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The HS tubing comes in size ranges so you want to go to the maximum size in your range to get the thickest possible rubber. Its plenty thick enough to lathe down afterwards, in fact turning it true is a must as its out of round right out of the oven.

Andrew, Ive made several smaller wheels and put my own rubber on. I bought heat shrinkable tubing and turned them smooth. Works great. Ebay has some affordable sizes of the tubing. Be sure to get the type that has adhesive inside so it adheres to the wheel.

Very well thought out and great work on the build. I really like the horizontal option and tables. I personally would like to see rubber on all the contact wheels and some different wheel sizes including a 14" for large hollows but I see it would be easy with more tool arms. I don't think its a...

Thank you Danae for the nice complement. This thread has many years of projects and I'm still adding to it.

Fairly basic by Johns standards but I like it allot

thanks dogs, sorry I'm behind updating pics here.

I personally love hollow ground blades for everything except camp chores. I make mostly bowies but also grind slip joints and hunting knives on a 24" wheel. It mostly looks flat on a small blade but it is hollow. All the old English bowies were hollow ground on huge stones.

Buddy, Thanks for sharing your artistry in photographs as well as Jerrys.

I'm super impressed with your quality of workmanship

Hi Bill, You've got a good start at what could be a long love affair with custom knives. Thanks for the mention on our file guide too.