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    Talkin' Knife Philosophy....

    The most cutting I do with an edc is skinning and quartering wild hogs and deer, so most of my preferences come from quite a bit of experience doing primarily that. Other minor tasks can be accomplished with ease without some of the things that I find important overall. I also prefer a guard...
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    Which epoxy do you use, and why?

    All of my knives now are made with the handle secured mechanically- full tangs with Loveless bolts or (occasionally) with peened pins, through tangs threaded to the buttcap, and hidden tangs with peened pins, so the epoxy is mostly just a sealer/filler for me. In my earlier years of...
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    Studebaker leaf spring

    Your work has always been an inspiration to me, and this one is no different. Beautiful! On the subject of springs, I have a set of wagon/buggy seat springs that I got from an Amish buggy maker in central Kentucky a few years ago. I imagine that he buys them new from somewhere, but I really...
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    Do Over

    I've had good success softening the tang on simpler steels, like 1084, 1095, and 15N20. I expect it could be done on O-1 as well, but would probably take longer. If you wanted to go that route, you could clamp the blade in a container of water with water just above your plunge lines and heat...
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    On the bench and need advice

    Exactly what rmbonham said. The handle should be made to fit the hand, and for its designed purpose. A paring knife needs a smaller handle, not for aesthetic reasons, but because the way a paring knife is used requires more dexterity than a firm grip. Big choppers have bigger handles because...
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    Customer's Engraving/Etching Request

    Thanks fellas! Looks like the local trophy shop will be getting some business from me!
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    Customer's Engraving/Etching Request

    A customer recently ordered a knife and specified that it have my name, his name, and his business name on the blade. I stamp my maker's mark, and I am at a loss as to how to get all that on this knife. It will be a large kitchen knife flat ground out of CPM 154. Any suggestions?
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    opinions on neck knives needed.

    I wore a kiridashi I forged from W1 drill rod as a neck knife for a long time at work, until I left that particular job, in fact. In some situations, that is the most practical way to carry a fixed blade knife. In that particular job, I dealt with the public in their homes a lot, but needed a...
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    My Cheap Craftsman Belt Grinder

    Thanks for the tip, Brandon!
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    My Cheap Craftsman Belt Grinder

    Can you explain the drill and variable speed bit? I have an old Craftsman that could sure benefit from that.
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    Really Old Bones

    I have a friend who is a recreational diver who looks for sellable artifacts, like megalodon teeth and Civil War relics, in our local waters. He has given me several old bones that look pretty similar to some Stellar Sea Cow rib bone I bought a few years ago, except that they are "petrified,"...
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    Rounded spine

    I actually round mine by rolling the spine from side to side on the platen on my grinder, and I do it at every grit. Same with the ricasso if it isn't a knife with a dropped edge.
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    Okee saying hello from South Florida

    Welcome from the other other end of Florida, LOL! I'm north of Jacksonville, not in SW Florida any more. Need to fix my profile. Todd
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    Quench tank

    Tom, that's an awesome idea! I've been wanting to upgrade from my ammo can tank to something that will give me more room to agitate some boning/meat prep blades I've been asked to make that are a little longer and thinner than what I generally fool with. Thanks for the tip! Todd
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    Quench tank

    Tom, that's an awesome idea! I've been wanting to upgrade from my ammo can tank to something that will give me more room to agitate some boning/meat prep blades I've been asked to make that are a little longer and thinner than what I generally fool with. Thanks for the tip! Todd
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    1gallon of Parks 50

    Wick is spot on with his comparison of 1084 to 1095. In regular use, the difference between the two is miniscule, even if both have optimum heat treats. In a controlled cutting test, 1095 should outlast 1084 by a small margin, but that would not be readily noticable by most in general use...
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    How are you keeping your shop cool during the summer?

    Josh, I just moved up here last fall from Cape Coral. We were about 2 hours south of Tampa. I like everything about here better, except the mosquitos! We live in the woods, and they are brutal, even in the middle of the day. I can't wait to get set up with an A/C in the shop! My weights will...
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    How are you keeping your shop cool during the summer?

    Martin, I' not too far from you just outside of Jacksonville. We just built a new house and right now my shop stuff is temporarily set up in the garage. We have a 12' x 20' storage shed coming in next week, and most of my shop stuff will be going in it, along with a small window unit a/c. I...
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    Anybody Ever Made a Lawnmower Blade?

    I just mowed for about 2 hours with my self made lawnmower blade. I cut about 1/2 acre of centipede grass and mowed down all sorts of gallberry bushes and assorted vines and such expanding the yard a good bit into the woods. The flat, thin blade worked fine. No bends, cracks, or chips, and...
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    Anybody Ever Made a Lawnmower Blade?

    Anybody ever made their own lawnmower blade? While abusing my old 20" Walmart pushmower by mowing small bushes,vines, and briars, I managed to mangle the blade. I need another blade, but this mower is evidently obsolete, and a "universal" blade is way more than I want to spend. Does anybody...
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