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Thanks for that reply, Fellhoelter- I've never had access to a horizontal rig, but always wondered how the folks who use them avoid just using about an eighth of each belt.

Brilliant- of course that's what it is! I don't know if "stronger" is the most precise word, though- I think it's obvious that it would make the blade stiffer, at least. And the name comes from the tool, I believe- in blacksmithing a Fuller enlarges a section by spreading it in one direction...

Thanks people! Great to be here, there's so much to see.

Hm. I know plenty of chefs that love non-stainless, and appreciate that a well formed patina works as well on a knife as it does in a cast iron pan to protect tool and food. That said, I agree- most people definitely should have only stainless for daily using knives. If they don't express a...

Hi from the Puget Sound islands, north of Seattle. I've been making knives since 2009 or so, after a decade of blacksmithing for a living (such as it is) I saw Ray Rantanen demonstrate a damascus hunter from start to finish at a smithing conference and got lit up about knives. Before that I had...

I'm in the same position, Sanch. Just getting ready to try one, though I make lots of other knifey things. My approach is to just get an average looking razor at a flea market and get out the measuring tools and copy it for starters. The spines seem to average just under a quarter- since I'm...

Once I tried the 3M yellow ceramic belts, Blaze became a distant third- Norton's blue ones are almost as good as the 3M, but not quite there. Andy G.

So...how do you refresh a sanding belt? Mine get glazed over from wood and epoxy, ruins em pretty quick. Thanks! Andy