ask, is that a reflection in the bolsters? OR, a "crease" you put to match the crease thru the scale...

Sure does look neat, but what in the world do you use that for? Yea, I know "hidden hardware":) Since I only make slipjoints I can't imagine how I would use a tool like that.

I wonder when I read this statement on the 52100 page "This item is manufactured or supplied by a small, minority, woman, veteran or disadvantaged business." I'll just bet that's not the folks who actually "manufacture" the 52100 alloy steel.

I'll bet you used the speech to text for that post and it should nbe 52100 round bar? It's amazing how well speech to text works, but it does sometimes make a mistake :)

Happy 4th to ya'll. enjoy good food and be safe

Yep, another volt for Patricia. Seems I remember she doesn't like Patty, but I might be wrong as it's been several years. Can anybody else comment on that?

I find wood needs sharper belts than steel. Old belts are used for general grinding, profiling, etc. New sharp belts for final bevels and grinding wood.

I'm impressed - that's a LOTS of work. The design of the boat makes it look larger than 16'. You did really good.

Building a sailboat? Tell us more - what size? What type of sailboat? I'm an old boatbum myself. Raised a wife and two kids on a 40 ft sloop bumming around between jobs in chemical plants.

The small about of difference due to the bevel doesn't seem to make any difference. I'm not sure just how much the focus will take, but 1/16" for sure isn't an issue, and I suspect up to 1/8" will work. Something I need to test.

Chris - that is SLICK! Did you draw that design yourself? It sure does look good - nice perporations.

For a knife that nice, for sure use black pins - or some contrasting color. That is some NICE Damascus pattern.

Soundmind: Thank you for the posts on making birch oil/tar. Sounds a lot like making charcoal for blackpowder. Opaul, that's an interesting link you posted.

There have been several of us who purchased the OLM3. You gonna enjoy that thing.

I can't read the label - what is it? You gonna LOVE the laser. I've got a pretty good pattern for the Kabar knife if you want it. Chris Railey (thank you Chris) sent me his pattern for his Kabar, and I've tweaked it some to fit my original Kabar.

What Opaul said, and more - "made" your birch oil? That's got to be story also.

There is something about an upswept blade that catches the eye - well done

As Chris mentioned the number of layers used and pattern is pretty important as to how the final etch will look. Also important is how the etching is done. Be sure the billet is hardened, then sanded to a high grit. It seems a final coffee etch seems to make the darks more dark in the final look

Opaul, your sheaths sure do look nice, from the more complex in the post #4925 to the simple sheath above. Just good clean work - you are skilled. Hey, your knives look good also :)