Dalmo We dont have any cheaper postage from here than the normal one I use. I did try to find cheaper ways but no luck. My problem is making knives as a...
Roy  Youre so creative (inventive?) that I "created"this tale of you working for Nasa, dued to your High tech knowledges. Justa a joke (Or Not?????????? ;)!...
Is $300 too expensive for a set of five, well-crafted throwing knives? I've seen lots of custom throwing knives priced at $90 apiece, but Roy's would piece...
Dalmo Sorry, I never caught on the "nasa" joke, but I wish I could do something for them like sweep the launch pads, or polish the rockets. I would probably...
Who, me? If knives were made from Walnut, Cherry and Englemann Spruce and finished with tung oil, I could tell you everything you needed to know about them,...
$300 for 5 custom knives is a bargain. Roy outlined his process earlier on the list, and definitely worth the price, considering what goes into them. Just as...
Charles I have seen Carl Geddes knife collection in the states, and some of the small folders that are hand made by famous makers run into thousands of dollars...
I've been building Celtic harps for a living for the past seventeen years or so -- a really odd career, but I've enjoyed it immensely. You can see them at...
Timothy Some product (like perfums and Knives) are taxed 100%, its impossible to live with this kind of thing, you simply Cant import some products. Your Harp,...
Englemann Spruce sounds great for me, even dont having the Least idea of what is it. If I own a big Cat one day will christianize it Englemann. About steel,...
Dalmo Your numbers mean nothing to me. I have not looked at a spec sheet for over 25 years. The idea of case hardening, is to introduce carbon into the...
Hey, Roy Actually I do play, and I'm something of an oddity in that respect. Very few harpmakers actually play, let alone gig or record. I think that most...
Hi Timothy, Beautiful work, and look a lot like the Irish designs. I have instructions to make an Anglo Lyre, and you have inspired me to get cracking :-) ...
Hi Guys, I'm sorry I didn't reply to this earlier, I think I was on autopilot :-( Mild steel is "cheaper" than the grades Dalmo listed 5160 a spring steel ...
Hi,  Charles wrote (in a more resumed and better way) what I was about to write.   Did not intented to "offend"the good, honest and versatile mild steel...
Timothy Rest assured, you will get a set when I get around to finishing them. That question was silly of me. I remember you telling me that a few years ago. ...
Guys In case anybody is confused. When I said mild steel is not cheap I was referring to the fact that todays prices are 10 times what they were 5 years ago....
Roy We must blame my no native English, when I wrote Cheap the right would be "cheaper Than". Anyway, the talk led to interesting topics, and I liked to know...
Hey Roy. Greetings from the Colonies. I've toyed with knife making most of my life. I've foung the best steels come from scrapyards. I've used disks from...
Hi, James. Scrapyards are Paradise for you, genuine Forgers. And, theres a Lot of fight on the issue, but for sure old fashioned cutlers Prefer Carbon than...
Tell me about it stainless steel is hideously dear :-( I bought 6 pieces 4" diameter, 1/4" wall section, 6" lengths $200... ack! Regards Charles from Oz...
Hi Jim, I guess I'm in the Colonies also :-) I like to recycle also, and I like to use antique metal (much to the chagrin of the Old Tool Collectors clubs...
I don't know if many people on the list have seen the shur-knife design I did, but you could do a search for Ralph Thorn on youtube and one of the videos would...
Ralph Yes, I saw your knife, and it looked great. Do you know what kind of steel your partner used?? And, yes, the mild steel is Cheapear than others, but with...
Dalmo, greetings. I am what is refered to as a computer illiterate. A friend has promised to bring me into the 20th century sometime in the next few weeks. I...
Jim I was Also old fashioned on comps untill I turned 35, then I Had to learn it for keep on working, as I was a professional Advertising guy back then. I...
Is it somewhere in USA more or less close to Maine? And, If I answered ok, First tell me what/who Princess is before giving me her kiss ;)! Dalmo ... De: james...
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