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    Hello I am back

    Hello dogs, I have been away for a few months. I moved to Jacksonville Florida to start a new job. My knife shop tools are still hidden in the moving boxes in the garage. Landed at a new house with an attached garage. But no seperate shop. Hoping to get restarted. As you may remember I...
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    how much sq ft for your shop

    Well I am now in Jacksonville area. Bought a house it has a two car garage and two small sheds. I did bring all my tools instead of leaving them with my son. I would like to replace the two sheds with a bigger shop. But that might be a while.
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    how much sq ft for your shop

    Thanks guys I appreciate the ideas, they will help me as I consider finding my new home. I am going to Jacksonville. I like the idea of having most things on wheels, and staying organized.
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    how much sq ft for your shop

    Thanks guys... it is good to hear some of you are doing well in a one car garage type space. I am hoping for something small and compact but does allow some nice work. For now I am not doing hot work, so I am thinking a grinding area with dust collection and a clean area for finish work...
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    how much sq ft for your shop

    I am working on reduce my schight:space ratio before the move.... selling my house to my son who left a lot of schight at my house when he moved out.... as did his brothers ..... I plan to gift them back a lot of schight and only take my knife making tools with me.... I tell them I come...
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    Help? I need to get my truck wired to run my Grinder

    any updates on how your system is working??? Did you go with the 3000w inverter ? Dan
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    how much sq ft for your shop

    Hello, My job is moving to Florida.... so I get to pick out a new place to live and select somewhere with a shop. I am looking for input on how small / large I should think about. I am new to knife making but plan to leave most of my household tools with my son in Indiana. I am taking...
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    New guy from Indiana here...

    Where in the state are you located , I am on the west side of Indy.... Dan
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    New old gun!

    I have a Cricket that my sons learned on ... pretty good quality ... Waiting for the grandson to be ready.... grandson is only up to a bb gun so far I have an old single shot of my grandfathers which is very special to me .... Dan
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    Another new maker for Indiana

    Welcome Troy, What part of the state are you in? I am on the west side of Indianapolis. I have only done about 10 knives so far mostly using Russel Green River blanks for blades. I made leather sheaths for them. Gave most of them away at Christmas. Waiting for some warm weather to get back...
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    Am I headed twards headache?

    Walt, I made some handles out of hardwood flooring samples available at Home Depot. They were only $0.25 each. They worked well and I did not get any problems with them shrinking or cracking. The only issue was sanding off the very durable finish applied by the manufacture it plugged up by...
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    What size holes?

    thanks this is all helpful input. Dan
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    The perfect knife

    Thanks, I have been having a problem looking at most of your knives thinking mine look like crap. But if I compare each to the last I see they are getting better. I just started this adventure so it makes sense that I do not even comprehend the level of some of your work. I guess it is like...
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    Buffalo skinner sheath question

    Randy, Thanks this is helpful.... Dan
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    More handle pin questions

    Bruce, I have not been peening my pins.... just drilling hole (sometimes too tight as described in my other post) then epoxying everything together... is this wrong? Or is peening so you do not need epoxy? Thanx... Dan
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    A little different

    Very nice, can I ask how you do the design on the back of the tang? That looks very nice... Dan
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    Batteries

    I do not have exact recommendation for flashlights. My work is for very large batteries used on electric vehicles. But I would feel better with Nickel Metal Hydride battery riding around in my pocket. Dan
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    Batteries

    Bubba, I would check with a store like Battery Plus. I would look for Nickel Metal Hydride batteries. At least these wont catch fire. Lithium batteries use flammable electrolyte so as you suggest they can be tricky. Just google Tesla fire .... Dan Batteries are my day job.... trying...
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    More handle pin questions

    Can you all share your opinions on the pros and cons of different methods of handle pins , rivets, Corby bolts etc... So far I have only used brass pins and some brass mosaic I made from brass tubing... Are there advantages of using rivets or Corby's I would like to hear some discussion of...
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    Buffalo skinner sheath question

    Can anyone post some pics of a sheath for a buffalo skinner type knife. The large curved blade make it hard for me to see how to build a sheath that will not be cut by the blade. So far I have only made simple folded over sheaths sewn on one side. Any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks Dan
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