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I find it a lot easier to groove and then make the holes in the groove.

I have used anti-static spray on the backside of the belts and it helps some. I have also ground with vinyl gloves when it was really bad.

Hole in my envelope too. The blade was in it but nothing else.

It has been over two months now and my money still has not been transferred from GPal. I did receive the following email from GPal today: Dear Michael Carter, As some of you may be aware of, GPal has been experiencing growing pains that are typical of a startup business in an industry that...

I think they are. I know the plans are available to build your own and I think Tracy sells everything you need. I'm sure somebody will chime in that knows more about them than me.

I seldom see them advertised at a sale price. You can sometimes get a deal by buying the grinders that they bring to shows. They would rather give you a deal than haul it back home. I bought Gil's old one we he bought a new one. Baders are good workhorse machines but there are several...

I did get it from Jantz.

Sharpening with a belt does take practice to hold the correct angle and be steady and even but it's not really that hard. Belts will remove metal faster than other methods so you have to be careful about not over doing it. I sharpen most of mine on my Bader grinder with 2" belts and running...

If you like purple and want to try the recon stone, Russian lavender does looks really good. I have done several knives with it.

You can also have wood stabilized and dyed any color you want.

Do we know what branch of the military these will be going to?

I have used a lot of recon stone on my little neck knives. It is very brittle and will chip or crack easily. Most of the danger is when you are drilling and pinning it. Once it is securely attached to the a full tang I think it is pretty stable. Dropping it on a concrete floor would probably...

Really nice! Great job.

You can get scothcbrite wheels and belts that will give a nice sating finish. They aren't real cheap. It will be hard to get an even finish on an assembled knife becuase the guards or handle will get in way.

We found that the curing process will melt wax paper and may do the same with garbage bags. The expoxy we use gets HOT when it starts to set up. We have seen it smoking so much we were afraid it was going to burst into flames. The freezer bags have worked best for us. I think because they are...

You can get the little buffing wheels and compound for Dremel tools that will remove small scratches.

Good to hear it was worthwhile for someone. It was the most disappointing show that I have done yet.

I have had a couple of voids in Brad's Alabama Damascus (out of dozens of billets) but he has always taken care of it for me. He is a great guy to deal with.

Thanks for the compliments everyone. I really like carved leather and I will keep practicing and trying to get better at it. Cliff and I are planning to takes some leather carving classes this winter so maybe I will learn a few tricks.

I am late ot the party but if there is room for one more count me in.