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John and Mike, Thank you both for your valuable help!!! Mike, I am going to rat tail the tang. I was also thinking of putting my file guide on the tang and putting a small shoulder on the top and bottom for the front piece and/or ferrule to shoulder up to. Thanks again, Fred

Sorry double post. Don't know how to delete this photo without wiping photo on previous post. Thanks, Fred

[Mike928, Thanks for the reply. One of the two I am working on is this-ATTACH=CONFIG]47378[/ATTACH] It is 440C, still not hardened. OAL-10" Blade length-6 5/8th" Handle -3 5/16th" blade 1 3/4" at widest point. About .090 thick at spine and about .015 at edge. Any and all recommendations...

Seriously speaking, all I am after is a starting point say- 7/8" front and 1 1/8" rear at widest points say 4 to 5 inches long? What degree taper front to back? I am going to experiment with some high quality pine 2 by 4s, but I hate wasting expensive material! LOL Thanks again, Fred

Hi Laurence, Since I live in desolate/uncivilized south Florida, don't know any store that carries Wa handled knives. My only exposure to them has been on the net. Believe me when I say that I want to fondle some of those Japanese knives( In a good way). I love market research!! I wish I were a...

I am not sure if this is the right place to post this question, f it isn't please move it. I have two knives I want to put wa handles on. One is quite small and the other a bit larger. I will add dimensions later from house. Any help happily accepted. Thanks, Fred

To test for proper seal, there are two tests. As rob45 wrote, there is the positive pressure test, when you place your hand on the exhaust port and pressurize the mask. There is also a negative or vacuum test, when you block the inlet port and suck air in, pulling the mask into your face. Those...

To report on the conelok conversion- I got a chance yesterday to experiment with it. I used it to cut through some mill scale on a 1/8th piece of 440C that George Bracket gave me. It was taking it off, but not as fast as I wanted. So I kept moving the table up a bit at a time and observing the...

Years ago, I bought from Ann at Sheffield knife a 6" by 2" ConeLok wheel. I tried it on the only motor I had. A 3600 RPM buffer! Needless to say, it did not work well for me, and I threw it in a drawer. I was thinking of making a belt adapter for my surface grinder and I was going to talk to...

Mark F, Hmm, you are inspiring me. I have to look into that! LOL Fred

After seeing all those nice tools that you guys have made, I was ready to order a part, when I remembered having something similar in the bottom of a drawer. I pulled it out and , cheapskate that I am, wondered if I could somehow use it without altering it in any way. Who knows, it might have...

LOL, Good luck in your hunt. Fred

George, It's freezing down here. Its 55 degrees at night and going up to a chilly 80 degrees during the day. Fred

Eric, Sorry for your loss! Prayers sent for you and your family. Fred

Thursday in. Fred

In Wednesday. Fred

Ahmed, Do yourself a favor and get rid of the foam for your application on steel. You want a rigid surface, (g10/micarta) to get rid of the ripples. Later, if you like using the sander, you can set up another with a thin cork surface on the g10 or micarta for when you want to do some blending...

In Tuesday. Fred

In Saturday. Fred

I am in for the New Year. Fred