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Very nice Ty. It’s very similar to my Small Hunter at the top of this world page.

I know this has gone this long with no say, but it hasn’t occurred to me until today to give a tip. Steel makers like Crucible come up with the best heat treat for the steel’s intended purpose. But it was knifemakers that discovered the amazing ability that CPM3V offers as a blade steel. Thus...

Right on brother! Glad to hear it. Yes, as I had said I “thought” I knew how to sharpen bits pretty good....that I saw that video & it was quite an eye opener. I’ve taken that basic technique and modified it just a bit to my own. I’m sure you’ll do the same. Just so nice to always have a super...

Oh Jeremy, btw..... you had mentioned need to refresh your memory on choosing the thickness to taper your tang, right? Easy way is to figure the taper you over 6”. Here is the technique shown by the man himself! I may have located parts affordable & figured out the mag Chuck... but this man’s...

I can’t tell you how difficult getting plunges has been with only one arm/hand....Ugh! :( I don’t get each one perfect as some do.... but then, aren’t WE in fact our own most harsh critics? I’ve come to be deeply thankful for the gifts with which The Lord has blessed me.

I don’t believe dressing the wheel is really going to offer much benefit even in the best of circumstances. Which of course would be on a lathe. These are rubber wheels, typically around 70a duro. Even the much harder wheel I have now of 90a duro is nothing like a stone. Not to mention we are...

I can, it’s just difficult to explain in text. I’ll try to put together a video and link it here, if no objections? Or I’ll just PM you. :Edit: I found the main video that I learned this technique. Let me know if you don’t understand. Fast forward to 11 minutes into the video for the procedure.

That is the truth. In fact, you can build a nice belt grinder, a good furnace, heat treat oven, hammer, tongs & STILL have enough for a good bit of steel.... ALL for the same price as ONE top shelf grinder. Each person’s choice.

This ain’t bad advice really. My first grinder was a Dayton 2x48 that I converted to 2x72 with an aluminum arm & a wheel. I bought it for $300, & spent about $75 converting it to 2x72 I made a whole lotta knives with it and then sold it for $275, after years of use. That’s when I built my...

For steels, I generally go USAKnifemaker, AlphaKnife & NJsteel baron as Heikki point out. I to started with O1, but then switched to high alloy CPM tool steels after my accident. As for a belt grinder. Let your heart guide you. YOU know better than anyone if you are capable of building a high...

I second, third & fourth that, over! Tracy is a regular guy like us. I really like that he’s a Knifemaker and DIY’er, as many of us are. Just ask him, if you haven’t already. He’ll answer you.

I know this is kinda old, but I typically buy ONLY M42 Cobalt bits. Amazon, you can find whatever size you need.... usually in singles or 5-6 packs for pretty cheap. M42 is nice because it will go through nearly anything, but still pretty easy to sharpen. And on that not. If you haven’t, learn...

This is with the magnets epoxied in the Chuck Jeremy? Another thing... I don’t use anything below a 120grit. And I go very shallow with cuts. Lastly, I move it very slow on the first cut. When feeling the resistance, the I go back & forth until I can’t hear it cutting. After several motions it...

Thank you kindly Ted. Would you believe that was an accidental design? Started as just a “one off” gift for a close friend. He’s a very skilled, avid hunter and told me exactly what he was looking for in a knife. After receiving & using it, he informed me it’s the best hunter he’s ever...

That’s a good mill. Ed is half correct about the mini mill. They are only good for very simple stuff in stick trim. I have a mini mill, but I put quite a bit of work into it. Because A, I like modifying things & B, I’m really cheap! It cuts pretty damn good now at half the price of that G704...

I found it Tracy. It was Stromberg who came up with the little vice idea. Page 6, post #106 https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/home-built-surface-grinder.1532559/page-6 -David

I came across one that someone built. But I can’t remember who is it was Tracy. It was pretty neat. A piece of flat bar steel with raised ends. One side had set screws. So it would lay on the Chuck & could clamp scales & such in it for surfacing. May have been on the rather long thread now on...

Yeah...,that wood cracking has caught me once or twice. I’m not a big fan of using wood scales. Only one customer I do wood scales for. This is Lignum Vitae. a wonderful “flowery” smell when working it. For the spring I’ve switched to firearms building/gunsmithing. Done some trigger work, and...

There are many sources Jeremy. I actually pick up 6”x 89” belts & I made a belt splitter which works quite well. I can get either two 3”x 89” or three 2”x 89” (for my flat platen). You can search & several sources come up. Check with Ken H. He has a pretty good source as well, but I can’t...

It is a super valuable tool. I know dozens upon dozens of us have built one, ever since I I posted that “How To” on BladeForums. I’m still amazed I built that first one using an old HF 8” drill press to mill the channels for the magnets. Makes me REALLY appreciate my Mill. Can you believe I’m...