Doug Adams

Aiden how do you straighten warped blades?

Your sheath looks really good. Stitching is very uniform and straight. If you are not going to have a loop around the handle, I like for my sheath to be a little longer so the knife can go in deeper. I like for about 2 fingers of the handle to stick out the top so there is no chance of it falling out. Over all it looks great. Doug Jn. 3:16

Thanks Men, I am going to use this when I go to other shops that don't have enough light for my old eyes.

anybody use a headlamp for grinding that they would recommend? Thanks, Doug Jn. 3:16

Villa Rica/Carrollton,Ga/East Al. Georgia Custom Knifemakers Fall Meeting The next GA Custom Knifemakers' Guild meeting will take place on Saturday, October 20th at Koinonia, 189 Sandhill-Hulett Rd. Villa Rica, GA. This is just off I-20 past Douglasville. The meeting is being hosted by Scott Garrison. We held a meeting at this location last fall and it was a very enjoyable event. We look forward to another great GA Guild meeting. Don't forget to bring something for Iron-in-the Hat. Lunch will be served. See you 9:00-3:00, Dave Smith will demo inlays, Dirk Loots will demo Scrimshaw. Scott will have a forge setup for the kids.

its hard to imagine why someone would weld that bar to the anvil. Doug Jn. 3:16

I believe I would go ahead and drill the pin holes in the handle and screw the blade down with a screw just to be sure the blade couldn't get thrown when i was grinding. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HMnTEJxaz8&t=6s

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That looks great!!

thanks, enjoying this very much. d. adams Jn. 3:16

Great work! Good to hear from you. Doug Jn. 3:16

Raymond that is a great looking knife. Always love seeing your work. Doug John 3:16

Kreg, Matthew Parkinson of Dragons Breath Forge sells an 8 piece comparative hardness test chisel set 50HRC to 64HRC. They go up 2 points of hardness for each one. Like the rest of these guys have said it is more than just a number. Hardness will need to be different for different kinds of knives. Their purposes, grinds. Whether you want an easier to sharpen knife or one that will hold an edge longer. I want to make 2 knives just alike and temper one softer and one harder and see the difference. thanks everyone for the info, Doug Jn. 3:16

Vern, What hardness would you make the kitchen knife for his wife? Thanks, Doug Jn. 3:16

What is the good of having a way to check hardness if you don't know about how hard you want blades? Thanks, Doug