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Kevin Cashen, Is there a simple chart/spreadsheet that has a list of steels and what oil or quench method is recommended? I see alot of heat treat recommendations on websites that state quench in oil. I'm probably not versed in HT enough to know which steels needing a fast vs a slow.

I just put down a sheet of wax paper and do it inside the house. Roll up and toss in the trash after curing.

Also is that how you heat treat your folders in that state or do you grind the tang further?

John do you make your own damascus?

That is what I find is when the steel is softer I can easily booger up things on a thin blade quick before heat treat. With good ceramic belts it doesn't take any longer to really grind it in the hardened state. Your mileage may vary.

I second what Smallshop said about the pic, but what I can see looks good.

Lol...ok I thought he was going to teach some sharpening but it was just him shaving lol. I will have to google his other videos

I dont grind anything 1/8" or smaller til after heat treat. I think I grind better in general on hardened steel.

Looks awesome

John, I got to see that can you link the video?

Looks great, I think you nailed it.

Definitely worth putting that wood on some knives.

Thanks Craig!

When you get it set up we will send our steel to you to precision grind it!

Holly cow that thing looks humongous! Just toss it in the back of the pick up :)

Craig, if I print this on standard paper will it be to scale? I really want to make a slipjoint for my Dad who will be retiring in a year.....figured I better get on it now as I am slooooow.

As always excellent work. The checkering is awesome. I really need to try it one day.

I put Truoil on a kitchen knife I made about 2 years ago or maybe a little longer. I just started to notice the other day that it's lost a bit of its shine. This is a knife we use everyday at our house and always handwashed. I think 1 or 2 coats of truoil and it would be good for another couple...

Thank you John. How do you drill the ones into the handle material so they align to it?

Thank you! I can't hardly wait to give them to the boys. I always send them progress pics of of other knives I'm working on and keeping this under wrapps has been hard!