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Walnut Ulu, my latest creation
Radharc -
Monday, August 11, 2008 - 6:54pm
Knife-makers custom knife | handmade knives | knife | Ulu Hey all, My latest, the Walnut Ulu: http://www.radharcknives.com/Walnut_Ulu.htm Comments welcome. Michael
 Steel supplier, locally
visitor -
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 6:12am
Thanks, Rick. Try Admiral, they sell a wide variety of sizes: http://www.admiralsteel.com/products/blades.html » reply Hi Mike: I check your web
NELSON -
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 6:53pm
Hi Mike: I check your web site and I can see you`re a master at the art of making knives. Excellent! thanks for sharing. Nelson. » reply  If you are not careful you
Lynda Metcalfe -
Thursday, August 14, 2008 - 10:17pm
If you are not careful you are going to be back to making to commission as the queue gets out of hand, certainly made me want one!! :-) Lynda » reply  LOL!
Radharc -
Friday, August 15, 2008 - 5:46am
Hey Lynda, Well, actually, I'm flirting around with accepting a couple right now. Hard to refuse when they're waving cash in your face, ya know? There may be a point where I post on the site that I do not accept commissions, but some part of me is highly resistant to that. Probably residue from the 'lean' years. Michael www.radharcknives.com » reply What a lovely Ulu you
visitor -
Friday, August 15, 2008 - 7:15am
What a lovely Ulu you have......:) » reply  Exquisite!
SteelyJan -
Friday, August 15, 2008 - 8:46am
exquisite blade...I adore the lavender wood inset. never seen that wood before..what a compliment to the steel and walnut! » reply Michael, be careful what you
visitor -
Friday, August 15, 2008 - 9:39am
Michael, » reply Who wrote dat? I do,
Radharc -
Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 9:18am
Who wrote dat? I do, actually, I try to very specifically visualize what I'd like to have happen. Then, from that starting point, I let the Universe stir it's magic up and see what happens. www.radharcknives.com » reply wow thats a beauty!
visitor -
Monday, November 3, 2008 - 4:37pm
hi i'm very new in knife making and would like to know more. » reply  I have no idea what you
Rich Waugh -
Monday, November 3, 2008 - 7:44pm
I have no idea what you consider a reasonable price for a grinding tool, but I feel that the best all-around grinding tool for knife making and other grinding needs is a 2"x72" belt grinder. The Bader variable-speed model with contact wheel and platen is priced at around $2,500. If that is too much, you might try the Grizzly knife grinder at around $400. There are smaller, cheaper units available, but they really aren't up to the task of doing precision grinding, nor do they have the power required to really move significant amounts of stock in a reasonable amount of time. I suppose it depends on just how serious you are about making knives by the stock removal process, or about having an efficient and heavy-duty tool in your shop. I'm notoriously cheap, so I built my own 2x72 belt grinder. I think I have about $350 in materials in the thing, and something like 1500 bucks worth of time at my customary shop rates. So, not a real bargain, but I get tremendous enjoyment out of making my own tools so it's worth it to me. Working really on the cheap, and scrounging artfullly, one should be able to put together a 2x72 belt grinder for under a hundred bucks. It certainly won't be a Bader, but it will do most of what you need done. » reply |
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Lovely, Michael
I think this is lovely. I wonder, however where you found a piece of 440c of this size. We have been looking for some for work (3/8 x 2" x 14" is what we need) and have been unable to find much besides round stock.
SmokyRick
Rick Crawford at Smoky Forge