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My Dad, who is now in the Nursing home with Alzheimer's, trapped for a living all his life. My Mother had some of his traps made into this. This one is mine! Couldn't count the fox, mink, coyote, etc. this trap has caught.

Check this dreaming dog out, there are a few videos of him there. :s12137: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2BgjH_CtIA

Hi all! I am planning on moving back to my hometown this spring. Last weekend I went house shopping, and found the perfect house. I love it! But when I looked at the basement, three walls were bowed and had horizontal cracks. Worst wall was bowed about two inches, for 20 feet or so. The wall...

At work, we just scraped out some die inserts. They are H-13, and there are 8 of them. I can cut them and get 8 chunks 6x6x1 inches. Would have to bring the hardness down before they could be cut. Would H-13 be worth the effort? Several smaller chunks can be had also. Maybe an ax or hatchet...

Here is the story! I loaded my pickup with scrap aluminum and took it to the scrap yard. I drove on the scale, unloaded, and drove on the scale again. When I went inside, I was asked if I was undergoing radiation treatment because I set off the radiation sensor, "both times I drove on the...

What steel does everyone use for making a steel? How hard does it have to be? Thanks Dave

I have a 6 x 36 sheet of A2 with lots of knives traced out on. Now.. I need to cut them out. Will need a bandsaw of some sort. What do you use? I have been thinking of converting a 9 or 10 inch wood saw into a metal cutting saw. An old Craftsman, Delta, Homecraft, or what ever. It will be a...

Hi all, I am about to place an order for enough steel to make a dozen or so knives in 3/32 1/8, and 5/32. All I have worked with is O-1. Would like to try something that won't rust or stain as easy as O-1. I can do my own heat treating (Have my own electric oven)or will send it off. I see...

Here is my second knife, Pictures are better, but still not great. Guess I need to make a light box and use a tripod! This is a takeoff from my first, except it's a drop point. Blade is 1/8 o-1 hardened to 59 and finished to 400. Has green spacers and brass and green mosaic pin and hidden...

I heat treated 4 blades, to rockwell of 59. I am mirror finishing one, that took a nice mirror finish. But... In the right light, and angle it seems to be covered with little pits. Can these be taken out, or do I just have to live with them? Is it just o-1 or is it just me? I started wet...

Really poor quality pictures but you will get the idea. o-1 1/8 tool steel blade oal...8.25 Blade length... 3.75 Handle material... Buffalo horn Green spacer material Copper pins and bolster Rockwell tested to 59 Scary sharp. Sheath is 8-9 oz leather diped in hot wax, mink oil mixture...

!980 Plymouth Arrow. Original 4 cylinder replaced with a 360 V8. Not done yet but getting close. 3 years into the restoration. Very rare. Will be about 2500 LBS. Sterio system is vintage pioneer component cassette, mostly NOS. Awesome sound. Lets see your Hot Rods!!!

Hi, I am about ready to heat treat my first knives! Since I melted my homebuilt oven down, I will do it at work. At work, we have two ovens. They were both just recalibrated, and will work great. I plan on making a rack and doing four blades all at once. Blades are o-1 tool steel that I will...

Do you blast before or after heat treat? Dave

Have been looking at the forum, and decided to join! Looks to be decent folk here, and skilled as well. Some beautiful craftsmanship! I do spend some time on rimfirecentral.coms knife forum, and was introduced to knifemaking there. So far, I haven't compleated a knife, but have a few ready for...