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I got the same one a month ago. Im not a welder, but I do occasionally. I have found the attachments are great for gluing liners and other things. I put a cutting mat over the top and it works great as a work bench until I need the attachments. I also added casters. Not really what it's...

I order most of my eyelets from Holstersmith.com. I have not tried .60 as it seems thin to me. I typically use .80. for that I use an 8-8 or an 8-9. 8-9 will definitely work for .93. I have some .93 but haven't worked with it yet. It might not hurt to get some 8-10s as well, just incase...

Thanks for the review. I've had my eye on that for sometime. Thinking that might be this years Christmas present to myself!

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That knife was quenched when it was really cold out so the oil in the tanks was also cold. It's my understanding that if it's cold, it should be heated to at least 70 - 80 degrees and not past 120. However, I've seen a lot of differing opinions on the subject.

My acetone comes from the big blue can from Lowes. HOWEVER, in an effort to save a couple dollars, I bought a gallon of alcohol at a beauty supply store. It has a perfume added. Like the guy said in Oh Brother, Where Art Thou, "I like the smell of my hair treatment, the pleasing odor is half...

No sir. I Grip at the back of the handle. I have noticed in the 2 times I've used my vertical air bath, that the entire knife is a uniform color when I pull it out to quench. I have yet to finish one of those blades. I will etch one and see if happens again. Thank you

That one was heat treated using my forge. I was wondering if it had something to do with the heat treat. I used Parks 50 at a temperature around 100 degrees. I used a laser thermometer to verify. Luckily, that was the last one I did using my forge. I now have a kiln that works so much...

Yes, nitrile gloves, but I was only pinching on the handle. Cotton ball with acetone to wipe the blade.

I did not know that acetone left a film. Thanks for the tip!!

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Hello everyone. I keep getting blotchy spots when I etch a blade. The last thing I do before I dip in the etch is to clean the blade thoroughly with acetone. Other things I've tried is alcohol and degreaser, all with the same results and normally in the same place. This particular blade is...

Nice job. I have made several with a template similar to that. The handle has a great feel!!!

I'm glad you said that Chris. I was wondering how Kydex would do as a liner!

Yep! He stupid like pulled a knife on someone when he was in the Air Force and promptly had it taken away from him. The guy handed it back to him and told him to never do that again. Ever since that, he had a fear of them. Even our steak knives were dull! :p

Growing up, I was not allowed to have many knives because my dad was scared of them. That caused me to have a love affair with all things bladed. I have a large collection of knives. I call it my knife fetish. I have been a marital artist for most of my life and I can remember Doug Marcaida...

Thank you sir!

Good luck with that!!

Thank you sir!

Funny story..... My dad asked if I wanted cash for my birthday. I told him it didn't matter because I had already bought the present I wanted. He said " well maybe I can repay that. How much did you spend.". After I told him the cost, it was hysterical to listen to him studder and backtrack...