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After last weekend's show, I'm convinced that we have enough makers in the DFW area to start up a club of some sort. After speaking to a few other makers, we've got a basic blog going to try and gauge interest. Ideally we'd like to have a monthly get-together. Anyway, if you're a maker in the...

Come on dawgs, don't be shy. Come by and say hello over by the east entrance.

Give Faron Moore a call, he's always willing to work a deal.

Be sure to stop by and say hello. I have a table by Mr. Craig Brewer and his amazing slip joints.

Thanks laurence. Those are ground on a 2" contact wheel. Quite the pain in the rear to get perfectly centered and symmetrical but its quite rewarding.

The Damascus razors are 1084/1095/15N20 by Randy Haas Jr. and the Mono-steel are 52100 all are 5/8|11/16

+1 on John's advice. Don't be afraid to thin out the tang into a rat tail.

Fred, the sizes are pretty standard. The majority of wa handles on J knives are mass produced. If you get your knife specs up I have a few dozen factory handles from jobs past that I use for reference.

I've spent the last few days in the shop and still no where near being done. And you?

Anthony, I did a few in CPM D2 a while ago and they came out better than I'd expected. I forget who but someone suggested THIS heat treatment for the it. As for tempering, I tempered at 400 as I've read that the higher temper causes a loss of toughness and corrosion resistance.

After killing another Harbor Freight bandsaw, I'm again looking for a better saw. Ideally an AMERICAN MADE bandsaw would be best but it must have a moderate footprint. The small 44 7/8 portable band saws are great but I would not be opposed to something like the larger 4x6 from HF. Thank you...

Thanks guys. Though I've done a BIT of grinding over the years, traditional pocket knives are still very foreign to me. :D Darrin: Did you find any use for that X-Mas exchange material? :)

Would you gents mind posting a picture of what a spun head looks like??? I'm afraid I'm too green to find a reference in memory for this term. :D

I've called him once a week for a few months now. hahaha, he is just been a bit elusive when I've had time to call. Not his fault at all due to my crazy schedule of as of late. I'll ring him again though.

Great to hear but is there any information on when he will restock the other 99% of the steel that shows up as unavailable on his site. :D

Great. You're only a 20 minute drive from Mesquite. I might have to intrude upon you sometime. :D

Wonderful work Mr. Crawford. Also, its good to see another North Texan on KD. If you don't mind me asking, where in N.T are you?

I like brass on carbon steel since it patinas like the steel. On stainless, well, I like stainless. :D just my $0.02

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Tooling arms can be made at a very low cost. http://www.metalsdepot.com/products/hrsteel2.phtml?page=sqtube&LimAcc=%20&aident=