My name is Stacy, and I am a steel junkie.... Photos Added

Oh really?! Are you embarking on a cut-n-shoot adventure?
 
Well, sort of. In the photo you see the barrel and sleeve of a 1/4 scale parrot rifle. It will end up being a signal cannon.
 

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Stacy, if you ever want to horse trade for some Hitachi stuff, let me know. i still have about 20 plus bars of 1.25 x .25 Cru Forge plus the things like a little bit of that old 1 inch Schrade 1084.
Did you forge weld the 15N20 to get that .25 stock?
Also have you used any of the square Hanson W2? I have xbox of that and have never used it myself.
 
S.Alexander said:
Funny you should bring this up Stacy, I have been looking for a nice piece of feather Damascus...

And I think that I'm a wood junkie. I have an ever growing collection now.
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I know I'm a wood junkie. I have all sorts of wood in different phases of drying getting ready to become flutes, furniture, or a handle.

Stacy, you mentioned that you have about 100 pieces of wood cut up for handles. Do you have a "set size" that you cut blocks to, or do you actually have 100 knives in the plans and have cut blocks to fit them? If you are just cutting general sizes what dimensions do you shoot for?
 
I cut up most blocks that are from a log to about 2.5X1.5X6". After fully drying, I trim all the sides to get clean flat surfaces and then have it stabilized. Once back from the stabilizer, I trim a tenth inch off each side to see the pattern well, and assure they are straight and flat. They end up various sizes around 2.25X1.25X5.5. On some I cut the blocks in half to get two 1.25X1X5.5 smaller blocks. These are good for small knives and kitchen knives.

On some other blocks, I cut them to 1.5X1.25X5". This is usually wood that is already dried lumber and just needs stabilizing. After stabilizing, I just give them a quick sanding.

On block for scales, I go 1.5X1X5". They get cut in half after stabilizing and cleaning up on the sander.

When a large piece of wood is really filled with a bold pattern or burl, I cut large blocks and have them stabilized whole. Often they are 12X3X6" These get cut up into exact size blocks as I need them. By carefully cutting the pieces, I can get more handles as well as small handles and bolster blocks from the cut-offs.

One thing to always keep in mind is - Don't be afraid of cutting away and discarding wood before sending t off. If you need a handle to be a certain size, cut the block just about 1/4" larger on all dimensions before stabilizing. It is foolish to stabilize large blocks that will end up being cut into smaller blocks and sawdust/scraps when you are paying $8-10 a pound for the stabilizing.
 
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