Make your own Grindstone - BladeForums.com
Aug 28, 2010 · Found these instructions for making a big grindstone for sharpening axes, etc. "Grindstones can easily be made locally from 20 litres of good quality cement and 50 litres of …
How To Make a Grinding Wheel - Bladesmith's Forum Board
Dec 28, 2009 · I want to make one of those large old wet grinding wheels (a bit smaller than those used to sharpen axes.) So I started doing research on this site and on the web to find several different …
Old,pedal powered grinding wheels... - Bladesmith's Forum Board
Sep 22, 2011 · "toxonix"'s post about building a wet grinder got me thinking about the old pedal powered grinding stones. A friend of mine has one in his living room as "decoration". It has a cast Iron seat on …
Can you lighten leather? - BladeForums.com
Apr 3, 2001 · I searched to see if this was discussed before but couldn’t find what I was looking for. I have a sheath that is a dark brown color. I would like to make it lighter but don’t know if that is …
What Would It Be Called Today? | Page 2 | BladeForums.com
Oct 18, 2018 · What would that same, simple knife cost today? Can a simple knife be made today for less than a hundred dollars? Fellows, we are drifting here. The question was what is the modern …
Looking to dip my toes into making knives - BladeForums.com
Jun 12, 2006 · From the research I've done it looks like a 1x30 sander is the go-to recommendation for a broke hobbyist, but what do y'all make of this? It's £46 in the UK which is quite a bit cheaper than the …
What's going on in your shop? Show us whats going on, and talk a bit ...
Oct 8, 2013 · Made a little stand/holder-thingie for the tig torch. Made it metallic blue, to match the welding cart, and definitely not, because I had a ton of the paint left over, with nothing to use it on :p …
Benchtop Bandsaws - BladeForums.com
Apr 17, 2017 · Even with a thin-kerf sawblade, a table saw wastes too much wood when you are splitting scales. I saw a Laguna 10 inch bench top bandsaw with an advertised one horsepower motor online …
Difficult customers and pricing knives. - BladeForums.com
Nov 26, 2025 · A European hobby maker could make a really nice kitchen knife and maybe get 100 to 200 euros for it. Benjamin Kamon could make the same knife and get 700 euros for it. Price your …
For those who have outlines of their knife patterns.
Mar 19, 2007 · For those that have outlines of their knife patterns: 1) What material do you use for your patterns that last? 2) Do you drill the pin holes for marking out as well? If so - what size? The size of …