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I'm not too clear on your concern. I assume you are going to complete the grinds after heat treatment. I think discoloration is to be expected on a pouch enclosed HT. Is the discoloration a concern as long as there is no significant oxidation on, say, the Ricasso area. That's an interesting...

Josh, if convenient, could you share photos of your grinder? Where did you get a custom wheel made? Perhaps this subject should be opened in a new posting.

Josh, that's a terrific photo. With that quality of a photo, it certainly makes me wonder why I bother with Lightroom! But, I've got to ask - how did you do the serrations?

Did not see this, thanks for the reference - that answers my question!

Chris, it looks like you've jumped in to the deep end of the photo pool. With that equipment and software you'll have a lot of "fun" wandering the digital highway. As I mentioned one of the light box methods that I've really found useful is setting up my cannon and flash in a slave mode to...

Ken, thank you for the providing this process. I'm going to give it a try on a blank stock to see how it looks before using it on a near-finished knife. Fitso mentioned that there may be some risk of water impingement getting under the CA glue. If you've used the CA treatment, have you...

Example of Lightroom features. This program is very complicated, though easy to use at the entry level. It is frequently used by professional photographers - which I'm not! Before After

I'm in the process of making a set of steak knives with differing kinds of wood handles. I'm curious whether the use of CA glue on natural (unstabilized) porous wood, say Zebra or Walnut, will result in a better finish than just using a plain Tru Oil finish? Or can CA glue be used as a filler...

I use Lightroom by Adobe. It offers a robust file tagging & finding system. The ability to control lighting, remove blemishes, etc., is amazing. Unfortunately, its price many indeed break the bank. As a side note I've found using a light box combined with a rear slave flash coupled to the...

OK, I'll offer another view (rant) on HF. The question posed in this posting says it all - HF has "CHEAP" stuff, all of it. It is a First Cost store, nearly every thing is second rate quality. If has wires connected to it, or has a machined surface, it is designed to fail. I view most tools...

Jump in, ask questions, and have fun making knives.

When you have people working in your shop, do you ask them to sign a Limitation of Liability document? I've considered it, but have never done it.

Thanks for mentioning the Darex sharpener. Wow, that's a "real" machine - in contrast to the mostly plastic Drill Doctor that I have. I rarely use the D.D. and much prefer hand grinding anything over 3/16"

Now that's a unique tree!! Merry Christmas

One of the challenges is to have youngsters or adults in the shop who have never run a drill press, bandsaw or grinder. Oh boy, that can sure be a way to raise one's blood pressure!

Interesting, I was told by someone years ago that Trizacts will come apart in water, so I never tested to see the results. I'll check to see what # I have. If water won't hurt the belt, that's terrific!

As a hobbyist knife maker, I mostly make knives for family and friends. Most are given away, with infrequent paid commissions. Knives are a wonderful gift for any kitchen or sportsman. However in recent years I've found the most rewarding gift of all is inviting people to come to my shop to...

I use a mister sparingly on my Reeder, (and bandsaw). On the grinder I've found: - it's messy, even at low belt speeds - even using soluble oil mix, carbon steel will still rust if not dried off - needed to add steel connector to aluminum tool arm to hold the magnetic base of mister. - water...

Interesting thread to see the differences and similarities in grit selection. I see you vary the grit progression based on the steel alloy. What determines your need for differing belt grits on various steels?

I always wondered how it would feel to be an Octogenarian, now I know. It is largely a confirmation that pain is part of getting older, and not all body parts work the way they were originally designed. For many decades now I've viewed getting up in the morning as an adventure in discovering...