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Dave, Not sure the type of knives you intend to make, what you plan to do with the knife will define the best steel for the particular knife. If your doing kitchen knives AEB-L is great but I like CPM-V3 for big choppers. For my folders I use CPM-154. However, if your just getting started I...

I agree 0.050" is a good stating point. Depending on the design you may want to go thinker. On a couple of my wider blade I went up to 0.070" just to help with proportions and I have seen some as think as 0.100". Assuming you are talking about a liner lock, if you get over 0.050" you will...

Thanks for putting together the KITH, I received my knife from Jon yesterday. It is a great little knife, can't wait to use it. I think it's great to look at other peoples work to see where I need to step up my game.

Here is my entry. I call it the Grasshopper. CPM-154 blade polished grind with hand rubbed flats. Frame is carbon and Titanium. It is a non-locking flipper on bearings , detent hold open and closed. Still working on a leather pocket pouch. Just a couple crappy iPhone photos. Thanks Alan...

PM sent, I'm in. This is going to be fun. Alan

This sounds like fun, count me in. Sorry, don't have a picture to post. Alan

Finished up this "getting dressed up" folder a couple days ago. Open - 7 1/2 inches Closed - 3 3/4 inches Blade - 2 3/4 inches CPM-154 X 0.09 Flat ground polished Lock side - 0.150 Titanium, Mokume pivot color/lock over travel stop, Mokume pocket clip Show side - 0.050 Titanium, Mokume bolster...

Nice work, I really like the look. One question for you, how well does a G10 pocket clip hold up? I have been staying away from G10 clips for fear they would break.

I have found that when using thinner material that a forming tap seams to have tighter threads. I have been using 0.050 ti, if I used a standard cutting tap the there is just a little bit of play between the screw and the liner. I have not stripped threads yet but the ones I did with the...

Not sure what you mean my pattern, it is my own design. I have done 3 in this configuration, and have 4 more in progress. Some are liner lock and some frame lock. I made up a couple jigs for drilling holes so everything lines up correctly without all the measuring. I use Microsoft Visio for...

I have a 6' X 12' shop. I have a 8' work bench on one with with my port-a-band and KMG grinder. A free standing drill press in one corner. It works well in the Iowa winter to heat it with a 1500w portable heater. As long as I keep things cleaned up it is enough room. Forces me put thing...

Thanks Guys, I sold this one over the weekend, it was my first knife sale. The hardest part is getting everything squared up and flat. The track for the internal stop pin is pain to drill, dremel and hand file to make it look good, but then it is on the inside and no one will ever see it...

Hi guys, Just wanted to share this little liner lock that I finished. Blade: 2 3/4" CPM-154 Liners, Pocket Clip and Thumb Stud: Titanium, heat colored Scales: OD G10 Back Spacer: Carbon Fiber Thanks Alan Kritzman Cedar Rapids, IA

Rex, The paracord is not attached to the knife, just the sheath. Only reason for it is because it matches. Might help her find it in her purse but not the intent.

Finished this one just in time for Christmas. My 17 year old daughter asked for a purse knife. Blade is just under 3" polished CPM154, carbon bolsters and bolster pins, Purple Kirinite scales with mosaic pins. This was my first stainless blade and used Pete's heat treat, great service.

Hay Dogs, I'm finishing up my first folder, it is a liner lock flipper that is on brass washers. It kind of flips but needs some wrist action to get it to lock up. Planning my next knife and would like to use bearings but I'm not seeing a practical way to cut the bearing pockets without a...

Hi guys, Been lurking for a few months but thought I would say hi. Learned a lot from watching videos and reading how-to posts. My first couple knives were made with just files and sand paper but moved up to a 1X30 grinder for the last few. The first knife one off the grinder was a hunter for...