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    i was hopeing no one else had seen that, at the...

    i was hopeing no one else had seen that, at the moment its going for a song and i was hopeing that might continue.
    hehehe.
    ive got a tip on a horse on sunday and if it comes home i'll be buying a...
  2. need somewhere to surface grind some pbar stock??

    hi guys, does anyone know somewhere that will surface grind some steel bars for me for a reasonable price, they will be 3/32 by 1.5 in wide by 36 in long or i can cut them shorter if needed. exact...
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    hi guys i know this thread is old but i dont...

    hi guys i know this thread is old but i dont visit very often.
    falz, if you plan to make a few blades then you should buy the steel from the U.S. if you only plan one or two then you should get it...
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    thanks andy, its a trad barlow style with one...

    thanks andy,
    its a trad barlow style with one major difference being that its a locking knife not a slipjoint. i love the scales theyre fake tortoise sheel, they call it celuloid. very easy to work...
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    my best work to date WIP pics

    hey guys,
    here is my best work yet, i couldnt have done it without the help of don robinson a knife maker, who supplied me with a cad drawing and also a bucket load of help and advice. so far i have...
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    looks good dave, bladeforums is a good site also...

    looks good dave, bladeforums is a good site also your in the UK so you should check out britishblades.com theyre a great bunch of people. also if your after how to info you cant go past...
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    thanks for all the kind words guys, blue gum, i...

    thanks for all the kind words guys,
    blue gum, i am in the custom knife world, i dont make too many but i have sold a few, this one is actually on its way to a purveyor in america.
    savage, i thought...
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    a bit of pointy sharp steel

    hi guys,
    just thought i would post a picture of my most recent creation.
    blade steel is 440c stainless handle is natural canvas micarta and handle pins are 416 stainless.
    and its got a leather...
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    couldn't have put it better myself andy....

    couldn't have put it better myself andy.
    unfortunately as a semi profesional knife maker i take great offence to some of the comments made by ZED ad got a little heated.
    brett
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    i feel sorry for you zed, im amazed that you have...

    i feel sorry for you zed, im amazed that you have such a bleak outlook on life that you think everyone is out to kill each other.
    you dont seem to be against knives alltogether because you...
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    yes i do think that knife will sit on a shelf for...

    yes i do think that knife will sit on a shelf for its entire life, it apears to have been made as an art knife and the maker said it was made as an art knife. there are knives around that sell for...
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    woops, forgot to coment on the knife, all in all...

    woops, forgot to coment on the knife,
    all in all i like it ohno. the handle shape is really awesome, with great looking curves, and i like that curved plunge area on the top of the blad. The guard...
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    where to get reamers etc.

    hey guys. i need to buy some reamers and also posibly some short PG dowels, being that i'm used to shopping at bunnings i dont really know where to find this sort of thing.
    mail order would be best...
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    i cant beleive someone is actually stupid enough...

    i cant beleive someone is actually stupid enough to make a statement like this(if its a joke i apologise)
    Its made of damascus you fool i doubt if i've ever seen a damascus knife used for much more...
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    the x2 looks like a defianate contender. sure...

    the x2 looks like a defianate contender. sure fits neatly in to what i can afford. maybe i will have to get something like this and then down the line when i can afford bigger i will get it.
    I...
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    thanks for all your help so far guys, im getting...

    thanks for all your help so far guys, im getting exactly the same response from another forum i asked about this, they say the round collum will cause a world of problems. so it looks like im back to...
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    anyone got this mill?

    hi guys, im looking at buying a mill and i was wondering if anyone had bought the one sold by ozmestore on ebay?...
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    now thats not a bad idea, can you buy them...

    now thats not a bad idea, can you buy them variable speed or would you have to modify it? i figure all you need is something to do the grinding, either belt and contact wheel or a stone wheel and...
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    some knives i've made lately

    hi guys, i little while ago i posted a couple of knives i had made and got a good responce to them, so i thought i would post my latest work. The first one is made from stainless steel and has red...
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    i think the standard used acid is feric chloride....

    i think the standard used acid is feric chloride. usually in a mix with a little water i think 1 part feric to 2 water sounds about right.
    you can get it from dick smith or tandy, they use it to...
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    i have to agree with the coments about the knife...

    i have to agree with the coments about the knife mags, theyre all about factory made which i have little interest in and the australian one seems like a huge ad for the AKC mail order, even half of...
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    loooove that dagger cam, im a huge dagger fan and...

    loooove that dagger cam, im a huge dagger fan and that one does it for me although i would have put a larger chunk of brass at the base of the handle, although thats just personal preference,...
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    Thanks for the commets guys, andy, i anealed the...

    Thanks for the commets guys, andy, i anealed the file by building a real hot fire on the ground with a blower and then once it was orange i just turned it off and left it to cool slowly in the coals...
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    thanks for the commets guys, ady, i aealed the...

    thanks for the commets guys, ady, i aealed the file by building a real hot fire on the groud with a blower ad the once it was orange i just turned it off ad left it to cool slowly in the coals then...
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    thanks for the commets guys, ady, i aealed the...

    thanks for the commets guys, ady, i aealed the file by building a real hot fire on the groud with a blower ad the once it was orange i just turned it off ad left it to cool slowly in the coals then...
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    thanks for the commets guys, ady, i aealed the...

    thanks for the commets guys, ady, i aealed the file by building a real hot fire on the groud with a blower ad the once it was orange i just turned it off ad left it to cool slowly in the coals then...
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    pics of my knives

    well i promised andy mac that i would post some pics of some of the knives i've made, the first one is the first i ever made(about 10 months ago)its a fixed blade skiner, the steel is an old file and...
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    steel source in melbourne?

    sorry if this has already been asked a hundred times already but i cant seem to find it by searching, anyway what im after is somewhere to buy steel in melbourne or geelong in SMALL quantities. what...
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