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I'm just beginning with sheath work and have a million questions. I have a million questions, but I'll just ask a couple here. When doing a basketweave stamp, I let one leg of the stamp slip outside my border groove. Here's how it looks. The real thing doesn't look as bad as this enlargement...

I'm a newbie and put my first set of wood scales on a finished blank about 3 1/2 years ago. I've put scales on about 15 blades since then, making the usual newbie mistakes, but also learning and improving. After my first half-dozen knives or so, I realized I wanted sheaths for them. First I...

These are gorgeous, Bobby. Could you share where you found the Dymondwood? I was under the impression it was no longer available because of a factory fire, or something like that.

Man, I wish this thread had been written about six weeks ago. I just finished my first hidden tang. A friend had the blade, made from a saw blade, and the full tang at the rear was twisted too much to salvage (for me at least). I cut the tang down and did my first hidden tang. Biggest challenge...

Randy, your story about the woodworkers burning the "scrap" walnut is similar to a score I made a few years ago. My neighbor across the street had some professionals come in and cut what I always thought was a huge, old maple in his side yard. Turns out it wasn't maple, it was a cherry tree, but...

The good news is that you'll be able to predict cold weather and rain better than any TV weather-guesser within 100 miles. ;) Keep the faith and heal fast.

Any way you could do a tutorial on your paracord lanyard? I really like the looks and paracord is something I usually have plenty of around the shop. I realize a tutorial is pretty time consuming, but maybe you could point us to one that already exists somewhere on the 'net. Thanks!

I've searched, but can't find exactly what I want to know. I read on another forum that lots of/most custom knifemakers recommend that blades NOT be stored in a leather sheath. Apparently chemicals used in tanning can sometimes damage the blade if left in contact. I've just begun making...

Thanks to Billy and Ed, I really appreciate the info. It never occurred to me that different parts of the wood might take up resin at different rates, and I can certainly see how that might cause warping. I'll remember this advice and only send blocks in the future.

Thanks for the suggestions, Gene, especially the reminder that I can easily get some of my width back with a liner. I frequently use either a black or dark brown liner with spalted maple like this anyway. Makes sense that a block would be less likely to warp than an individual scale.

I sent several pair of scales for stabilizing and got them back a few days ago. One set came back with one of the scales seriously warped. In all fairness to the company, which won't be named, the scales weren't perfectly flat when I sent them, but I wouldn't have sent this pair if they were...

A love for beautiful figured wood is what attracted me to knifemaking, Jess. I'm still a newbie, so here's a noob question: Are all those spalted and heavily figured handles stabilized, or do you sometimes go without it?

How did you finish the micarta? Really looks nice. Skinners just a smidge bigger than this one are just about my favorite style in a fixed blade.

Right out of college I got a job I really wanted in ... Buffalo, NY. Windier than Chicago and sits on the eastern side of Lake Erie, so it gets "lake effect" winds. I was there three winters. Coldest I remember was 1976-77 when it hit at least 20 below absolute and 30-35 below with the wind...

I love MacGyver solutions, and I think this process fits that mold. I see no reason why it won't work beautifully. Very creative.

Leaving BillyO's path, I'm gonna guess this is inside a rifle barrel.

Wish I had a relative doing that caliber leatherwork. I just recently bought basic leatherworking tools and some leather from Tandy because I can't find anything online at the quality and price point that I want. Plus, I tend to make short skinners with chunky handles, so I need fairly short...

I'm in. I'm a fan of the Lansky system and my original stones are getting a little dished out.

I understand that some critters have horn (modified hair), while others have antlers, which I think is true bone, right? I assume that while antler can also shrink, expand or twist, it's generally more stable than horn, would that be correct, Ed? And then bone/ivory is different still, right? As...

Excellent advice from Tim that it doesn't hurt to start simple and learn how to re-handle kitchen knives from Chicago Cutlery, Ontario Knife and the like. When I saw this photo I almost laughed because a deer hunting friend just asked me to refurbish a cherished Ontario that his new dog had...