I am assuming you both mean "JS"? Regardless, welcome and enjoy the ride.

The trip through the knife making world is much smoother and actually more rewarding if you are an accomplished fabricator as well. Like you, I enjo...

Welcome to the craft. I know from personal experience that getting help from others is MUCH easier than all of the costly and time consuming mistakes....

Hmm, interesting. Do you use any kind of outer layer to protect the 416 from atmosphere? No.

Hmm, interesting. Do you use any kind of outer layer to protect the 416 from atmosphere? None.

My blade in the photo is 416.

I was referring to the stainless jacket really grainy appearance. Mine looks like: [img/p>

Curious. I've made a ton of stainless clad San-Mai since about '08.I've never seen the stainless look like that.

I'll admit it. It's me.

There are a lot of good blades out there. Right now I am using an Olson bi-metal blade that is performing as well as any blade I've used in 25 years. ...

I regularly see numerous surface grinders available on Face Book Market Place. I started building houses in 1968 and have been in the mechanical art...

Absolutely not. But that's just me. That said, what was his reasoning?

At knife shows they just get a zippered case. When shipped they go this way: Knife shipping

"BTW, do you send any instructions or drawings ?" I do better than that: Take-down video

I was introduced to the take-down assembly in 1998. When I started showing them on Blade Forums around 2002-3 or so, almost no one even knew what I wa...