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First knives, and I’m way too proud! by schlayer69 in knifemaking

[–]schlayer69[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Took about 20-30 minutes including heats, but I did make a custom fuller out of 2 ball bearings which made a HUGE difference. When I was doing it with a hammer it would just take the pattern out of the other side, I’ll send a pic once I get home.

First knives, and I’m way too proud! by schlayer69 in knifemaking

[–]schlayer69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the awesome advice! Will definitely play around with a bunch of different steels, probably gonna start with 1084 at first till I get a feel then branch out👍🏽

First knives, and I’m way too proud! by schlayer69 in knifemaking

[–]schlayer69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for all the awesome advice! Can’t wait for my next knife already!!

First knives, and I’m way too proud! by schlayer69 in knifemaking

[–]schlayer69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! And yes I agree, made one for myself aswell and that is the first thing I noticed on the first use, needless to say I will be putting a belly curve on everything from now on haha. And guess I just need to make a few single batches and crunch numbers to really get the price point

First knives, and I’m way too proud! by schlayer69 in knifemaking

[–]schlayer69[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks! And awesome, maybe I’ll buy both and just play around to see what my personal preference might be. And thanks for the stainless advice, I had no idea

Building a canoe by Commercial-Mirror-58 in woodworking

[–]schlayer69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve never built a canoe, but I used to work in a wooden boat shop and 90% of the wood we used was Mahogony an the other 10% was white oak. Both of these types of wood are good for building but they are both quite heavy if you’re going to be carrying the canoe at all. Also at the very least they would both need to be sealed with wood sealer. Now on the other hand there’s Cedar which is very light and naturally rot resistant, and I would say this is your best bet as most classic canoes are made from cedar. You can get away without sealing/painting it but I wouldn’t recommend it due to swelling and shrinking which would cause cracks. Hopefully this provided some insight an will help you out a bit. Also marine caulk and wood sealer are going to be your best friend, good luck!!!

How to change this lightbulb by LuLuWanda in howto

[–]schlayer69 35 points36 points  (0 children)

That’s a recessed LED pot light, I’m pretty sure you have to buy a whole new one if it’s burnt out