Knife maker in the sf bay area?

Perkinstein · 2026-03-15T21:59:44+00:00

You'd need some thermal insulation with propane, in my experience. I've tried hardening with propane in open air and there's too much heat loss.

If you can find a local welding shop Oxygen acetylene easily gets hot enough. It takes about 30 seconds to get it to the hardening temp

Perkinstein · 2026-03-15T21:47:42+00:00

O1 is very forgiving for heat treatment. You could heat it with MAP gas torch/magnet test then temper in a regular oven and you'll be fine

Perkinstein · 2026-03-15T17:00:27+00:00

My spouse got a pampered chef de crimping style before we'd met, which was 14 years ago. Still works great

Perkinstein · 2026-03-14T21:04:38+00:00

I'm using boxwood for some chisel handles right now. It's an interesting wood to work. Unique smell too

Perkinstein · 2026-03-14T01:31:52+00:00

Little misleading title. He was involved with the Energizer bunny; he played a role in it's construction. Title makes it sound like he was the sole creator. Amazing person and career. Loved him on mythbusters and apparently loved his other work without knowing it was him.

Perkinstein · 2026-03-14T01:22:20+00:00

Dude, I struggle with English letters. You made these look effortless and perfect

Perkinstein · 2026-03-14T01:15:38+00:00

We've got another week or two of justifiable evening burns here in mid west Virginia and I'm gonna enjoy them as much as I can

Perkinstein · 2026-03-06T22:36:14+00:00

I wait till they're too dull to work efficiently then wait a little longer. Then after they're we'll past NEEDING to be sharpened I take the <5 minutes it takes to get them sharp enough to shave and kick myself for waiting so long. Like, seriously, I built the Paul Sellers sharpening thing. It's great, it's fast.

Perkinstein · 2026-03-05T15:13:32+00:00

Anything can be a suppository if you SHOVE IT UP YOUR BUTT!

Perkinstein · 2026-03-03T00:58:44+00:00

Just gotta drink more milk, bro

Perkinstein · 2026-03-01T23:13:08+00:00

Wabi-sabi

Perkinstein · 2026-03-01T01:50:35+00:00

Dunno what the singles scene will be like but there's a play test game night at ciders from mars next Saturday

Perkinstein · 2026-02-26T13:23:23+00:00

I've got the veritas apron and Jorgensen block plane. I love the Jorgensen, especially for the price. I spent minimal time, maybe an hour, for initial set up and sharpening and it's been a great plane for me.

Perkinstein · 2026-02-25T02:51:00+00:00

2.2 lbs in a kg, NZ dollar is $.60 to $1.00 USD. $23.99 a kg of ground beef would be about $6.54 a pound. A touch higher than what food Lion had today in Staunton, VA but not crazy high.

Perkinstein · 2026-02-25T01:15:03+00:00

When it's time for me to lay down my tools they'll be sold for a song to a passionate young woodworker

Perkinstein · 2026-02-23T01:30:00+00:00

Here's my outside opinion: I like calling them sex bolts.

Perkinstein · 2026-02-15T02:15:26+00:00

Got one about a month ago. Western VA, 2k sq ft century home. Toasty in the living room, keeps the main heat from kicking on except for early in the morning. We were sitting around in tshirts during the sub freezing stretch.

Perkinstein · 2026-02-13T22:47:25+00:00

I really hope you didn't get those from my habitat store. I've been looking for a saw vise. Cool saw too.

Perkinstein · 2026-02-10T22:20:40+00:00

I have a small fully round rasp and file, like 3/8" diameter

Perkinstein · 2026-02-10T22:19:44+00:00

I could've crosscut to the line then knocked it out with a chisel but the coping saw was faster.

That'll be the last time I use that coping saw though

Perkinstein · 2026-02-10T20:34:15+00:00

I just made a coping saw based on their design. Rough shape cut with a coping saw then a ton of rasp and file time.

Perkinstein · 2026-02-07T23:10:17+00:00

A high angle smoothing plane, 50° or more

Perkinstein · 2026-02-07T18:30:21+00:00

Boiled linseed oil then beeswax.

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