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    Interesting Video Finds Part 3

    Electric Bicycle Races and Defeats Gasoline Superbikes! This home-made electric assist pedal bicycle races and smokes gasoline motorcycles. The same Lithium-Ion's that power our flashlights power this bicycle. Electric power is the future of racing. Enjoy, -Luke...
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    Homemade ceramic and nylon liner lock folder (w/pics)

    Nicely done!
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    DIY fully carbon fiber knife building. :) Lots of pics!

    I was using an HTC G1. But, I just picked up an HTC EVO 4G, which has an 8MP camera with mechanical focus abilities, and takes pics that you wouldn't know came from a cell phone.
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    DIY fully carbon fiber knife building. :) Lots of pics!

    Beautiful spoon!
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    DIY fully carbon fiber knife building. :) Lots of pics!

    BTW- That Ti blade in the last picture I sharpened enough to shave with, and when you mess up and cut yourself with it screwing around, it actually doesn't hurt. You're just surprized to see blood dripping from somewhere and wonder where you got knicked. lol
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    DIY fully carbon fiber knife building. :) Lots of pics!

    Ok, here are some crude pics of my crude testing with laminating metals into the carbon fiber. I'm using Titanium here, but it's only to practice the process of getting the carbon/insert/edge layout laminated to meet my standards for stregnth and visual qualities rather than trying to make...
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    DIY fully carbon fiber knife building. :) Lots of pics!

    Well, I cut some thin Ti blade blanks to wrap in carbon fiber, but keep the cutting edge of the blade as exposed Titanium. :) But... then a guy at the EDC forums made an excellent suggestion! Use a piece of ceramic for the cutting edge insert! Now I'm shopping ceramic blanks, and trying...
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    DIY fully carbon fiber knife building. :) Lots of pics!

    For the people wondering how CF holds an edge, I can tell you it's nothing like good steel. I can cut soft things with them, like veggies and fruit and trim steaks and things with no issues, and the blade stays sharp. However, if you start trying to carve wood or hacking through cardboard...
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    Anyone tried to make pattern welded Titanium?

    Whoa! After seeing pattern welded Titanium, I feel like I've got no choice now but to try to make some. :)
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    Anyone tried to make pattern welded Titanium?

    Thank you for the tips. :) I had never heard of Timascus before, but it does sound like what I'm looking to end up with. :) I do think your advice to start with steel is definately logical good advice. I've got lots of random steel strips laying about, so I supose I will give it shot. :)...
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    Anyone tried to make pattern welded Titanium?

    So, I've got an anvil, a make-shift oxy-propane forge, some damn fine hammers, and a whole stack of 1/16" thick 6V4Al Titanium strips. Has anyone ever made pattern welded Titanium before? Any tips? Or should I just go give it a shot and see what happens. :) They use borax to coat...
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    DIY fully carbon fiber knife building. :) Lots of pics!

    Thank you for all the kind words guys. :)
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    DIY fully carbon fiber knife building. :) Lots of pics!

    So, some neat things about CF is that it's never going to rust, or be bothered by saltwater or things left on the blade. It's so light, I can have it loose in a back pocket, and even jogging I don't even feel the thing. I haven't weighed them yet, but I think they are under 1oz per knife...
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    DIY fully carbon fiber knife building. :) Lots of pics!

    The next week, I started another knife, this time with the thinner blade, because the first knifes blade was just way stiffer and stronger than I could ever imagine it needing to be. Then rough ground it. Then cut out the handle laminations, laminated them, cooked in the oven at...
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    DIY fully carbon fiber knife building. :) Lots of pics!

    I bought some carbon fiber materials to make some fairly complex parts with, and sadly realized that I was badly lacking the skills needed to make complex things. So, I decided to try some simple things first to teach myself a bit, and trying a knife seemed like a simple and fun first try...
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