Fit and Finish

1,081 topics in this forum

1. This is why I'm always recommending files to people 1 2 3 4

   By Alan Longmire, August 23, 2018
   • 86 replies
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   • Daniel W
   • 10 hours ago

2. Guard Squaring and dagger bevel centering

   By Joshua States, December 23, 2019
   • 6 replies
   • 261 views
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   • Gerhard Gerber
   • January 2

3. TSUKA-MAKI (the art of wrapping the tsuka) 1 2

   By SITH 1, January 27, 2006
   • 45 replies
   • 45,887 views
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   • Doug Webster
   • December 10, 2019

4. Salt Water Etching Tutorial 1 2 3

   By C.Anderson, August 19, 2010
   • 65 replies
   • 98,162 views
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   • Alan Longmire
   • June 21, 2019

5. Sharpening Tips & Tricks 1 2

   By Joshua States, April 5, 2019
   • 36 replies
   • 1,770 views
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   • Gerhard Gerber
   • May 20, 2019

6. An excellent video on hand filing.

   By JJ Simon, April 16, 2018
   • 7 replies
   • 1,187 views
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   • steven smith
   • April 19, 2018

7. How I solder bolsters to a tapered tang

   By Brian Dougherty, September 17, 2017
   • 16 replies
   • 2,149 views
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   • Joshua States
   • October 16, 2017

8. Precision Tang Fits 1 2

   By Dave Stephens, November 7, 2010
   • 31 replies
   • 22,357 views
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   • Garry Keown
   • May 31, 2017

9. Simple Engraving for Knifemakers 1 2

   By tsterling, August 19, 2012
   • 25 replies
   • 56,037 views
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   • Florian F Fortner
   • May 24, 2017

10. Consistency in the finish grind. Photo heavy. 1 2 3

    By JJ Simon, March 28, 2016
    • 64 replies
    • 7,347 views
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    • Tom Rudd
    • December 2, 2016

11. First Habaki

    By nprovos, September 25, 2009
    • 17 replies
    • 16,861 views
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    • Al Massey
    • June 26, 2015

12. Silver inlay into steel 1 2

    By Alan Longmire, November 8, 2008
    • 26 replies
    • 30,529 views
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    • Dion
    • May 30, 2014

13. All Cracked Up..or How to Tart Up a Siya For the Ham Handed Maker

    By JPH, March 2, 2014
    • 6 replies
    • 3,600 views
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    • harry_r
    • March 3, 2014

14. Leather Grip on Swords 1 2 3

    By peter johnsson, October 1, 2009
    • 61 replies
    • 66,400 views
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    • James Spurgeon
    • June 13, 2013

15. Polishing (image intensive)

    By Marius A Bacher, March 3, 2011
    • 8 replies
    • 10,520 views
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    • Alan Longmire
    • April 11, 2012

16. First Japanese Sword

    By C.Anderson, February 4, 2009
    • 21 replies
    • 15,993 views
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    • John Page
    • November 20, 2011

17. saya problem

    By jake cleland, June 24, 2008
    • 14 replies
    • 10,339 views
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    • C.Anderson
    • September 3, 2010

18. Solder for Habaki 1 2 3

    By Burchtree, February 15, 2007
    • 61 replies
    • 24,139 views
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    • Brian Madigan
    • August 3, 2009

19. doing a fancy pipe hawk handle my way

    By Alan Longmire, March 3, 2008
    • 23 replies
    • 31,236 views
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    • Ben Potter
    • August 18, 2008

20. Vinegaroon Experiment

    By John Page, August 27, 2013   

    • Home made recipe
    • 8 replies
    • 3,806 views
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    • Zeb Camper
    • January 9

21. Ever restored an old kitchen knife?

    By Conner Michaux, December 30, 2019
    • 4 replies
    • 144 views
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    • Brian Dougherty
    • January 7

22. Wood Juice - anybody use it?

    By Shawn Kleinknecht, December 28, 2019
    • 3 replies
    • 91 views
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    • dragoncutlery
    • December 28, 2019

23. How hard is bog oak?

    By Stephen Stumbo, November 27, 2019
    • 5 replies
    • 219 views
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    • Stephen Stumbo
    • December 23, 2019

24. Issue etching unhardened Damascus

    By Alex Middleton, December 16, 2019
    • 4 replies
    • 190 views
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    • Alex Middleton
    • December 18, 2019

25. Question regarding vacuum chambers used in stabilizing wood

    By Jan Ysselstein, October 20, 2019
    • 12 replies
    • 381 views
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    • Jan Ysselstein
    • October 26, 2019