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Thanks guys. That heavy leather used to be a stitching challenge. After I broke a awl a while back I switched to my drill press. Works so much easier.

A friend asked me to make him a sheath for his camp ax so he didn't have to worry about it cutting things when he had it in his pack. This is my first ax sheath. It's all 8-10 oz vegetable tanned leather with a single strap and a line 24 snap to hold it all together. I think it turned out...

Nice looking sheath! -Aaron

If I'm not mistaken ferric chloride is another name for PCB etching solution. You can buy it at radio shack. -Aaron

Is Birchwood Casey Super Blue just a wipe on cold application and let it dry? No baking or anything?

Thanks Justin. Is acetone adequate for cleaning? Or should I pick up some denatured alcohol? I read somewhere that the acetone might leave a residue? -Aaron

John, how smooth of finish do you recommend before using the acid etch? Is 600 grit enough or do you recommend something finer? Thanks, Aaron

I'm a fan of the handle design. Just makes you want to pick it up to see how it feels. Great looking knif .

I ran into a similar issue. Mcmaster -Carr and MSC industrial supply have some options. They don't have a lot of finishes available but you should find something. Just search Chicago bolt, binding post, or sex bolt. -Aaron

I think it looks fine. I am seeing more and more layered handles with high contrast.

Thanks Anthony. The scales are removable. I used a three piece pivot bolt, from USA Knife Maker, so it has a barrel that you slide in the middle, and then one screw on each side to cinch it up into the countersink. I was going to go with chain ring bolts but this was more of the look my...

Knife #2 completed. I learned a lot on this one. Spent way too long hand sanding to get it to a point I liked. My wife wasn't too excited about all the hand sanding in the house, but it was way too cold in the shop. I am going to pick up some additional sanding belts for the next one to get...

Anthony, really like the design and look of these, and what a steal at $80. I was wondering what you were using for the finish on these, is that acid etched or a vinegar patina? I've been kicking around the idea of doing some type of forced patina or acid finish on mine, and haven't settled on...

I did some heat treating outside last week in about 10 deg weather. Ended up putting my quench oil on a Coleman camp stove to get it up to about 140 degrees. Seemed to harden pretty well for me. -Aaron

My dad was stationed in Ft Riley when I was a kid. We lived just outside Chapman, Kansas. It's a nice area. There are way more hills in that area than I'll ever see here in North Dakota! -Aaron

I've been putting off shop work because of the cold too. I'm in Fargo, ND, and the wind chill is at right around -15, which is warm compared to the last couple of days. -Aaron

I have the same dilema with my my little two-brick forge. Is there a rough rule on outside temp for heat treat? I was thinking as long as my quench is at the right temp I should be OK, but I'd like to know what the veterans think. -Aaron

Haha No it didn't start out as a bowie. The only thing that changed from the original plan was the plunge lines. They kept moving farther down and blending in more as I worked it. Hopefully I'll get some practice on plunge cuts for the next one. -Aaron

Thanks for all the input and compliments. I'm definitely hooked. I have 3 more on the bench now that I'm working on as time allows. While this was my first knife, it was not my first sheath. I've probably made about 15 of them over the last couple years for knives that came with ones I...

This is my first knife, I kept it simple with a pattern similar to some of the Green Rivers I have. It's 5/32" thick 1095. The handle is tiger striped Dymondwood. Pins are 1/4" brass lanyard tubing. It turned out ok, but the blade didn't harden quite as much I was hoping for. After reading...