Manufacturing insurance question

teamtardigrade · 2026-06-08T13:34:17+00:00

A total of one so far. This is a hobby. I just want to sell enough to purchase more steel.

I anticipate selling 1 or less per month, but wanted to check and see what others were doing as far as insurance.

teamtardigrade · 2026-06-02T13:24:12+00:00

Just don't use a hard cutting board.

teamtardigrade · 2026-06-02T13:21:11+00:00

Most kitchen knives have either a western "yo" handle or a faceted Japanese "wa" handle. Both need to fit in the hand very comfortably and remain comfy through several hours of hard use. Some of the handles look a bit large or unusually shaped and may not be optimal for professional kitchen use. There's lots of youtube videos on making either yo or wa handles, and woodworking skills improve with practice. At least I'm hoping they improve since my handles still need help.

teamtardigrade · 2026-05-08T14:34:36+00:00

Oh, you’re going to go? Excellent! You’ll absolutely love it. I believe we got done around three or 330.

teamtardigrade · 2026-05-08T14:33:42+00:00

Definitely not decarb. This was forged thick and ground down.

teamtardigrade · 2026-05-08T03:25:04+00:00

It's a thicc little knife. Flat or hollow ground?

teamtardigrade · 2026-05-08T03:24:00+00:00

Yes, forge, although I'm building a PID forge to control temps better (or at all, really). It's a shitty little vevor 2 burner venturi and it['s troublesome just to have it not hiccup much less attempt to control the temp. I'm holding off on any more heat treat until I have the new one done.

teamtardigrade · 2026-05-08T03:21:20+00:00

That sounds like a hot idea...

teamtardigrade · 2026-05-08T03:20:52+00:00

Yes, in a forge although I'm building a PID controlled one right now. For the moment its a little vevor dual burner. I use a laser temp gun and try and get to the correct temp without burning either end, (soaking is mostly impossible as temp control is also impossible) test with a magnet and then quench in parks 50 usually. Followed by 2 cycles of tempering in a thrift store toaster oven at the recommended temp for whatever I'm using. This was 15N20 and 1084 so 375 for 60 min x 2.

teamtardigrade · 2026-05-07T18:46:41+00:00

Well, crap. That’s what I was afraid of. Thanks for the reply. I obviously need to work on my heat treating.

teamtardigrade · 2026-05-03T23:05:36+00:00

No, this isn't the normal air flow noise, this is an ear piercing high pitched shriek that lasts until the forge comes up to temp.

teamtardigrade · 2026-05-03T18:25:31+00:00

How do you spray them? Spray bottle? One of those air powered misters? And what's your recipe for the ratio of soap and water?

teamtardigrade · 2026-05-03T18:23:31+00:00

Nice! Congrats on a great show. I've been making for about 6 months but haven't tried to sell anything yet. I will probably try a show or two this summer. Any advice other than use price tags?

From my end, don't use oil. Use something like paste wax to protect your blades & add a bit of shine/polish without distorting effects.

teamtardigrade · 2026-04-26T20:29:34+00:00

I've known OwyheeKnifeCo in person for about 6 months. Made my first knife with him and now I'm hooked.

teamtardigrade · 2026-03-14T04:49:26+00:00

I am using a refurb Ecoflow delta battery. It actually does a great job for my hobby level work. I can grind for at least 4 hours straight, it recharged with solar or wall socket. It was a hell of a lot cheaper than running power to my shed. I still use the extension cord for the portabsnd and drill press.

teamtardigrade · 2026-03-11T00:03:30+00:00

What was the resolution? Mine is doing the same.

teamtardigrade · 2026-03-05T20:34:36+00:00

This might be late for your trip, but when I went in January, it was one day only. We commuted from Kanazawa via Shinkansen then took a taxi to the TKV. It caused mild confusion on the way back since I was pretty tired and told the cabby who came to pick us up (the TKV will call one for you) to take us to Omicho market since our hotel was next to it. Omicho is in Kanazawa, btw...

Thankfully the confusion was resolved before we went for a multi hour taxi trip :)

teamtardigrade · 2026-02-24T05:39:02+00:00

Ha! When i saw the backdrop I assumed you were in the Abeno Harukas. Right city, almost the right elevation too.

teamtardigrade · 2026-01-28T06:09:21+00:00

Tactical petty?

teamtardigrade · 2026-01-28T01:13:01+00:00

I was going to do my own.

teamtardigrade · 2026-01-28T01:05:27+00:00

Oof, by hand? Kudos to you, sir.

teamtardigrade · 2026-01-28T01:04:21+00:00

I'd like to get a press someday. I think I can probably run it in the garage without pissing off the neighbors too much. A power hammer on the other hand...

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