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Vector 66lb cast steel Image above ∆ I was planning on just doing stock removal, but too many projects I want to make seem to be demanding it. So I couldn't resist this deal. I didn't have a steel ball bearing but this glass one rebounds at near as I can tell about 95.8% (11.5" from 12"). It...

If you have been on the internet long enough you will find most technical forums will have the following standard respondents to your questions. This is not specific to knife makers, but perhaps they pertain. :) 1. Nike... Just do it. This is common in many verticals. Many very skilled and...

I now have 3 automatics. They are all cheap (cost wise) but I am focusing on just one for this. First of all, correct me if I get the terminology off since I have yet to find good documentation on the inner workings and most forums I have perused tend more towards the collecting and using...

Okay, I know she's in a really bad way. But most of the parts are there and the mechanism works (or at least it will when I add a stop pin that is missing in the top) This looks like it was either lost in the mud, or tossed away so as not to be caught with it. Funny, the majority of the knife is...

Well, I couldn't resist with a 25% off coupon to pick up the little 7x10 lathe from HF. I just ordered some tooling from Amazon, and pretty soon there will be no stopping me. I am not sure exactly what it will be good for, but I am going to make some little round things for something :) That...

Got some campers. But two of them, Camco and a camilus Cub Scout both have severely shrunken scales/handle material. Also, an observation, the cub sideways especially in mineral oil, looks clear. Kind of like how a mirror is painted on one side. Plenty of work on that cub, locking liner has to...

I recently picked up a couple hex anvils. They have a bunch of different sized holes, and a bunch of different sized slots. Can anyone tell me how these tools are meant to be used and what they can accomplish? It seems they are meant to do something with rivets and pins.

Here's something that might help someone. Disclaimer first: I bought these full price with my own money. Penn State Industries has not given me anything to say anything about this. Nor am I associated with Kirinite or Eagle Grips. Wouldn't hurt my feelings if they did, but I am sure they don't...

I am reading through a repair book not, and I have also seen reference to this tool in another place. They always show some sort of engineered drawing, so I thought, great I will put it in CAD. The recommendation is always make them from some good hardenable steel. These things are 1-1/2" x...

It would seem like NJSB has decent prices and a good selection, at least as far as high carbon, and stainless but it also looks like shipping is right around $40 no matter what I put in the cart. I assume there would be some math involved to determine how much I need to buy for the price to...

I would like to have a discussion about bolster shapes for the classical slipjoint patterns. If I eliminate the SAK shape, which seems dead on to be half circles connected tangentially with straight lines everything else gets a bit interesting. Each base shape has both symmetric and asymmetric...

I am currently working on a parameterized slipjoint design. I understand that there are quite a few aspects are simply "designer's preference" and there is no way to put any hard requirements on those. However, I have found that relative to tangs and blades and accompanying springs there are...

Still not quite back in the shop. But that does't stop me from playing. Here is some FreeCAD (and one Blender assist on the rendering). The first four are Toothpick style, blade and spring. I rendered them in POVRAY from within FreeCAD, so they are kind of grey and sort of flat. Some day I will...

Though I love the lines and curves, I will probably never make a kukri. However, as a CAD challenge it seemed like the best idea to give it a shot. Let me know if you like it, or hate it. Or if you use FreeCAD and have any good pointers. If anyone actually wants this I would be happy to...

So i have seen several different blade embellishments that allow one to open a slipjoint. It seems that one can do a long pull, or halfmoon nailnick, but many of the main blades I have seen in stockmen and a few others lately are what people call matchstrike. I really love the look of these but...

What do I need to know about shields and maker's marks? Does one simply pick up shields as they would other materials, or is it important to design one's own? Is it better to stamp in one's maker's mark, or electro-engrave it? Is it better to include country or origin into the maker's mark, or...

I am of the generation that grew up without heroes and didn't want to become president. :) However, I do like having heroes or mentors when learning a new vertical. I also like the idea of learning the history of things as I go. I am reading a bunch of books as I can get them like Don...

Sharing post from instagram I am not sure how to share things well here but the link above should get my text and all 7 photos. I can go copy and paste the text but can't share photos from my phone(the forum always complains they are too big), I have to do that from my desktop computer. :( If...

I have a Jen-Ken Air Bath 16 (Vertical Knife Kiln) HT furnace on order. I have no interest in becoming a blacksmith, forging my own billets etc.., so I have no gearing up for a forge and associated paraphernalia. It occurs to me that is the opposite of most people who start with a forge and...

I am still waiting on this, but starting to plan ahead. The one thing I hadn't considered was the quench. So the questions come to mind: Keep in mind, my main focus is on folders, with potential future thoughts on kitchen & dining cutlery. Initially I will be working mainly with 80crv2, 108X...