[Kenny_S]

I agree Rick, It isn you sir that brings it all together in the finished product. beautifull wood and the knives, to die for. Great knives Rick.

Maybe for my birthday or next Christmas or, I can tell my little bride," if you love like you say you do, you would order one of Rick's knives for me". Yep, that ought to work.

[Bartster]

i bet i know of a happy little carver in north carolina. great job on the knives rick and boy that is som pretty wood.

bart

[jamesfa]

Rick- those knives are are really a work of art,you have nothing to worry about from me going into competition in the knife making bussiness.

How do i get my name on your waiting list.

Frank

[wade clark]

Rick,
Some things are worth waiting for, especially your knives! I sure love mine! I just wish it took 20 or 30 to have a complete set, though. Then I'd have to order some in all these beautiful woods! Wow!
When you restore /repair gouges, do you turn handles for them, and can someone pick out woods from your knife handle selection? I have a few that'd love purple burled maple or something that wild!
Wade

[Hi_Ho_Sliver]

I have a question for you experts in metallurgy....if you have a knife, that doesn't chip, but wants to kind of roll off to the side..not sure if I am clear here, you can run your finger from back towards edge and feel an edge curled over, you can also see it as a bright area in the light.. this occurred during normal carving and without any mistreatment of the blade?....does that mean the metal is too soft? I assume so, as I would think if it was too hard it would chip..? I have a new knife I have been fighting for awhile now and can't for the life of me figure out what is wrong with it?

[Just Carving]

Hi Dave

I had a similar problem with one of the carving tools in the "infamous" carving General Tool set I talked about in another post here--specifically, the 5/16" gouge. I was thinking the metal was bad, and needed to be heat treated, sharpened, and honed until someone made me realize the tool looked similar to a Ramelson. So, I thook a second look at it, and realized the bevel wasn't right--too steep at the back, and too shallow at the edge, and causing the tool to lose its edge--not sure whether to call it chipping, or curling over as you say, but it wouldn't cut basswood like it should have--it would plow and/or rip the wood. Once I got out the emery paper, and made a few passes to straighten out the bevel to the way I have all my tools, and then honed it, it worked great--"sings a fine tune right through the wood".

Check the bevel first, and compare it to the tools you know work well for you, and then change the bevel, sharpen it, and hone it if need be. If all else fails, it may need to be heat treated, sharpened, and honed.

I just looked at you post a second time--I might be missing the point. You might be right about the softness of the metal, but I thought I'd mention the bevel first--sometimes the simple solution is to look at it again--in this case resharpening might be a simpler solution than rehardening the knife.

[Hi_Ho_Sliver]

well the blade is pretty flat from back to front the way I prefer them, and I have resharpened about 3 or 4 times, but seems just after a minimal number of times using it, it does it again? I like the knife, but this is a pain in the neck!

[Hi_Ho_Sliver]

I suppose one could slip thru, but this is a factory knife, not home made from "something"! lol.........

[JIM QUILICI]

Rick,

You need to some how , some where , put your name or something on the knives. so when I show my pretter than your knife and tell everyone it's a rick knife. I can prove it . what if they say "no it's not ricks knife "? I have to just tell them ........................ yes it is with no way to prove it, except it's pretter than theirs. guess that would prove it . lol

Just Old Jim

[Hi_Ho_Sliver]

A DNA test? LOL