I just finished 4 knives using curley maple. I used aqua fortis. It's the same method the old timers used to finish muzzleloader stocks. You will have...

[quote name='Karl B. Andersen' date='06 March 2019 - 06:29 AM' timestamp='1551875352' post='24124'] I've been milling my guards and shoulders with 1...

[quote name='Karl B. Andersen' date='04 March 2019 - 07:44 AM' timestamp='1551707098' post='24094'] I am not familiar with that jig, but I have used...

I'm using 1084 after heat treat. I'm drawing the tang,spine and down into the ricaso after tempering. It should be soft enough. Can you mill the shoul...

5 HP 3600 rpm Bailey 9 gpm 2 stage pump part# 250-097 5" cylinder 10" stroke I'm gonna go back and redo the die plate holders so I can use 1/2" ...

Maybe I'm trying to go too fast. What speed are you running your mill at? I bought some 3/16" went through 4 of them on 2 knives. So I went back to th...

[quote name='Mike Williams' date='15 February 2019 - 06:09 AM' timestamp='1550232586' post='24008'] Ripping to 3/8 thick will give you room to round...

Hunting knife. 5 inch handle. I make hidden tang knives mostly. I usually just take a full block and drill out the tang hole. But I want something mor...

That's awesome. I've been thinking of building one with a 60-1 gear reducer.

Here is a pic of how I hold the dies in place. And another video of it crushing some hot steel. Attached files

[quote name='Jason Volkert' date='26 January 2019 - 08:07 AM' timestamp='1548511647' post='23903'] I like building things 2 but I feel like in all e...

I used a 220 v Lincoln Tombstone welder. 6011 and 7018 rods. I took 1 year of welding in high school also. I started out on small projects and improve...