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This is a terrific thread, love the insights and opinions on how we all sharpen blades. Here's my 2 cents: I now only use 2x72 belts to sharpen. Depending on the blade condition, I'll start with 120 on thick edges (if necessary), then 220, 400. 800, (or occasionally 1200 to 2400) then...

What's that fly you're using, looks pretty big?

Your craftsmanship is superb, what an eye for style and detail! Did you place a nut on the tang and then attached the antler piece on with a screw, or is it the reverse of that?

One thing I've found using this setup for grinding flats on a full grind profile is that a bonded belt running on a hard platen doesn't leave a particularly good finish. The engineered Trizact belt with a some kind of softener makes for a much better surface finish. But, I also found that the...

I believe you can find Ed at http://www.knifenetwork.com/forum/index.php

Wow!!

I just finished 4 AEB-L 7 1/2" hidden tang blades with steel from AKS, no warp problems at all. Plate quenched (hand held, no clamp), clamped in Cryo tank and clamped in tempering oven. I kinda expected a problem, but they came out straight. Also, did not normalize, soaked at 1560...

One thing I dislike is hand sanding - on anything. So to preserve my aging hands I'm always looking for a way for a machine to do the work. I've begun making more kitchen knives and I've fiddled around with some grinder attachments that seem to offer a way to get a hand sanded look in rather...

At :15, using the milling cutter to make a round disk is simply genius!! That's a very impressive video showing your skills.

Hey wait a minute - I NEVER EVER said that any of my tools are more important than my Lund bass boat. We gotta keep things in perspective, there are indeed a few things in life more important than shop tools...just a few. :)

Here's an idea for you, fix'in to plasma cut a push knife from a saw blade. After the cut. I found that having both "wings" was kinda awkward, so I whacked off one of them. Showing a pretty crappy handle fit-up. The shape of the handle fits comfortably into the palm. The full half circle...

39th anniversary! Congratulations!

For the past many years I've said the exact same thing, word for word. But several things changed my mind: - It seems to me that making knives is fundamentally all about getting the metallurgy right, everything else is "mostly" window dressing - in my very humble opinion. - I learned in the...

The HT data is downloaded in a universal CVS file extension format. Excel automatically imports it. But, you will want to save it in an XLSX Excel spreadsheet file format extension to gain full use of Excel's features. I'm PM you with some details about how to create a graph from the HT data.

That's exactly why I don't like to hand sand - I've gotta try this.

The WiFi connection is pretty easy once you dig into the controller steps. I'll give it a shot here: - 1st set up your WiFi connection using the WiFi icon on the main screen and check to see if you have Ver 4.83. If not call Paragon and get them to download it to you. I'll PM the name and...

Wow, very nice & that leather work sure shows off your talent!

Dennis, have you tried them post-heat treat? If so, how well do they work?

For sure I'm still on a learning curve with the electric heat treating process. To answer your questions: - There seems to be 2 schools of thought on when to put a blade in the furnace. Some believe that putting it in cold works just fine, other say wait until the furnace reaches the target...

Ya, I've done that on carbon steel, works great. The Brownell's bluing I have doesn't touch stainless. I thought of mixing some black dye into epoxy and working that into the etch depression. That ought to give a pretty tough blackening. But, I think to make this technique work, the epoxy...