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Well the first day of the show went as expected. Didn't sell a knife but sold enough trinkets to cover the table expense. Then my wife showed up and spent double that at the "Scentsy" table. There was an older gentleman there who made "rustic" knives that probably made half a dozen sales, but...

I had a table at my very first show today. It was a small, first year show in a small community, though surprisingly to me there was a higher traffic flow than I expected. My favorite line of the day was by a gentleman who had given one of my nicer knives a 2nd look. I asked him if he had any...

Anthony, I had thought about taking some paracord. I haven't messed with it much so I might spend a few minutes this evening reminding myself how to do it. I also need to see how many buckles I have left. I don't have time to do it for this show, but your kids comment gave me another idea. What...

Tablecloth, candy/candy bowls, sign, T-shirts, business cards, and a handful of window decals to pass out are ready to go. An attractive person to help with sales... crap, the wife can't go! :34: All kidding aside, I just pray my work is up to par. I have about a dozen knives to take. I had...

Beautiful John! Thanks for the play by play. Chris

Glad to see you back! I too am waiting to see this WIP. Chris

Doing well, thank you! No, I live in La Cygne but work construction in the metro area. I do have a website! It just went live a couple weeks ago... chrisjonesknives.com We are fairly close. I'm doing my very first show next weekend (May 16 and 17) in Mound City KS! Do you ever venture in to KS...

Here you go Justin. Headed out to the shop to taper some tangs! Chris

Finally an update. Back from Peter's, ground and ready for handles. Chris

Finally put my newly built etcher to use! Now to taper the tangs on the 10 full tang blades and start putting on handles. Chris

Good looking stuff! Chris

Thank you fellas. This is exactly what I was after. I had thought maybe people might find it interesting but I can definitely see how it could be considered rude. I don't want that. How about just having some in progress projects at the show? Not to be working on them, but just to have them so...

Thank you for this. I have to agree George. You have to know what you are doing wrong in order to fix it. The easiest way for this is to find someone better than you. I've had the pleasure over the last year to meet a lot of really good makers. Last summer I was able to have Steve Culver...

Looking good! Getting better at the leather too. What number is this if you don't mind my asking? Chris

I'm going to be doing my first show the middle of this month. It is just a small local gun and knife show so nothing fancy. It is a small community so I doubt there will be a very high traffic rate. My thought was to have a couple sheaths ready to stitch and I could work a bit on those. I don't...

Finally finished up my etching unit tonight. Thank you to those who put plans online! What a mess! First mark was claiming the unit as my own. Now to clean up a stack of heat treated blades so I can put it to use. Chris

gorgeous! Chris

I've yet to finish a knife in AEB-L, but I have 15 blades that are back from Peter's awaiting my attention. I've heard great things about this steel. Are you sending it out for HT or doing in house? I would think for a kitchen knife you would want to shoot for 61-62 Rockwell. Hopefully someone...

I have had a request to make a knife (potentially followed by several more) with elk ivory inlayed in the handle. Has anyone ever done this? I'm not wanting to go into this project blind. Thank you, Chris

... wow.... Chris