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I have a couple of questions for you guys before I get into some stock-removal knife making!
I plan on using loveless bolts to secure my scales. How exactly do these work? I've seen pictures of them, but I'm not exactly sure if I know what's going on. Are there different configurations for these?
Also, if I was going to use a vulcanized liner that I got from KnifeKits.com, would I just sandwich it between the epoxied tang and epoxied scale as is or is there something else that should be done to it to make sure no moisture is trapped inside? I figured that the original treatment of it would make it unreceptive to moisture, but I don't need to soak it in anything first do I?
On the knife that Brian Goode made for me, there is a very distinct hamon that bisects the blade, and he uses a torch for HT. What is the approximate technique to achieve a distinct, even heat treat and hamon? Do you heat along your desired hamon first and then flip the knife back and forth while heating inside of that area?
Thanks for any help you can give! I have a big hunk of black g-10 and red vulcanized liner, and my dad is a machinist and can get me some 0-1 through McMaster-Carr when his company puts in another order, so those are probably the materials I'll be using for my first knife.
I plan on using loveless bolts to secure my scales. How exactly do these work? I've seen pictures of them, but I'm not exactly sure if I know what's going on. Are there different configurations for these?
Also, if I was going to use a vulcanized liner that I got from KnifeKits.com, would I just sandwich it between the epoxied tang and epoxied scale as is or is there something else that should be done to it to make sure no moisture is trapped inside? I figured that the original treatment of it would make it unreceptive to moisture, but I don't need to soak it in anything first do I?
On the knife that Brian Goode made for me, there is a very distinct hamon that bisects the blade, and he uses a torch for HT. What is the approximate technique to achieve a distinct, even heat treat and hamon? Do you heat along your desired hamon first and then flip the knife back and forth while heating inside of that area?
Thanks for any help you can give! I have a big hunk of black g-10 and red vulcanized liner, and my dad is a machinist and can get me some 0-1 through McMaster-Carr when his company puts in another order, so those are probably the materials I'll be using for my first knife.