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    A little tiddler

    I made a few small blades recently, and looking at the bare tang of this, it seemed to be shaped like a fish. I had just the stuff for it in a drawer. Hope you all like it. Any comments or critique welcome.
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    Knife users perspective wanted - Why drop the point?

    Comparing puukko styles to other hunter & 'classic bushcrafter' profiles got me thinking. There are some classic blade profiles that have very obvious designs, like skinners and sheepsfoot to avoid unwanted levels of pointy/poky/stabbyness. What is the purpose in dropping the point down on...
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    Leatherwork - no more tooling!

    Sorry if its been covered before, but I've searched around and can't find what I'm after: When you finish tooling and dyeing and done your stiching etc, how do you 'set' the leather so that it will resist being marked or 'tooled' unintentionally when put into use? I've just finished (I think!)...
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    Facelift for my old SAK

    I love the look of kirinite, so snapped up some pen turning blanks when I was in Axminster tools last weekend. Decided to tart up my battered old EDC. From this: ... to this: It came out so well I thought of putting a few together for sale, but unsure of current standing with the law &...
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    Clean fine abrasive for hardwood.

    Fellow craftypersons, please tell me about your methods and media for finely polishing wooden items (particular to UK). I find that its tricky to source anything finer than 400 grit without resorting to silicon carbide 'wet n dry' but that stuff leaves deposit stains. Maybe I'm doing something...
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    Enterprising offspring.

    Last year we extended our little herd, and my kids thought we should go into business selling them to make some pocket money. (I think in kit format for self assembly could maybe work). I've never so much as sold an igem on ebay, so any thoughts on potential sales channels, price point or...
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    Merry Xmas

    :beerchug:It certainly will be when I work my way through a bit of this lot... :naughty: chateau greencloud, 2015 vintage :beerchug:
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    My first couple of knives

    Hi, I got into knifemaking a year or two ago. Shamefully I have only completed 3 so far and not yet attempted sheaths. I thought I'd share them here because (hopefully constructive) criticism from regular knife users would be valued and very much appreciated. I use ground flat stock o1 steel...
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    Urbanite seeks bushy education...

    Hey forum. I found this place a while back via my knifemaking hobby. From the bit of lurking I've done, this seems like a lovely supportive and very knowledgeable community, so I'd love to pitch in and learn while sharing what I can. As per the thread title, I'm a bit of a townie where...