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How do power your cnc mill on your house

Would be interested to see how you sharpen the lost trail, especially with the big belly it has

Just ordered an LT5.🤘😎🇨🇦

Cool knife .

what a great tip w WD40. I've been just trying to wipe it off or use a clean buffing wheel it to clear up which works but super time consuming.

So glad you went A2 and not 1095. Its such a good carbon steel.

Do you use a diamond coated end mill for G10?

I'm sold. The attention to detail is so professional and careful.

great locale for your vids... dig the thoughts you put into not only the blade but the sheath... made not only in America but in one of the best states and i want to support you i will also contact you about making sheaths for blades we send in to you... 🪂🕶🔪

Someone turned me on to you guys and this knife. I was looking for a new camping knife. I told them i was probably going to get an Esee 5 or 6. He sung your knives praises.im going to get me one. I had to do some research on A2. Nothing wrong with that i love learning. Going to have to do some saving but thats ok. You guys seem to be doing awesome work. Also its nice to see and hear the man himself.

I run a manufacturing business and spend $500K a year on laser cutting. For better cutting: 1. Find a laser cutting business with the latest technology - a fiber laser with 20KW will give you a great cut with high accuracy and finish. Older lower wattage machines provide poor quality cuts with loads to slag as you have seen. 2. Get them to cut the parts across the grain so you do not get warping from the material as most thinner materials come of a coil 3. The laser cutter can program the laser to do multiple cuts along the material and then come back to finish the cut so as to not heat each piece up too much. The other thing with waterjet is that you get a large taper which is hard to manage if you rely on the edge to be square and straight. I love laser cutting and the latest machines provide an outstanding cut and finish

You should wear safety glasses when you grind. Your eyes can’t be replaced. Keep up the good work 👍 I hope to purchase one in the future 👍😎👍🇺🇸🇺🇸

The attention to detail on the sheath is exceptional. It covers issues that I thought I just had to deal with. The thumb pinch is real on some of my knife and multitool kydex sheaths. Now I know it can be done better and how. Great work! I had already placed my order. Just wanted to learn more about my knife. Mission accomplished and from the man himself.

Been eyeballing this knife for almost 2 years now I love it. I can’t get over how beautiful the design is and I know this sounds wild but I will edc this thing 😂

New grail knife spotted. My only concern is i think the sharpening choil might be a little too large. When carving i like the distance from my hand to the start of the edge to be as close as possible. It seems a little too far apart for my liking. Once i get my hands on one I will definitely let you know!

PLEASE make a LT5 sport (LT2.8 maybe). I just love the LT5 shape, and a EDC variant sound awesome.

What were you painting??

everyone makes their a2 around 59-60 so that tells me theyre just trying to make a safe rockwell not actually the highest performing hardness so thanks for sharing your experiment process in trying to get the best rockwell for the LT5 that actually speaks to me about the higher rockwell youve chosen. have you noticed any improved stainlessness with the higher rockwell?

This is some good stuff right here, any plans for an XL version 😊

Hi TJ. I recently discovered your podcast and have been binge listening. It is very inspiring. I’m preparing for a relaunch in January. I’m working out of a walled off half of a two car garage (180sqft). Have you made many changes to your shop since this video was made?

Why would you use a endmill to face a workpiece? Even a 1" shell mill would do the job in 1/4 the time but would go with a 3" would get it done in about 3 passes.

husky selling knives :))

Beautiful craftsmanship. I have an outland and it goes into the field with me everyday. Thanks TJ.

Leather sheath with pocket clip lets go

I’d like Lost Trail 4 in CPM 3V

I am going to get one as soon as I go back to work. Question though. I know you do the green sara coat. Could you Acid etch it and then sara coat it then stone wash it. It makes the sickest looking finish. I call it Apoc Green.

Great Video! I’ve made custom vacuum fixtures, and looking at the process may help the front of the knife tool paths. Vacuum pumps are extremely loud though.

TJ makes the absolute best knives and sheathes. His attention to detail and thoughtful designs are nothing short of astounding. One of the highest quality knives that I’ve ever owned. His love for what he does shines through every time I use mine. Thanks dude!

living the dream. keep going good sir

Could you please measure your door height? That would help me a whole lot

I bought mine right after seeing Gideons tactical video & been using it for couple months now & luv it. The handle, blade, and sheath are incredible. So much thought went in to design. Thank u

Look like a super camp knife !

Hey TJ Just sent you a email I love your work and channel keep it up. ATB Joe

Love love the knife ordering one this Friday. Like the fact that so much time was spent on the sheath most companies it's basically ally an after thought. Also glad it's a2 steel. One of my favorites holds an edge and easy to sharpen in field. To many of the newer super steels almost impossible to sharpen in field Great vid and be safe!

With the big open area beneath the parts being machined, how is it holding up with tolerances and probably more importantly in this case with tooling chatter and surface finish?

TJ, i appreciate your attention to detail! Am also a big A2 fan-air quench with that molybdenum, tough, easily sharpened, cost-effective…like a wise man’s 3V on a bigger blade. (Yes, i know 3V has better wear resistance but sharpening is easy and ‘geometry, geometry, geometry’ lol)

I use a Lie-Nielsen A2 blade in my handplane for woodworking. A2 is great steel, it holds its edge for a long time.

Nice looking knife but.... the price is a little high 😢

One of the things I found with laser cutting is the actual type of laser makes a big difference. For instance, a 3000 W CO2 laser will have a pretty substantial heat affected area, but an 8000 W fiber laser has very little heat affected area. Fiber cuts steel so much better than CO2, and when you get to those high wattages, it just vaporizes the steel before it even has a chance to get very hot. why not just Skip machining the edge at all and use both clamps, when you sharpen it that kerf will go away anyway.

Did you get the Syil from Titan or Direct?

I love how light this knife is for its size 💪

Cant wait to get one! I can tell you put a tremendous amount of thought into the knife and the sheath.

Think we’ll see this black richlite available on your other models?

Imma try to scoop tomorrow 8/16 drop…leggo

Got mine today and it’s an absolutely beautiful blade.

Press forming not cold forging

Just got mine here in Australia I absolutely love this knife it fits in my hand so good can not complain one bit on the quality either love it so much it’s my favourite knife so far from you…well done tj

I suggest making the belt loop wider than the knife handle. I find big knives with skinny belt loops tend to flop and twist on my belt.

Make it in 3v or magnacut and I’ll buy two.

This looks like one I'll have to add to my collection. Question: how come no jimping? Would you be willing to put a greyish cerekote on the blade?