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Well I'm using an iPhone and it was late in the day so the shadows were kind of long and annoying. Certainly not the best pics ever. Thanks for the compliments.

Here is my third. Specs: OAL: 7" Steel :1/8" 1084 with a hand rubbed oil finish to 600 grit. Handle: Corby bolted Kingwood sanded to 1200 grit with a simple Ren Wax finish. Red liners. Sheath: Carbon Fiber patterned Holstex, set up for small Tek Lok. This knife is darn near flawless...

Thanks. Temp by hands mostly, so very unscientific. I felt as though I needed more pressure and things heated up faster on the wheel than platen is all. My wheel is not serrated so that may be an issue.

Well I read that many knife makers use a wheel for profiling their blades. I tried it today on a 10" wheel. Aside from saving my platen and having an easier time on curves, I cannot say that I thought using the wheel was better at all. It was slower, heated up the steel faster and, of course...

Fred, How do you snuff out flames?

I have a shop fox model I bought on Amazon for about the same price. I use it on every knife. It is fantastic for inside curves and aligning the scratch pattern on a full tang knife. I will say that the knocks against it in this thread are accurate. It is not great on metal (but works) and...

300 please. Thanks for the opportunity. Keith

Hello Folks, I have profiled about 2 dozen blades now on a KMG grinder. I have been using the flat platen for everything - profiling and beveling. Right now I am enjoying learning to flat grind grind. It's coming along, but slowly...but coming along... Because I do not have a band saw...

That knife is fantastic. I love every aspect and hope my tenth is half of yours. Keith

Ed, Would you share specifically the bits you like and the place you might buy them from? I am seeing that there are certain bit sizes that are my "go to" sizes and they are wearing out quickly. To the OP, I have a Porter Cable floor standing press that I bought at Lowes. While it works fine...

They look great. Well done.

Very nice knives. Well done.

Beautiful knife. Love it.

Thanks for the great replies. For now, I'm sending the steel out. When I move out of my basement I will consider my own heat treating.

If I could paraphrase what I'm after, it would be "that steel that just works well every time and my customers like too." 440C is a terrific response and as I think about it, one of my very favorite blades ever is in that steel. I quickly became a knife "snob" and have tried numerous steels...

So I finished a first blade in 1084. I found it easy to work and heat treat. I have also ground a number of knives in A2, but I have not treated them yet, so I am uncertain of how difficult they will be to grind after hardening. I'll know soon enough. My question is this: Is there a...

Thank you for the feedback. Ill try that on the next one and see how she feels. I appreciate all of the feedback folks, thanks! Keith

Update with sheath. I took the sanding down a bit, back to 400 grit. I think I like that better. Sheath fits like a glove with snap in retention. Unfortunately I'm getting the typical micro scratches. Next time two layers of tape to provide more room, and I think that one or two or my rivets...

I'll give you $5000 for your first....:9: It's funny because what I learned today was exactly what you posted. Up until finishing the handle, I really got used to thinking power tools are faster and better. After messing around with the finish on the micarta with the power tools, it just...