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  1. Chuck Gedraitis Knives

    Talk to me about milling machines...

    Try Craigs list, there is a bridgeport near me that is $600.
  2. Chuck Gedraitis Knives

    Working out a screw size?

    That looks like a 2-56 or 4-40. What part of the knife is it from?
  3. Chuck Gedraitis Knives

    making mokume

    Are you using high carbon steel cable or galvanized? The chemicals in the galvanized are poisonous.
  4. Chuck Gedraitis Knives

    Talk to me about milling machines...

    You can do little work on a big machine, you can't do big work on a little machine. Buy the biggest, heaviest machine you can fit in your shop. For almost the same money you could go with this one. http://www.grizzly.com/products/Drill-Mill-with-Stand-29-inch-x-8-inch-Table/G0705
  5. Chuck Gedraitis Knives

    Med Yakuza folder for sale.

    Just finished and up for sale is a med version of my Yakuza folder. The blade is 3-7/16in long, 1/8in thick and made of 154CM with a satin finish. There are multiple grinds on this blade with the main bevels hollow ground, the tip is convex ground and the false edge is flat ground. The bolsters...
  6. Chuck Gedraitis Knives

    Will a 16" contact wheel work on a KMG? What happens to the tracking?

    I know that they make a 14in wheel for a Bader grinder, I think Tony Bose uses one.
  7. Chuck Gedraitis Knives

    Smooth contact wheel for surface grinder converson?

    I have all the parts needed to convert my surface grinder to belts but was waiting on the contact wheel. I ordered a 1in wide , 6in diameter wheel which arrived today. The only thing is I ordered it grooved and it came smooth. The durometer is 95. I will be running 1X42 blaze belts on it. So...
  8. Chuck Gedraitis Knives

    Email marketing software?

    I usually send my new knife notice emails through my yahoo email account. Yahoo lets you send up to 100 emails at a time. I currently have almost double that and need to find a way to be able to send my email to all my clients at once. Do any of you use an email marketing program and if so...
  9. Chuck Gedraitis Knives

    Balisong #58 finished

    I'm using hardened 3/32 dowel pins. They give a little extra room.
  10. Chuck Gedraitis Knives

    Balisong #58 finished

    Zen pins are the stop pins in the handles instead of tang pins in the blade. It gives a much cleaner look.
  11. Chuck Gedraitis Knives

    Balisong #58 finished

    This is Balisong #58. The blade is 4-1/8in long made of 154CM in a bowie pattern. The handles are .150 Ti with zen pins, stainless spacers and Ti "T" latch. Overall length open is 9-1/8. Thanks for looking, Chuck
  12. Chuck Gedraitis Knives

    New Model folder the Phoenix

    This is a new model I call this the phoenix and it has a little Bob Lum inspiration. The blade is 4-1/8 in long, 7/8in wide and made from Dave Lisch mosaic damascus. The front and rear bolsters are copper niobium. The scales are white mother of pearl with great color. The liners are titanium...
  13. Chuck Gedraitis Knives

    screwing on bolsters

    I screw bolsters on all the time. I made a bottom tap out of a broken regular 1-72 tap and just squared off the end with a little chamfer. If you plan properly and make the bolsters a little longer you can put the screw closer to the end, away from where you will relieve the liners. I usually...
  14. Chuck Gedraitis Knives

    Small Yukon pattern slip-joint available

    I just finished this up and am quite pleased with it. The blade is 3-9/16in long. Both the blade and spring are made of 154CM. The bolsters are mirror polished 416SS. The liners are satin finished titanium and have been relieved on the inside. The scales are polished black G-10. The bolster...
  15. Chuck Gedraitis Knives

    Extra small Snubnose liner lock available

    Available is one of my extra small snubnose folders. The blade is 2-3/16in long and made of 154CM. The main bevels are hollow ground and the false edge is flat ground. The bolsters are Eggerling "Crazy Quilt" pattern damascus and are slightly different on both sides. The scales and backspacer...
  16. Chuck Gedraitis Knives

    Rose Thorn Folder

    I have not posted in a while, here is my latest folder named the Rose Thorn. The blade is 4-7/8in long, 1/2in wide at the widest and made of Rados ladder pattern damascus. The opening method is a nail nick because I did not want to interrupt the lines of the knife. The front and rear bolsters...
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