Finnr

Good job John. Keep at it! Finnr

It makes me feel wonderful to see a young fellow taking an interest in the craft. Great Job! Finnr

Excellent ! Dan, I love the design. Finnr

Dang! Most of my Lakota friends refer to me as Hyoki. May have to do with my "interesting "sense of humor. Finnr

For corkscrews I usw what I have laying around. Though small garage door springs seem to work very well. Finnr

Depends on the Buffalo. Yours is one of the small sheet metal ones like I use on my demo forge. Not meant to hold anything thinner than grease Finnr

give them a coat of furniture wax. They are more for looking than cutting. Finnr

Marvel Mystery Oil and non detergent 30 wt. 50/50. Finnr

You and your friend will be remembered here as well. Finnr

I do handled..................... because I can. Finnr

I'm special!!! They said all of us on the short bus were!!!!! Finnr

heat them up and hot split them. Lots less material to move that way. Finnr

The vast majority of my knives are of the EDC type. Somehow I feel bad if a knife isn't going to see a lot of use. I make them to cut , and if they are pretty , well that's a real plus. Finnr

Arbalist. What you are doing is slicing off thin shavings of the striker with the flint. A smooth surface will work far better than a rough one , Zippo not withstanding. Finnr

I drew points and cut em off for a week , then I think I made a hook that has somehow vanished. Finnr

Peyton, nice work. Don't feel like you aren't doing good stuff!! Finnr

the bp's have a spiffy tool for making drip cups that Jr made. Finnr

Sorry to hear of your loss. You are on the list here. Finnr

Greetings and welcome to IFI!! Finnr

Welcome to the site! If you go to user CP and enter your location we will know where you are. Blacksmiths have terrible memories for non smithing information. LOL!! Enjoy the friends that you are sure to make here. Pop into chat and get to know us even better. Finnr

Just plain BEAUTIFUL!!! Finnr

A mirror is GREAT!!! Besides, I got to watch that handsome devil while I was correcting my form. Finnr

ORRRRRRRRR!!! Drift out the eyes , and make your own handles. (ok I'm too cheap to buy handles when I have wood enough for MANY!!! handles stored in the attic)

I run batches of strikers out of 3/8 heavy duty garage door spring with excellent results. Face quench only shine that puppy up nice and smooth on the striking face. You are slicing off small bits of steel with your flint each time you strike and the smooth face works far better that a rough one. I strike the steel against the flint in a motion that I just can't describe but could teach you in about a minute and a half. About any stone that would have been knapped into a tool (flint, jasper, quartzite and a bunch of others ) will strike sparks. The stone has to be harder than the steel and well sharpened. Finnr

Got you covered here. Finnr