I had this pre-cut blade blank for a long time. It was only profiled, and I had it for so long that I had to do some detective work to even figure out what kind of steel it was (it’s O1). Nevertheless, it only took couple of years to finish Read more…
Things were going well, until they weren’t. If set aside the asymmetric scales, scratched finish on the blade, sloppy solder job and about a dozen other things, this knife could have been ok. But the crater left after the etching of my maker’s mark is the last drop. I’ll count Read more…
This is a knife of many firsts: my first through tang construction, first milled brass bolster, first handle that has a bit more sculpting in it. There is a LOT to improve, but nevertheless, I am a happy camper. This one is *almost* good enough to be sold. Not there Read more…
To my surprise it is extremely easy to make a machine that etches and marks metal (steel in particular) using electricity. This is one of those projects where the enclosure for the whole contraption will cost more than the internal components. So here we go. Why? Etching into steel is Read more…
As soon as you start learning how to weld, people will start asking questions. Questions such as “Wow, did you really make this?”, or “Why are your eyeballs bloody?”. But the most frequent (and important) question is “Why is this thing not square?“. For some reason it is not easy Read more…
I needed to drill and bore a hole in a square-ish piece of stock. The only piece of machinery I have that is even remotely capable of doing that is the lathe. I do however only have a three jaw chuck for it. Buying a four jaw chuck for some Read more…
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