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I'm in agreement. Just about any TV or online entity that sells factory knives, will greatly overly inflate "retail price" to make you think you're getting a bargain....when in reality, their "sale price" is usually higher then elsewhere. As has been stated, most here are...

Since I mentioned getting knives stolen....there was a good side to ONCE. I had knives in a locally owned sporting goods store, that was broken into one night, and ALL (total of 4 knives) of my knives were among the items stolen. The shop owner called and told me, and when I arrived at...

The first thought in my mind when you said "display in a store".... is to put the knives in some type of case.... that can be/is locked. I've had a lot of experience with this type of situation, and have had a number of knives stolen over the years when displayed in any way, that anyone other...

Prayers for a fast and complete healing!! You've always got all of us here to yak with while you're recovering! ;)

I just recently gave RockRooster a try..... here's the ones I purchsed..... I wear a very wide shoe/boot, and once I zeroed in on the size I needed, they've been great. I like the old man zip feature.....and they are so comfortable that I wear them when Blade and I go for our afternoon walk...

I'll be getting my second covid vaccine in a few days, and have decided that I will reopen scheduling Bladesmithing/Knifemaking classes. FOR DATES STARTING JULY 2021. With the uncertainty of the pandemic, and the new strains of the virus running around, I will be making one major...

One of my closest friends purchased that same kit from Costco ..... he was TICKED about his. It was missing a number of pieces/items, and he said he was really frustrated by pieces that had "dual functions" that had to be installed a specific way, but didn't say so in the instructions..... and...

Steer here towards the Musk Ox versus the molar! For being fossilized, mammoth molar is super fragile.... I've used it exactly 3 times....and all three times the knife it was on came back for chips/breaking issue..... won't use it again.

Don't know if you've looked for, or used any Musk Ox lately, but it's pretty difficult to come buy, and VERY pricey. It's typical of any type of horn.... it's compressed hair. Anything that can happen to your wife or girlfriend during a "bad hair day" can happen to it. There's not much...

I rarely use anything other the Sambar stag. Teaching Moment: ;) The big difference is how solid the antler material is. All North American animals that grow antlers, do it via "velvet" and they grow from the outside inward. They also have a significant "pith" in the center/core. The...

I have two disc grinders in the finish shop....and one in the hot shop. The two in the finish shop are both variable speed, one is the 1hp/VFD from Beaumont (KMG), and the other is a Dayton 90VDC 1HP & DC speed controller. The key to both is the discs used, or more correctly the disc...

If you can find/apply a thin/hard rubber or urethane material, I think you'll find it works well. I did that prior to figuring out I liked grinding the hooks off the velcro. I also think it's important to note that the oscillating sander works best with minimal pressure, and just more or...

Based on my own experiences, I consider Oscillating tools are the "scalpels" of the saw world..... delicate, precision, and hard to reach are the best uses for sawing with one. I actually purchased mine because I was installing a dishwasher in my daughter's house....where she has 1940s...

You do have to be conscious/careful of varying planes of the blade your sanding...that meaning that you go up TO, but NO OVER the plunges and other lines...just like you wouldn't do that on a belt. It can be tough to find the pad that "fits" you the best. I went through a few brands of...

I don't use any lube.... it's more hassle than it's worth. Spray, sand, find a rag, wipe, look to see where your at, repeat. ;)

I am still using PayPal, simply because there are so many people out there that request to use it as a payment method.... I'm just very cautious with it...as I mentioned preveiously. For credit cards, I was using Intuit "Go Payments"..... but they had a "policy update" that stated you had to...

YEP!! Every since I got sick, and my body has gone south on me, the oscillating tool has become my go to for "hand sanding". Personally, I use the 18V Makita variant, but all the battery tools in my shops are either Ridgid or Makita. The key to making it work for finishing blades is...

Not wanting to dive into the political.... but things could be heating up from all the anti-gun legislation that has been/is being kickstarted in recent days. Just a thought.

I carry the initial prototype of my Model 7 Ultralight, in "Split Personality" format. For me it's not some much a matter of blade length, as it is blade configuration. I prefer to carry a straight or recurved edge blade for EDC...... for me it just works better for daily chores then a...

They have always been against anything they can labeled as "weapons"! I learned from another knifemaker's error. He had his paypal account connected directly to his bank account in which he kept both the family and knife business money, and the credit card connected to his Paypal was...