Matthew Parkinson
Matthew Parkinson
Journeyman Bladesmith (5yr)
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Joined: Feb 15, 2021
Last seen: Apr 18, 2025
Topics: 49 / Replies: 512
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9X11" Sandpaper, Whats Every One Using?

I use the 3m 10x upnto 320 grit and rhinowet 400 and up the 3m works better dry than the rhinowet, and I prefer to sand dry lower than 400. The rhin...

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Which Grinder?

I have a bunch left over from a railing job so its worth trying ...

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Which Grinder?

[quote name='Ed Caffrey' date='22 March 2016 - 08:24 PM' timestamp='1458699840' post='16486'] A few years ago I tried that....using an aluminum tool...

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Which Grinder?

I really like the light weight if the AL. Arms, I am going to replace the steel ones on my KMG with AL over the summer, I really like the lighter weig...

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How Hot Is Too Hot

In the case of welding mild to higher carbon steel you can replace the higher temp with time do a slightly longer soak at a lower temp and then weld a...

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Which Grinder?

I have three baders and a KMG, the baders are good grinders but all three have run into tracking problems over the years. the KMG is a great grinder,I...

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Knife Balance

Balance.. I look at what I intended the knife be used for and adjust the design to that use. that might mean as already said skipping bolsters or butc...

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Shipping Knives – Topic For March 2016

chefs knives get shipped in tubes. i wax the knife then wrap in cloth and use masking tape to build up the point and edge , then bubble wrap until it ...

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The Real Value Of Rockwell Readings

[quote name='Kevin R. Cashen' date='23 February 2016 - 06:14 AM' timestamp='1456233267' post='16251'] Interesting point Matt, I have certainly done ...

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The Real Value Of Rockwell Readings

I don't even own an tester, but I do use my RC chisels to check hardness at a couple of points in my process. I use those readings as an indicator of ...

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Plungeless Chef's Knives

You should be able to use the disk to flat everything to the the bevel angle easily enough.

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Plungeless Chef's Knives

on a full tang I would just carry the bevel angle through the tang. MP

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Plungeless Chef's Knives

I generally run my grind up into the tang on hidden tangs or I will blend out the plunge with a 8" wheel length wise. MP

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A Testing "oversight" Question...

thank you for the clarification, the consensus was my original understanding but the above thread had started to make me second guess my assumptions. ...

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