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Hi Dogs, I'm sure many of us were grinding at the 11th hour before the holidays trying to get out knives for family & friends. These are a couple I did at the last second. Both are 1095. A flat ground utility w/ micarta and a hollow ground tacti-cool with cord grip. Comments are always...

That's a beauty. Do you think the copper will stand up to use w/o marring or scratching too badly?

That's a fine looking knife.

If you like anvils then you will love this video. http://www.coolestone.com/media/895/Anvils-Away/ Enjoy, David

I recently tried some outdoor spar urethane on a spalted Maple bowie block in my home made vacuum stabilizing rig. I got about 2/3 penetration by adding some mineral spirits. The resulting block turned out pretty good. Next time I'll drill my tang hole and shape my handle first to get complete...

Yes I use my forge as my heat source so I go by color and in daylight I'll use the magnet to insure I'm past critical temp. Before the test I would have been suspect of the validity of double or triple quenches but the proof is in the pudding for me now. After one quench the file was giving me...

Hi Scherar, check out post #49. It has a color chart at the bottom. Let me know if you have any questions after you read it. David

That is correct.

Mitch, I agree with you that these results are really encouraging and beyond what I expected when I sent Larry the samples. I know we've seen tests previously of the McMaster-Carr 11 second oil that gave less than desirable results on 1095 so let me share with any who are interested what steps I...

OK guys,I got the 3 thicknesses of 1095 HT'd with the 11 sec oil and sent to L McAlpine today. The file test seemed to go well. I look forward to the Rockwell results. David

No problem Mitch. I think a bunch of us are in the same boat with regards to quench mediums. I know we'd all love to have some Parks or Houghton but it is obviously hard to get, fairly expensive, and I really don't need a minimum 5 gallons of it. On the other hand I know that my peanut oil is...

Larry, that would be great. I should receive the 11 second oil tomorrow. If you'll email your address I'll try to HT the test pieces this week and get them shipped to you. Thanks, David

Guys, why don't we get ourselves a solid answer on the McMaster-Carr 11 second oil with regards to 1095 series steel. Last week I took delivery of some 1095 in 1/8", 5/32", & 3/16" thicknesses. Today I placed an order for 2 gallons of the 11 second oil. If someone with access to a Rockwell...

In one of David Darom's books he shows a shop with a yellow floor. It's a real time saver after dropping small objects. Rubber mats at your work stations are always good. David

Got it. Thanks Mark.

Very nice Mike. He may not be the only 9 yr old with a deer knife, but I bet he'll be the only one with a custom Damascus and walrus ivory. He'll be all grins.. David

Looks great Mark. Especially for #8. Can I ask where you got the pattern? I'd like to try one of these myself. Thanks, David

Hi Dogs, This is my second little edc knife in this style. After seeing Ryan Minchew's great little B&T's a few posts down, I'd like to do one of these with torx'd on bolsters rather than peened. That way I can get some heat color on them without knocking it off when I grind the pins flush...

Very cool IG. He's off to a great start. Looks like he's got a good teacher! David