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OK sweet I'm gonna have to pick one up

Lol yeah looked up like three ways to do a forced patina and then combined them all lol:p How would I go about chamfering the lanyard tube and a second but equally as valuable question what is chamfering LOL

Lol yeah my sheaths suck right now! But I'm slowly getting better. Great work as always!

Here is how I do it Lay a paper towel down on a counter or bench pour hydrogen peroxide onto the paper towel until it's damp Then you take yellow mustard and squirt it on the paper towel and spread it into and area large enough to cover the knife Then I take coffee grounds and I spread that...

Yeah man the deeper etch matches my knife style but it's just a bit sloppy if you really look at the edges

Lol it was my first time and I accidentally etched it to deep

I bought it from Ernie at Blue Lightning Stencils

Yeah it is. It's Hydrogen peroxide and mustard lol

After taking the advice of many people on here I pick up some 1084 carbon steel to start making my knives out of. Im pretty stoked because it was my first time using G10 as a handle and also my first time using my new makers mark. Let me know what you think thanks as always

Thanks guys that is just what I needed

OK Awesome I'm sorry that I did not give more information into what it is that I am doing. The knives that I will be making from 1084 are gonna be small fixed blade hunters they will have a full flat grind and I am using stock removAL to get them there :). As far as geometry goes I put my center...

Oh my Gosh! You saw a picture of my grinder didn't you..........

Hey guys Im fixing to make my first big order of real knife making steel.It's hard to believe that I've made almost 30 knives using files and leaf springs! I've decided to go with 1084 due to the fact that I am very much so doing a "backyard" heat treat. With that being said how do I get the...

Wait it's not:eek:

I like that second design aswell What did you use to make those designs?

Yeah its Knife Talk Podcast Super cool and I highly recommend it if you are into that sort of thing

Right and there's a popular knife making podcast that just picked them up as a sponsor aswell

I was wondering the same thing Daniel I guess I will stick with the Norton blaze:p

Thank you everyone for the kind words. I appreciate how much you guys have helped me get to this point

I NEED MY MAKERS MARK SO BAD but I haven't decided what I want it to be yet so that's why I haven't invested in getting everything to mark my blades yet. As far as the micarta it naturally starts to have that gloss after about 400 grit and from my experience once it wears down a little bit from...