Thanks for the tips gentlemen. I just successfully forged my first stainless san mai yesterday. My practice with high carbon and mild steel billet...

It's something I hadn't thought through I suppose. In your opinion, is there a difference between a business name on the knife, or the actual makers n...

Thanks for the input Ed! You make a good point.

One of the things that makes 52100 great for forging is the Cr content, which among other things is a built in grain size controller. This means that ...

Nice work neighbor!