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Hi everyone! Here are a couple Canadian hunter style knives I've been grooving on for the past couple months. They both have 3.75 inch long blades and are 8.5 OAL. The polished knife is 3/32 thick ATS-34 measuring 60RC, it has Water Buffalo scales with red liners and brass bolsters. The...

Hello everyone! I've been on Knifedogs for a number of years, but haven't been very vocal. I have gained much from all of you, tool ideas, design techniques, latest and greatest material, the list goes on and on. I have decided to integrate a bit more into the Knifedogs community because it...

Hi everyone, I broke my third Klingspor 600 grit cork belt today. Do you have any advice for me? After the first one I decided that they are fragile so I have been very carful breaking them in with steel as Tracy explained. I also reduced my speed and tension. I use a KMG grinder and...

The static generated by my grinder has been pretty bad in our cold dry air lately. I decided enough is enough and grounded my grinding support stick to the frame of my grinder. Works great. Thought I'd share the idea, as others may have similar issues. If you don't use a support stick, you...

Hi everyone, Do you have any tricks for keeping handle pin material from embedding into handle material causing staining? I just finished a handle with beautiful white stripe in coco bola that turned dirty from my brass pin stock, and I'm feeling bummed. Thanks for your time. Duncan

Hi all, I resently purchased an Evenheat KF22.5 with a Ramp master control. I have had a couple if bad goes heat treating O1 and 4140. The just didn't get hard. I have done some tests with an infrared temp gage, and discovered the botom of my oven is about 200 degrees lower than the top...

What is the best sand paper you have used for hand sanding annealled and hardened steel? I need to buy some quality sandpaper and would appreciate it if you would share you experience. Thanks, Duncan

A friend if mine gave me a big peice of Latigo leather 7 or 8 oz. It is beautiful, but can it be formed like you can with veg tanned leather? I sure would love to use it for sheaths. Thanks, Duncan

Hi KnifeDogs, I am having a problem etching my mark. I have the personalizer etcher it only has etch (DC) and Mark (AC) modes. When I use etch mode to get a bit of depth to my etch, and then switch it to mark mode, the black oxides tend to wash out of the etch. If I use mark mode only I get...

Hello knifedogs, I have completed another knife. I figured I'd show it to you and see what you think. I really value your thoughts. I made the knife for my wife. It was a bit of an exercise in handle making for someone other than me. The handle is black canvas micarta with bone from last...

Hello Knifedogs, I am interested in getting a electro etching unit. Tracy sells both these units. In your opinion, do I need variable voltage control offered by the Plus? I will ultimately buy a good unit, but if I don't need the control I'd like to save money for materials. The only thing I...

Hi, this is my fourth knife. I am new to posting photos here, but I know the only way to get better is to study knives and recieve feedback from those with experience. Thanks for taking the time to look at my knife. This on is 3/16 O1 tapered on both ends. The bolster and pins are brass. The...

Hi, I am Duncan Tipton. I am a machinist and live in the Yukon Territory of Canada. I am a new knifemaker. It all started with an obsession for learning to sharpen a knife, now I make them. Each fall I get to use them (I hope) on the moose hunt. This year I took my second knife, made of O1 and...