Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Hidden Tang Knives part 2


Does anyone have any suggestions for working with handles on hidden tang knives. Three times, I have sanded into the tang hole with making one of this style knife.

Friday, June 18, 2010

New Grinders

My 20 year old Delta has broken in a strange way. The adjustment for the belt tracking has broken in a way that even Delta says that they can't find parts to fix it. I have been looking into the Grizzly sanders and have found two that I like. One is a refined version of the Delta. The other has a two inch belt and a six inch disk sander built in. It also has a half horse power! This is twice what the Delta has!

The two inch belts are a strange length at 27 inches. The good part is that several outfits carry this size belt. Grizzly can supply a 10 pack of belts in six different grits for $10! This machine bears some more research.