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I will be seeing them in the next few days and can see if there is an eta on the material

https://currentcomposites.com/ https://www.instagram.com/current_composites/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/currentcomposites/shop_tab I don't think it's been added to their FB shop yet?

Here is the overall knife after the 400 belt/600 hand sanding on the handle and wiping down the blade and handle with denatured alcohol: And after some Tung Oil: Got the plunges nice and even, freehand grinding is getting much better! Just need to make up a kydex sheath tonight, sharpen...

I found out that a company in CT, Current Composites, makes phenolic (micarta) and Fr4 (G10, but it is actually an insulating grade), carbon fiber and a brand new product just announced this past Wednesday called AmeraGrip! AmeraGrip is a laminate of FR4 and Nitrile Rubber, so it is similar to...

That looks great!

Welcome! Your work looks awesome!

I would try to dye the bone scales and trim them down to fit the tang more and reshape the guard a bit. With RIT dye or something, you may be able to imitate the darker color of the Mammoth? I usually save the higher end materials for when someone orders it that way and order the materials...

You're welcome! I gotta try this now with Tung Oil! It will be nice to get several coats down in an evening instead of waiting multiple days for it to harden fully!

Adding Armor-All to other finishing oils makes them cure quicker and harder to last longer. They discuss it a few posts up.

Time to buy some Armor-All!

More Shiny S90V Shechita! Got the other 3, 5" models done, still gotta grind the 2, 4" versions. The 18" ones have been roughed to 36 grit pre heat treat and I am cleaning them up to 120 or 220 prior to HT. I will leave them thick and grind down to final post HT, but I am getting better with...

Finished up these 2 today! 3.25" S90V blade, blue g10 guard and blue/green camo handle and blue frame. The other is a 3" Elmax blade, teal stabilized burl handle, toxic green liners ans black frame. And with their sheaths

Did a rehab on a knife for a guy on FaceBook. No idea who the original maker was or the steel used. Before: After removing the rust on the hollow grind, EDM stones/sand paper to a 600 grit handrub, cleaned up the handle with 320, 400, 600 sandpaper and multiple coats of Tung Oil and a new...

Get/cut/make a smaller black leather washer, or use some 1/8" black G10 or Micarta and make up a smaller washer to go in the leather stack?

I have a HouseMade version that I adapted to my AmeriBrade. Loved it, so I bought the AmeriBrade version for my AmeriBrade!

I got around 3-4 hours of of my 40# before it started to sputter a bit, but it was also warm outside as well. Not sure how long it will go for during the winter time when it is colder in Connecticut! I want to get a 2nd and manifold them together. The water bucket trick would also help, too.

1084 and 15N20 stacked and Tig welded!

MagnaCut doesn't seem particularly difficult to grind when hardened. CPM20CV and S90V are a PITA (especially S90V), but Magnacut feels about like CPM154 or S35VN after hardening. A little harder than simple carbons/AEB-L/Nitro V after HT, but nothing horrible/curse worthy!

I don't have a tester. I had hardness chisels, but haven't gotten used to using them yet.