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I copied the links and the ones that worked were really small. When you highlight over the pictures on photo bucket are you choosing the bottom link to paste? I think it gives you 3 or 4 to choose from, the one at the bottom is the one you want.

Meta I am not new at this..I cut meat 40 years ago. I make and sell knives, Both carbon and SS. and I make my own damascus. I have skinned a lot of animals large and small. I worked as an auto mechanic and cut rubber hose almost everyday. I have a pretty good idea wot works for me in a blade and how to sharpen. I do not let a knife leave my shop with a wire edge...But maybe that is just me...

WOW Rich!!! I'm not saying you don't know your way around blades at all. Not my whole post was directed at you, it was more of a general comment to the whole wire edge convo. I was just stating that a steel will not remove a wire edge if used properly is all, its made to keep the wire edge straight and after a while it breaks off. Sorry if I offended you man not what I was meaning to do. There's no need to get mad.

Spalted maple is my favorite light wood :) Cant wait to see it done man. I have some 1095 and 15n20 sitting on my freezer I just cant get the courage to attempt my first billet . . . I "know" the process on paper through and through but I'm not sure if I am ready to pull it off yet.

Just a thought but what if you only edge quenched or drew the temper from the spine? That would probably help a lot maybe?

Looks good man!!! Whats the makup on that damascus? How many layers? :)

Rich, the steel shouldn't remove the wire edge right away. You should be able to realign the edge several times before its gone and when its gone its time to sharpen again. It might feel like its gone because its been straightened out by the steel. Your less likely to have a wire edge on a harder knife then you are a soft knife. Sharpening knives is strange if you actually think about it. I can make a knive scary sharp so sharp that I can top off hair without even touching it to my skin but if you feel the edge it feels dull. Or I can sharpen it so it will cut skin like butter but will be a painful shave. All depends on if you want a push cut or a saw cut.

If you don't want a wire edge, lighten up alot on the sharpening stone and alternate sides with each stroke. Thats what works for me anyways. My wife hates it when I sharpen all the kitchen knives :)

Make sure you post some pics!!!

Its all good man. Cant wait to see some of the gun progress!!!!

Ohhhh ok see your first post wasn't really clear. It almost seemed like you were saying that you made that blade yourself. Then I looked at it a few times and really recognized that shape from somewhere. Thats when i remembered that I was checking out the alabama site and sure enough there it was. I thought you were claiming to have made that knife sorry.

Oh . . . ok then. You can get this in any of there patterns that they make. I dont understand man . . .
http://www.alabamada...t/Detail?no=136

So you did make it?

Next one you make like that you should try out the hidden pins, use some wood dowl as the hidden pins. It adds alot of strength to the scales compared to just the glue. Thing with epoxy is it gets broken down by oxygen over time. Handles are usually not glued on they are pinned in some way and the glue is used as a moisture sealer for the most part.

I would love to get a KMG but honestly anything is better then my dremel . . .

Looks good man :) I have to learn the ropes of sheath making now lol

Nice blade man! Fill us in on the procedure you used!!! Or did you make it?

I really like the shape of the middle one man.

i had never heard of boron steel until you said something and then lo' and behold what do i see stamped into a padlock at work.... BORON STEEL! lol aint that how it always is.

lol that is pretty funny how things work some times.

And I would love to hunt in Northern Canada - to hunt and fish in the Yukon Territory is high up on my "to do" list... funny that we're never satisfied with what we've got...

Honestly man I would also love to go fishing and hunting in northern Canada but the costs to travel that far are pretty high lol. A few people I know have gone to South Africa to hunt and the pictures they shared with me were amazing.

I would love to go to South Africa to hunt :)

I had to google it myself ;) but here's one link I found BORON STEEL Wiki, for what its worth, just lists boron as an alloyant among others such as nickel, moly, chromium, silicon and vanadium. Scott

I did a quick google search on it and some are in fact made from boron steel http://www.google.com/patents/US5916114 added for extra hardenability.

The gut hook on the handle is a great idea!

$20/hr for a custom blade? Seems like you are not counting overhead like equipment usage, consumables, lights, heat, and such. What are you using to grind the blade? Are you starting with hardened steel instead of needing to heat treat? The scales suit the blade. Nice job. Phil

The knife I'm making for a friend of mine I will be making $1.50 an hour :) lol I'm slow lol

Thats pretty neat! I was thinking of making a snapon knife out of a snapon wrench so give to the snapon dealer that comes to our shop lol

I have the CRKT M21-02G and it has an aus-8 blade. It holds an edge fairly well, its a bit harder to sharpen then some of my other carbon blades and chips fairly easy when using as a pry bar. I think its a good stainless for your average use knife. I have a spyderco made with vg10 and that thing holds an edge very well but its tough to sharpen if you let it go for to long.

Looks good man :) I like the shape of the blade and the nice "mora/frost" style grind.