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Isn't being messy part of the fun of knifemaking??

I got some 2 Christmas ago, the Geisswein ones. Tried them flat on a blade, they sucked. Broke one, too. Then I saw some posts and video's on how to use them and tried them again. Love them! There are all different grades and hardness, too. Another good post about them with some different...

Use them like a chisel. Using a corner works well, using flat doesnt cut as efficiently. I tried to use them flat and they sucked so they sat in a drawer for a year. Then I saw a video, learned how to use them and they work much better when used properly!! Wd40, windex or tapping fluid work...

I used some other EDM stones post HT on Magnacut. 400 grit EDM stone took about 10 minutes on a 4" blade drop point over 1" wide to get a nice 400 finish on one side, only using the 400 stone and going from a 320 belt finish that had deep scratches left over from 36 and 80 grit belts.

If the felt pad is removeable, you may be able to wash it out? Also, the etchant is a salty solution, so the pad may be crusty or the pad may be crusty on the contact point on the wand. I regularly use scotchbrite on my graphite block and rinse or change out my felt pad on my homemade etcher...

SC-1 and AEBL? I have also etched Magancut, 20CV, S35VN, Elmax and Nitro V with the same solution? is your felt pad dirty??

Got the rest of the wood wall up under the tarp, so it goes foam, plywood or osb, then the tarp. Got the shelving unit built and 2/3 of the belt hooks up. I am going to add more hooks for the belts to some of the plywood walls on the long side. Then I need to seal the seams in the ceiling...

Many people complain knife edges don't last or chip easily and the common reply is that the edge is sharpened with a belt sander and/or buffed, which can overheat the edge too much, weakening the steel and to sharpen it fully a couple times to remove the damaged/weakened/overheated steel. I...

Glass stones are excellent stones!! They cut high alloy and lower alloy nicely and quickly. What types of knives are you sharpening? First time using water stones? I would probably go with a lower grit final stone? I usually end up with a 5K edge before stropping. It retains some bite...

Made some progress! LED lights got hung up Did some cleaning, organzing, got the plywood walls up and hooks installed so I can hang my belts. Got the drawers cleaned out and starting to organize the shop.

Its a Japanese style stick tang handle. They are often oval, D shaped or octagon shaped with a ferrule wnd main handle body.

I use a spade drill bit and a pen vise for drilling wa handles. Dont use the screw tipped spade bit; they will pull the blank into the drill bit and you will drill deeper than you want really quickly. I got this one a long time ago and there are much simpler ones too...

Thanks! Some better pics of the blue camo handles. Taking pics outside in natural light tends to wash out the colors a bit.

I am loving Magnacut! I have done a 210mm kitchen knife and the 6 blades here. It takes a wicked fine edge and holds it very well, and strops right back to stupid sharp. Not too bad to work and finishes well, too! Price isnt much more per knife than S35vn or cpm154.

I used AAA, but I know others have used Parks 50 before with good results as well. I believe Larrin did some testing/research with that?

1084/1070 or 8670 both forge pretty well and are forgiving heat treating wise.

4" Magnacut drop points, orange Suretouch on one, blue camo on the other: 4 Magnacut EDC's for my nephews, blue/green camo handles: 4" Nitro V bird and trout with rainbow trout scales: 4" Nitro V drop point and a small tuna bleeder, also in Nitro V and blue camo handles: AEB-L Pokers...

The coatings also usually make the blade less susceptible to scratches and stuff on the surface, as well as darkening the surface. DLC and PVD coatings are extremely hard.

I warned you! I had a mad rush before the Holidays getting everything finished up, so it was worse than usual. I had to move stuff back and forth to get the ladder there to remove the upper plastic, so that made it worse, too. Once I get lights hung, everything except the larger equipment is...

When I ripped down the plastic, tons of dust came down on everything and I had to move stuff around to get the ladder up there too. I want to spend a day just pulling everything out, doing some cleaning and sorting. I have nice cabinets to use, but they are empty because there is too much...