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It's a little under 5.5" long. The holes are 3/8" ...huge! I have some 3/8" Titanium I'll use for the flared tube.

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Daniel Fairly Knives said:
Thanks! I'll get some more soon. It's 5160 steel, I have it soaking in vinegar to remove the scale. It's funny the scale will destroy a new ceramic belt but an overnight soak will eat most of it away.

I tried the paper in my heat treat envelopes like you mentioned, can't wait to see what they look like!
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It's the acid in the vinegar. You can ues vinegar to clean a lot of things. Most people don't think of it as a cleaning agent.
 
IMWILSON said:
It's the acid in the vinegar. You can ues vinegar to clean a lot of things. Most people don't think of it as a cleaning agent.
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Blew coffee on my sleeve; threw my arm up just in time to protect the keyboard!

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IMW: we can't discuss that here....or even alum & honey....or other concoctions,used to clean 'things'.
 
Gnarly said:
Blew coffee on my sleeve; threw my arm up just in time to protect the keyboard!

:o

IMW: we can't discuss that here....or even alum & honey....or other concoctions,used to clean 'things'.
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Well damn, wasn't even thinkin' about "things" when I wrote that post. Ok, 'nuff said, I'm not even gonna ask about the honey.
 
( alum causes puckering; honey is just a sweetener.)




And that joke is older'n' both of us,put together.
 
Sure don't take long for us to sidetrack things plum to Hell,does it?

Back to knives....My fault.
 
LMAO!!!

I've been grinding all day but it is just too cold to get much done, I'm not complaining as I don't really mind the cold but I can't see! Fog... I even have a downdraft respirator. The new shop is going to rock.
 
Daniel Fairly Knives said:
Much appreciated!



Thanks! I have been wanting to do a skinner for a while, David Boye made some cool ones back in the day and I wanted to try one resembling the lines he used.

Have been racking my feeble brain cell, trying to figger out what the blade shape reminded me of!



Got ya! Sounds cool!
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And the reason I asked about one with a longer handle was; big clumsy paws....plus if the handle was slightly longer, it could be used to split kindling, in a pinch!

Just my opinion....you design 'em; I'll admire 'em....and own all I can!
 
Gnarly said:
And the reason I asked about one with a longer handle was; big clumsy paws....plus if the handle was slightly longer, it could be used to split kindling, in a pinch!

Just my opinion....you design 'em; I'll admire 'em....and own all I can!
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Hey that sounds great! This one is on the smaller side, I had a small piece of 5160 and decided to try something different with it. I like the idea of a bigger handle, it would be very versatile that way. :D
 
Actually, I can see that one being very useful in the kitchen. Triming fat off steaks and such, maybe makin' fillets. :)
 
IMWILSON said:
Actually, I can see that one being very useful in the kitchen. Triming fat off steaks and such, maybe makin' fillets. :)
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I think it would be a useful one for sure. I put sort of a scandi chisel grind on it, the grind runs right to the edge so it is almost an extension of the hand.

I tried the paper in my tool wrap when I heat treated my last batch, great tip! They came out as clean as could be.
 
Daniel Fairly Knives said:
I think it would be a useful one for sure. I put sort of a scandi chisel grind on it, the grind runs right to the edge so it is almost an extension of the hand.

I tried the paper in my tool wrap when I heat treated my last batch, great tip! They came out as clean as could be.
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Yeah, we always wrapped whatever we were heat treating in a few paper towels. The paper burns up, using any
remaining O2 left in the packet. Seemed to work good for us, I'm glad it was a useful tip.
 
Merry Christmas guys.
You know you really shouldn't wack your leg with machetes Daniel.:rolleyes:
I hope your third eye heals good & doesn't give you any trouble.:)
 
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