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Congrats!

Stunning!!

You may want to consider staying away from Stripe as well.

Great suggestion to seek out local woodworkers. I have many scraps of walnut saved in plastic bins hoping to start turning and making writing pens (when I retire) out of them but IF I decide to move forward and buy knife making tools, I know what I will be using them for. :D ;)

Many years ago I ran across a gentleman that would go to furniture manuf's and pick up their leftovers. He had a small store where he would sell these "toss outs". One day I was buying small pieces of walnut and he asked "You really do like walnut don't you to which I replied YES, I love to...

Still looks great (from a novice)!

Nice job!

Very nice!!

Excellent feedback and tips. The dye I bought came with a round felt applicator. That's what I've been using and so far not impressed with it. But I will try the Kiwi boot black mentioned earlier. The rounded belt inserts were (attempted) to be patterned from the angle of the knife sheath...

Thanks for the suggestions. I was hesitant to even post it here but in doing so I was hoping to see feedback like you guys have posted above. Both the black and burgundy are from bottles of leather dye I bought online. I'm about to buy some lighter shades as I'm not very pleased with my...

Mr. Hoffman, curiousity question: how do you place your name on the steel? Laser, stamp it while hot?

My first attempt, after I posting to this site, I decided was not a very good effort, I even tried to delete the post but couldn't. :)This is my second attempt which turned out a little better than the first. :cool: I am posting this to show my progression, learning as I go. As you can...

Hello y'all: These pics are my first ever attempt at making a knife sheath. Horizontal behind the back for a Ka-Bar. Don't look too closely at the work, I see many flaws but for a first attempt, and learning much along the way, it came out fair. Lessons learned will be applied to the next...

I have used a porter cable & bosch for a long time. I have both the smaller router and the larger ones. They are work horses and have had zero problems with them. I guess you will encounter the same opinions as with a Ford vs Chevy. I also have Jet, Powermatic, ridgid & other brands of...

That is a SUPER NICE pen. Please tell me what is the material and what tools used to make it?

Thanks everyone for the different perspectives. Someone earlier had mentioned that building his own sander/grinder caused him much grief and time aligning the wheels to track correctly. That comment really caught my attention. I really do enjoy building things but if alignment is going to be...

Thanks Ed for the insight. In other areas (not knife making), I've done the same thing and regretted it. Years ago, I bought cheap Chinese made tools only to have them break or not perform well at all. Toss them and buy the better ones. After totaling the costs involved with a make it...

Thanks for the many replies. I'm still a newbie so your comments are very much appreciated. I did not realize it was Russian made. Russia, like China, will NOT get my hard earned $$ unless I have no choice. And from your comments, I have many choices. I do have a very small metal fab shop...

Hello all: During my many searches over the past week, I came across this belt grinder on ebay. For all you experts out there, and there appear to be many, does this look like a good belt grinder (worth the money)...

Excellent!! Thanks BillyO. I found one group around 1 hour away from me. I will contact them today.