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Got the S.R. Johnson video from Centercross video, 2 DVD set I'm gonna get a beer, pop the dvd in to the player hop into bed and learn how to make a subhilt fighter.
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Off to bed to learn how to make a sub hilt fighter
- Thread starter Ilovetoolsteel
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Ahhh the love life of a knifemaker. It dont get any better than that.
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Overall very informative. If you are interested in learning how to grind a double edged blade there are some very good tips.
Steve has some bad safety habits, Like wearing gloves when operating his equipment.
Did you guys know Steve is missing a thumb?
Fred.Rowe
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Was Steve's missing thumb, alluded to in the video? Maybe he lost it in the war.
:jerkit: instead of grinding it away with an abrasive belt. Fred
The Video is most excellent. Aint nothing like the mean look of SHF .
But the knife is not very practical, as you can only hold it one way.
I think every KM should still make it, for sheer beauty of it
On gloves and safety when grinding: me thinks the jury is still out .
Many a KM had much of skin and bone saved when the belts chewed
through the gloves, instead of one's skin . Definitely a NO-NO when
grinding on a disk grinder.
But the knife is not very practical, as you can only hold it one way.
I think every KM should still make it, for sheer beauty of it
On gloves and safety when grinding: me thinks the jury is still out .
Many a KM had much of skin and bone saved when the belts chewed
through the gloves, instead of one's skin . Definitely a NO-NO when
grinding on a disk grinder.