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This makes a lot of sense. I appreciate the tip! I think I'll give them a try. Personally I don't mind hand sanding but there are definitely times when I need a much better way to get into recesses and plunges where wrapping paper around a piece of bar stock, leather, or even a file just...

The AM-2 stones do fine for post heat treat? That's good to know. The description infers that they give a better finish, being a softer stone.

okay cool. That's the same size stones I was looking at. Being 1/8 thick, do you need to use a backer? (I'm assuming you hold each end of the stone and stroke back and forth.)

It's a legitimate dilemma. Yes, you can do it, but it's probably going to look funky if you don't splice the ends together with something interesting in between instead of simply having a butted joint as a visible seam. For example, cut on a bias (horizontal) and put some interesting spacer...

What are the dimensions of the stones? Are they strong enough to use alone, or do you need a backer bar to keep from breaking the stones? Like Bob, I'm more interested in using them post heat treat. I'm on the Boride site now looking at the CS-HD (General Purpose Silicon Carbide for...

absolutely a gold nugget. I have one that lives on my shop wall. I couldn't function without it.

I second the recommendation to make hidden tangs. The commercial models are simple stick-tang knives and that's all they need to be. The Electrician is going to choke up on them like a paring knife and draw-cut with them to separate the jacket of the wire. Lineman's knives are kind of what...

I have one of these. Very handy when I need to put angles on something. Because it's a ball head, it takes a little effort to get it leveled left/right but such is the case with anything that offers near limitless adjustment. https://originblademaker.com/product/tool-rest-2x72-knife-belt-grinder/

That's a really nice looking machine and very fair price. I hope someone snatches that up.

I have read the concerns about edges not holding up when they've been sharpened on belts. I think it's an academic argument, because I am not seeing that issue in real life. I think it's the geometry versus the steel's ability to hold that geometry. For reference: My edges are about .010 -...

For my uses, that is the perfect size for an everyday working knife. I am also a giant fan of teardrop handles for working knives. I make a similar knife based on Murray Carter's "perfect neck knife". I'm not a bushcrafter and I choke up on my knives regularly, so I round the spines...

I think every one of us as a kid spent hour upon fruitless hour trying to sharpen a "Stainless Pakistan" knife. I remember seeing them lying loose in the shoebox next to the cash register at the feed store and wishing so bad I could get one. Yes, even as a kid you could tell the scales didn't...

Just to aid anyone with a question about 30amp vs 50amp circuits, because many people get confused about this. The device that you plug in only cares about two things: Correct Voltage, and that the circuit you're plugging it into can carry its load. Voltage: In North America your 220 outlet...

I've never shucked an oyster in my life and have no idea how to do it. When I've seen it done it was exactly what Opaul mentioned... oyster in one hand and knife in the other. I figured I'm exactly the kind of guy who would run the knife right through my hand, because that's the kind of stuff...

Very interesting!

Now that is sexy! It looks like a QC Lab incubator. What exactly is a drying oven for (besides the obvious.... drying... LOL) What do they dry in them?

thank you sir!

I had a funny one yesterday evening. I was doing a curly maple handle with just loads and loads of curl, along with linear veins running through it. The customer wanted it tinted blue, which looks way more awesome than it sounds. Anyhoo- Once I got the blue tint in the wood and the grain...

I like the shiny ones personally. It's not like anybody else will ever see them, and if they do it will be a good distraction LOL!

I wonder what's going on- I even see them in your reply. Let's try this again...