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DanM
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The blade can be coated with finger nail polish,it depends on what acid you will use. What is the handle material?
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What material are you using?
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It would be easier to make a bezel and solder it to a piece of sheet,something with a little practice would only take 15 minutes or so.
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This company had good boxwood a couple years ago, http://www.righteouswoods.com/imported_hardwoods.html
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Rebooted computer and it works now,not sure why it didn't work earlier..........
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My profile "settings" tab is not accessible and that is where the signature option is located.
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Oregon has madrone wood,flame"curly" birch and number of other woods.You should have no problems finding nice figured wood.
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A Swedish Leuku with an 8 inch blade is made for working,stick tangs for most of their everyday use knives. https://www.ragweedforge.com/BladeCatalog.html
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Define " ferrule"......... http://taigoostudio.blogspot.com/2012/06/how-to-forging-fabricating-and-fitting.html
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Did you look at the plastic sheath inserts at Rageweed forge,fairly inexpensive and adds safety to a plain leather sheath. https://www.ragweedforge.com/BladeCatalog.html
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An inch and a half square is too small for small silver smithing projects 4X4 is a workable size.
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It is one of the things Myth Busters said to never do at home,I believe there are a number of videos showing the water tank exploding in a bad way.
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Possibly a "metal texturing hammer",there's a number of textured heads for non ferrous jewelry purposes.
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"Follow this topic" top right hand corner of every thread.
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You didn't state a metal thickness in the original post,I have cut 3/32nds" steel and brass with a #2 blade with no problems.You are looking for a blade with more "meat" than a jeweler's blade. Google OLSON® Metal Cutting - Scroll Saw Blades
