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Good to hear. I thought I was going to have to go snap a blade in two and look at the grain structure...ha ha. By the way I'm getting 63 - 64 HRC on my Magnacut at a 325-degree temper 2x2

I'm old and retired once, but still working on retirement number two...

I agree with this and it's how I do it. I have had no issues at all heat-treating Magna-Cut with this procedure. My understanding of Equalize means to let it get up to 1550 and sit for a short time before ramping up to 2050. I do not remove the steel from the oven at 1550 to let it cool at all...

No the frame is not highlighted on my laser. I believe there may be an attachment to help with this, but I just eyeball it. When I first started I would burn a piece of wood to make sure I was in the right area, I've gotten good enough at it that I just let it rip now...

One thing I always do to make sure I'm happy with my blade position on the laser bed is run a "Frame" and watch where it moves. It will move in a rectangle pattern showing the area where it will burn with the laser once you hit "Start". I fine tune my position this way.

Being married I could never get 8 hours straight alone and uninterrupted! I would have to time myself each increment and limit my work to 8 hours.

I think I could crank out a small stock removal knife in 8 hours. It may not be pretty and I don't think I'd try it. But I could do it. Maybe we should all try it!

KenH - Family history and memories mean a lot to me. I grew up in southern Ohio with five generations of family living within 50 miles of each other. I hope to get my kids and grandkids interested in out family line... MTBob - I have a habit of jumping in the deep end with everything I...

I recently inherited over 1000 family photos, many well over 100 years old. I'm in the process of learning Photoshop, Lightroom and Luminar Neo to work on restoring them. While I'm at it I plan on learning product photography as well. I bought myself a Canon R6 Mark II and a Canon L Series...

HF items are a toss-up. I bought a horizontal bandsaw there and it worked quite well for years. I sold it online and even got some of my money back. I also bought two large tool storage units there that are quite nice. On the other hand, I've wasted some money on things. Most notable a...

Welcome back! Can't wait to see some of your work.

I was talking to my dad yesterday and told him I can't forge anymore because I can't swing a 2lb hammer. He laughed and said he can barely manage to drive a nail these days...

I think $5 is fair.

So, how did you do it?

...and he was thrilled! I really wanted to keep it for myself. One of the coolest pieces of Damascus I've worked with!

I'll be 64 in February and I'm feeling the effects of age. My eyes are shot, and I also have the walking into a room illness...hell I don't even make it to the room. I stand up and take a few steps and completely forget why I stood up in the first place. Or I'll get completely sidetracked and...

Thanks! Glad you like it! Enjoy!

We raised $2700 for Carlos family at the Office Christmas party raffle on Thursday night! My knife was the hit of the evening.

We're all going to die of something, and I don't think it will be using carbon steel knives...unless you stab yourself.