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Yaki-ire takes some practice to get down pat. Broken blades or failed sori are part of the learning curve. I usually do a slightly interrupted...
You don't have the membership level to discuss sales and knifemaking business. However, your thread is more about where to buy stuff, so I'll...
Use JB Weld to attach a pyroceramic glass platen on the grinder. If that isn't in your budget, use a piece of 3/16" steel. The JB Weld will hold...
Can you post a good photo of the damage?
Check out Atlas Knife and Tools. Charles is a member here and makes very affordable forges and anvils. If you want to spend more on a forge, I...
If your file is digging into the hardened blade ... the knife isn't hardened.
Welcome crazycraig. The custom search engine in the stickys will find many threads on this subject. Here are a few: How to Make a Knife From a...
Use water for yaki-ire on a short blade. Canola is too slow for any sort of sori quench. Parks #50 will work so-so, but the clay has to be right....
Just a little refinement will soften that a lot. [ATTACH]
No problem. It is your knife and your project.
What is best in a case like that is to copy the image and post it with the pertinent identification data. Example ( copied from ebay): Wade and...
Post the model number and some photos of the blower. It looks like a 121 or a 1200.. Those old Johnsons are industrial/commercial beasts. They...
If it is just a link to a source of materials ( especially in answer to a "where can I get..."question ), you will get no issues from me. If it...
Blackdirtcowboy - You did nothing wrong. The cooling curve needs to be fast and continuous. No long stops or rests. Your method was fine. It...
It was not meant to be harsh. Sorry if it sounded that way. It was a different way to say, It isn't OK to do a job "good enough" because it is...
I'm interested in seeing if those bolsters stay on when you go to shape them. Soldering alone is pretty weak. I would drill two holes with a...
As long as sharp edges and deep scratches are removed, the bluing won't matter. Just a comment, but etching/bluing the steel unhardened will not...
The normal time is 30 minutes minimum to 6 hours maximum. The changes that occur at cryo temps take a little time. I don't know that there is any...
There have been several builds like that. drlozier had one. Don't recall how long it lasted.
If it is new, they will likely fix it for free.
