First off, I want to say that looks fantastic! If that is your eighth blade, you should be very proud of what you've managed to make. I know my eighth...

I always like to bring earplugs to these sorts of events. Easy enough to bring, and I always end up wearing them more than I thought I would. Have fun...

Thank you for the tip, Ed. I've never covered up blades when grinding anyway, but I've never known to check all four directions like that before, so t...

Thank you for the information. The blade is not good enough that it is worth making another handle for it, so I'll give up on ever selling the blade a...

I was actually wondering if that would be an option. What is the best way to go about heating it up? Would it be to heat up the blade with a torch, so...

I was actually wondering if that would be an option. What is the best way to go about that? Would it be to heat up the blade with a torch, so that the...

Oh well, looks like another one for the personal collection... Assuming that the heat treat was done correctly, is there any possibility of stra...

Sorry for the late reply. Thank you for all the responses. I will have to see if I can find some band saw blades. How will I know if they are bimetall...

Thank you very much for all of your help and suggestions. I really appreciate your support and encouragement. I will try to source some 15N20. Thank...

Thanks so much, Ed. I had no idea about 5160 not being a good steel to use for forge welding. I had been tack welding both ends. I will have to ...

Thanks for all the helpful responses. We have made some modifications to our current forge by removing the second burner. We removed the orifice ...

Wow, thanks for all the fast replies! You have really given me a lot of useful information. We are planning on removing the gas orifices and ...