What are you doing now for R&D?

[Dan Seaver]

Louis, where in upstate NY?

Seconded. Is it the true upstate where we get snow in October or the sissy down state near Sam.

 

[Sam Salvati]

Hey I got snow too

 

[Dan Seaver]

Pffft yea in your freezer.

Edit- My R&D made a break through today. From now on I'm setting my welds in a homemade screw press and then its off to the power hammer.

 

[David Wesner]

My wife and I, (primarily my wife) have been doing our best to learn how to engrave. Picked up a GRS GraverMax with a gang of handpieces.

I just made a turntable for helping out with scrolls and other techniques. It's fashioned after the IKBS. Just a magnum version Did a quick nitre blue to it too.

Here are a few shots of the machining and the finished turntable.

 

[butcher_block]

new 10k grit hone to try and lear best way to use on razors
reading up on new steel to replace cpm154 in my lineup

 

[the possum]

The main R&D work I'm doing right now, is fencing. German Longsword in the Liechtenauer tradition. I'm getting comfortable enough with it, and eventually want to look into Messer as well. I figure this should give me some insight on how swords and big blades should handle, and what they should be expected to withstand, etc.

Lloyd, let us know how that stone works out. What kind is it?

 

[butcher_block]

chosara ?SP its to be the latest and greatest

 

[rocketmann]

I'll be spending the winter in Malta NY. We are building a simiconductor factory there.