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You may well have contacted them already but Summit Steel in OH is a vendor for it. They're on my list to check - 5160 is great but I'd like to give 9260 a shot.

This is the second year I've been a full time knifemaker - I've learned a whole lot and have a great deal to pay forward from you all helping me out. It's definitely doable as a career, I'm not going to be buying a brand new truck anytime soon but I can get by, and the harder I work the better...

Nailed it. I'm big, hungry, and like turning trees and animals into art as much as anyone else but this rampant consumption is going to have to slow down at the very least. I'll leave it that less I derail us into dangerous political territory - I'm behind you 100% Laurence and have been...

I'm not a folder guy - still, that is a gorgeous knife and the transparent honeycomb scales are absolutely stunning. Very, very nice.

I'll throw some things out there. Are his ideas going to make an ugly knife, or an actually bad one? I did a few customs when I was new that were such a wreck of features that I didn't even photograph them nor put my mark on them. The people who are super-tough to please oftentimes don't care...

Good shot. I am very pleased at the resolution of this.

That's interesting. One concern would be the chemical stability of an additive like that during the introduction of a 1500 degree object. Does PEG degrade at high temperatures?

Excellent. That's a good passing rate for such a precise, hand made part. I'll have to remember this when my time comes, Calvin - thank you for sharing!

Depending on your plan, you can always use a round file and oval the hole out so you can center your pin. You'll want to finish the blade end of the scales with the shape you want, mirrored from side to side, before you mount them as it's impossible to get in that 90 degree corner after they're...

I wonder if one of our members with Rockwell tester and mower could do us a favor, just for informational purposes, and yank their blade off and give it a test. I'm curious, but not curious enough to take one of my blades down to the machine shop sort of thing.

+1 on the stickers, Dwane. I use an exacto knife and electrical tape to cut out an oblong. I've been meaning to find a source of similar pre-made, or get a die to cut them.

Thanks! I put a lot into them and as a full time maker - they've got to be good. 2013 is going to be a big year with a lot of new stuff coming so check back often.

The blades make good enough knives. Old chainsaw bar is good too. They're a "mystery" steel but fits the definition of a knife well enough. Throwing some really ballpark figures out, they're usually a medium carbon with possibly other alloying metals engineered for cheapness to fabricate and...

I'd say you nailed it, Rick! Looks like some very nice attention to detail and great choice of materials. Hobby or not, you're good at it.

I'd be curious as well, I'm going to talk to my AWG guy about them next custom order I put in. In the mean time - I know it's a simple question asking how much they'll cost, and in my opinion abrasives are one of our most important fixed costs. I was shocked at the 14.00 price of my new...

I just finished a batch of 5 little 3" blade skinners. They're out of 1095, sharp and ready to go with 9 ounce leather vertical belt sheaths. Two are tricolor Dymondwood, two are Desert Ironwood, and one is Mammoth Ivory. The mild steel bolsters are mitered and all the pins are stainless for...

I just finished up a batch of little 3" hunter/skinners out of 3/16" 1095. They're very sharp, wickedly so and hold a great edge. The bolsters this batch are mild steel with all stainless pins, and corby's on the mammoth ivory handled one. The other handle materials are desert ironwood and...

Excellent! Looks to be a very efficient belt cost wise, I'll have to try to get some stateside to compare against the 36 Blaze.

One of my favorite colors is the grey/blue reflection of the sky on a blade. I'm going to take the idea of using a shade to heart and experiment some more with the outdoor work soon.

Now, I've got a story that might be of use to you. I was building a large bowie with plans on selling it off the website or putting it up for sale locally a couple of years ago. 1095 steel, brass fittings, Dymondwood laminate handle scales. Very inexpensive parts, I think counting abrasives...