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Hey all, finished my first culinary knife. It's the first time I've tried to create a hamon. It's the first blade I hardened before grinding the primary bevels. I made it as a gift for a friends 80th birthday. 13" Overall 8" Blade ground from 1095 Copper bolsters and base Brass pins throughout...

Hey all, I want to do a forced patina on a 1095 carbon steel. I've read many things on the patina operation but What I cannot find is doing final fit and finish after the blade and tang have the desired finish. I an going to have stainless bolsters and a hardwood handle on this knife. Usually I...

This was my first time incorporating brass bolsters onto a knife. I think they came out pretty good. I'm starting another using stainless and fear the peening will be more of a challenge. The pins are a brass alloy and can be seen at the right angle. Thanks in advance for looking and offering...

I wanted to make something I wasn't comfortable grinding. I also wanted to do some sort of hardware and a hidden tang. This is what the result was. 4 1/8 blade, 9 1/8 overall. A 2 piece wooden sheath with magnetic retention and matching grain to the handle. Blade is an old Nicholson (I'm sure...

Hey guys, I wondered if ya'll could share some of the ways you grind your final edges? I am hit or miss on getting the desired final bevel angle / height. I do all my grinding freehand and have no problem grinding the primary bevels where i want them. When working on the final edge there is so...

I've been trying new techniques in applying epoxy so that when I clamp the handle scales to the blade it does not squish out forward into the finished blade area. The last two knives I made I did a pretty good job of it but yesterday I did one in the same manner, except I added liners (more...

1/8" O1 8 3/4" overall 4 1/4" blade Walnut handle 3/16" Brass tube pins Thanks for checking it out. Probably my best handle to date. First time grinding 1/8" stock, less room for error. I've got a couple places on the blade I ground in too far, but overall she came out pretty good. JBH

Good Day Dogs and Lady Dogs. You may have seen my other post about temper finish but I'd like feedback on these two experimental knives. They're my first full flat grind and my first time trying distal taper (I'm pretty new at this so please correct me if I have any terms incorrect). They're...

Hey Everyone, I just finished two small skeletonized skinners. I made them out of files (I know Mystery steel). That's not my dilemma. I heat treated and then tempered at 500. I was intending on two cycles at 500 from the get go but after the first temper I really liked the blue temper...

I made my first knife one year ago this month with files and hand tools. Snowballing! Yeah I'm hooked. Well here is my latest. 4 1/2" blade of 3/16" O1, 9 1/4" overall. This is the first blade out of my new kiln and I'm pretty proud of it. I'd like to know what some of you real makers think...

I've finally upgraded from my 2x42 Frankenstein grinder to a kmg. I bought the kmg 10 variable speed package. I've wired everything except the power cord. I am wiring it to run on 110vac. The vdf installation instructions are vague on 110v power connections. I have two terminal screws labeled...