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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?

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,"...

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...

I have a family member that is an avid fisherman. His wife asked me to recomend a filet knife for one of his Christmas gifts. I use a custom that I made for myself and don't really have any insight on production models, so I need as much input as I can get from you guys. The price max is...

Anybody use McMaster-Carr's slow quench oil? I just got some and was wondering what temperature to warm it to for best results. I'll be using it for O-1 and 52100 now, maybe some L-6 in the future. Any other comments about this oil would be most welcome, as well. The price sure was right...

Does anybody know where I can get some good stainless (ATS-34, 154CM, 440C or similar) in 1/16" thick X 1" or even 3/4" width? I can get it from Admiral, but their shipping is ridiculous for a 6' bar, and I've had trouble getting them to cut it shorter to save on the shipping. Thanks, Todd

Can anyone help me with the tempering temp. for a folder backspring in 440C? A friend of mine is looking for this info., and I just can't find it. Thanks all, Todd

I'm preparing to dye a sheath with Even-Flo dark brown dye, and I'm wondering how much to thin it? It says to thin with water, and I tried a few test pieces to see the outcome. I did one without thinning, one mixed 1:1, and one mixed 2:1 (2 parts water, 1 part dye). I couldn't tell any...

After rereading the "glue wars" posts on the other forum, I decided to try K & G's epoxy between some wood scales and the blade tang. Somehow I missed in the thread that it is mixed in equal parts by weight, rather than by volume. How critical is it that the weights be perfectly matched for...

Hello All! I'm Todd Robbins from south Mississippi, but currently living in southwest Florida. I've been making knives as a hobby for about ten years, and prefer to forge hunting/edc type knives and really like stag for handle material, but I find myself using a good bit of stainless as well...