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That's a beauty!

Yeah, the Corps wants to be the one to give you scars; can't bring your own! Welcome to KD!

c'est jolie

I use a Craftsman 2x42, which a lot of entry level folks seem to gravitate towards; belts are available on line for it, although I stock up on the Sears ones whenever they're on clearance. They're AO low grit, great for hogging a lot of material, then I switch to gator for the higher grit. Found...

Welcome Anthony, from a fellow Leatherneck. Who'd you serve with?

I always seem to put some nice cross grain scratches on the flat by the top of the scales ... usually trying to fix not doing a good job of cleaning up the epoxy. I'm thinking of just starting to etch my mark on top of the scratches and calling it good. :biggrin:

Is your plan to hammer 'em out tribal style, or stock reduce? And how much of your money can we spend :biggrin: Mine has to be low budget, for a small shop, and I use the stock reduction method: 2x42" grinder with 6" disc on the other end of the motor; Fred Rowe's Bubble Jig (!); knife scribe...

The problem I've had with mine ... and Rocko chime in if this is the same for you ... the platen base is both canted and twisted. Canted meaning, looking at it from the front with the belt configured to run vertically, the platen face is rotated counterclockwise by a few degrees. This is fixed...

Shiny!! I agree on the leather dye too, looks great:biggrin:

Excellent fit and finish!

Congratulations! Looking forward to seeing the final product hanging in a blister pack at my local Marine Corps Exchange!

Way cool Bob!

Each of them are bar none the best sgian-dubh I've laid eyes upon, but 4 of them together, and the sheaths and boxes to boot! This scotsman is overwhelmed right now, words failing.

Gorgeous work - that's heirloom quality!

Don't know if you need this or not, but from the awards manual: "The ribbon is 1-3/8 inches wide, 5/16 inch high, and consists of the following stripes: three narrow (1/16 inch) strips of red with wider (5/32 inch) stripes of yellow in the center, flanked by even wider (5/16 inch) stripes of...

That's beautiful, but I'm a sucker for a harpoon wharny with orange grips and a swedge :biggrin: One thing I liked was that you left a bit of flat on the grip on either side of the spine/tang; its a small thing perhaps but it just looks right to me.

This Scotsman would be proud to carry that ... dubh means black or hidden, so I like that you etched it and blued the bolsters. If I had to guess, most of my forebears carried one with bone handles and iron bolsters so you might not be far off from original. The popular design sold today is a...

Calvin, thank you! Your explanation makes perfect sense to me; I've done similar in non-knife projects. If I am understanding you correctly, the primary advantage of using a pivot bushing is to you the knifemaker, not necessarily the user? Appreciate your patience, I will check out Tony Bose as...

Only thing wrong with that one is that it's not in my hand! :biggrin: Beautiful!!

Glad to hear you're up and about, Rock!