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Hi all, I've been missing in action quite a while but alive and well. The weathers' absolutely dismal here in the north east but there's a bright spot Sunday, Nov 4 in Marlboro MA. Get out of the house and come to the show, lots of shiny stuff to gawk at and good conversation. see you there...

http://hhhcustomknives.com/hhh-damascus/ Try Randy....he's got a sub forum here too.

Black carpenters' chalk. Its worked for decades, one bottle will last a few lifetimes. Rudy

For hollow grinds : An 8" serrated gets there quick full speed, both profiling and cutting in the initial bevels. After Ht, I use the 10" or bigger smooth wheel for the finish grinds. The smooth wheel seems to like a medium speed with lighter pressure. The smooth wheel seems to want to jump up...

This maker seems to know what he's doing. Maybe you can get a few ideas. http://dionisiozapatero.com/santo_oleo_stag Google "Spanish fighting knife" Or "Spanish dueling knife" Rudy

http://admiralsteel.com/

http://www.militaryfightingknives.com/#Gary Ruleford This place will keep you busy for a while. If it was carried in combat in there someplace...tons of links. Rudy

Try E-bay ? I stumbled into pages of listings. Type in "rockwell test blocks". Rudy

There's a wealth of info here. The links at the bottom will almost certainly get you to where you want to be. http://www.militaryfightingknives.com/#Miscellaneous Only problem is, every time I do stop to look...I wonder where the day went. Pack a lunch. Rudy

https://www.cuestik.com/store/?DEPARTMENT_ID=240 Look this place over, there's many African woods. There's no substitute for looking the pieces over personally but the Mopani and Tamboti turned out to be a good gamble. Many African woods don't require stabilizing or can't be stabilized because...

Oui, je parle toutjour avec ma famille la, je suis venu ici en '63. Tu fait des couteau auci ? A la chase ! Rudy

Welcome to KD and America. I've been Americanized but I'm originally from Charleroi and lived in Diest and Monceau. Long, long time ago. Rudy

Tricky little buggers huh ? When I did use cutler rivets, you have to throw precision out the window. The mouth trumpets outwards and the middle bulges. The best remedy was to assemble the whole handle with hidden guide pins, a 3/32 pin just in front and aft of the pin locations sticking up...

If you want to feel a little better... Go to ETSY and punch in "custom cutlery". There's people doing 2 and 3 knife kitchen sets in the $100-$200 range. I'm going to assume the materials and quality are reasonable but at those prices...why go to work or even try ? Personally , I've always gone...

I'm liking that...very well done. Rudy

Somebody stepped up their game...nice work. Rudy

Beautiful lines on that one, well done. Rudy

Welcome Mark. Looking forward to sample your wares, you're work speaks for itself. Rudy

Thanks MV. Stacked leather handles are my favorite thing to do. They remind me of being a kid in the early 60s and drewling over the Western Auto knife display case, it seems (to me) that 99% of knives had stacked leather back then. You'll do a couple or three before you're really happy with...

http://ajh-knives.com/metals.html#metal14 Save the chart. All good starting points but not written in stone. Test some of your work and adjust from there. 1075 is listed under spring steels. Rudy