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    Knife number 3

    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...
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    10" wheel for profiling?

    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...
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    Profiling recommendations for a new guy

    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...
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    Steel question for thoe with more experience than me (everyone :)

    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...
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    First Knife. Please Critique!

    Well, I finally finished a blade. This is my first one, but I have been making numerous knives concurrently to practice each step. Of course, grinding the bevels is where I spent some time.... This knife is 7" OAL and made from 1/8" 1084 steel from Aldo. I heat treated and tempered the...
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    buffer safety

    Hello Folks, New to all of this and I have spent a great deal of time reading post, books and watching videos about knife making, about tools used for knife making and the like. One of the exciting parts of all of this to me is thinking about new or different or just optimal ways to set up...
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    Big thanks to Ernie Balch

    Hello Folks, New here and looking forward to learning more about knives and knife making. I thought I would start with a thank you to one of the forum members here, Ernie Balch. After learning that Ernie was local to me, I called him out of the blue to talk knife making a bit. I am on...
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