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Like a Karambit. Your index finger goes in the hole and the cutting edge faces away from you. Made purely for self defense. I’m a Deputy and I have the knife attached to my vest so the ring is all that is exposed. Easy to deploy with either hand.

I’m making finger holes. I have made a few of these now and have been looking for ways to more efficiently cut the finger holes out. Inside diameter on these is just slightly bigger than a quarter. I bought a couple of the step drill bits some of the guys mentioned and they have worked great...

Ed- Thank you for the recommendation! I couldn’t agree with you more about the use of the best QUALITY. For me this is true with anything in life. Quality doesn’t always mean the most expensive either. I love that your comment continually reinforced the quality over cost. The next round of...

What belts do you recommend? I’ve used Red Label Abrasives before and they seemed to be good belts. I’ve heard a lot about the Combat belts and have heard good things so I thought I’d give them a go.

Maybe I’ll have to throw some of the other 36 grit belts on and see how they do.

Okay.... I just got my 2x72 up and running. I was very meticulous about getting the drive wheel aligned with the platen wheels. The first belt I ran on it is a Combat Abrasives 36 grit ceramic belt. Before tuning it on I made sure the belt was tracking properly and it seemed fine, but when I...

The entire knife looks great but that handle is FIRE! Great job!

An new OBM 2x72 grinder installed and ready to go! I’m pretty excited to start seeing how much better this is going to be over my 2x42.

Thank you! Just to make sure I am understanding you correctly, you mean 3 or 4 parts distilled water to 1 part Ferric, correct?

Hey all! I have used vinegar to achieve a nice dark etch on a few knives and have been happy with the results. I bought a gallon about six months ago and use a clean water bottle that I’ve cut the top off of to soak the blade in the vinegar. After I’m done I toss the vinegar out and the next...

A while ago I began making a knife and the more I worked on it, the more I disliked it. I ended up putting it on a shelf and forgetting about it until today. I looked at it and tried to decide if I was going to keep working on it or toss it. Instead of tossing it I pulled out a sharpie and...

I want to thank everyone for all of their input and comments. I have read every comment and you have all provided me with a great deal of information that would be difficult to find without talking to the people that are into this wonderful hobby/art. From what I am gathering, I really can’t...

I was thinking about that as an option too. Any opinions about 1800rpm vs 3600rpm?

Hey all! I am planning on building a 2x72 grinder in the near future. I got a set of plans that I am pretty excited about. My father in law is going to help me build it and while talking to him about the set up, I mentioned I was going to purchase a 2HP ac motor and a VFD. He offered me a...

I do! That’s a great idea! It’s always the simplest of ideas that seem to be the most difficult to think of. Then when you do you feel a little dumb because you didn’t think of it before.... Thank you!!!

Anyone out there make knives with finger holes at the bottom of the tang (i.e. Benchmade SOCP)? If so how are you cutting those in? I’ve made a few now and am progressively drilling the hole bigger from 1/8” to 1/2”. 1/2” is the biggest bit I have at the moment. From there I’m using my...

Randy, what is thin CA?

Here is another of mine called the Jax. It is an EDC made from O1, G10 scales, and carbon fiber pins. The overall length is 7 3/4”. The cutting edge is 3 3/4”. The handle length is 3 7/8”. Hammered textured edge down the spine, around the handle and sides of the blade. Comes with kydex...

Updated! Now comes with sheath!