Thank you for the insight Kevin. Great point about the arms race. Sword shapes also evolved to compete against the type of armor as did styles of figh...

Hello Justin, good job on the hamon, it looks really good. I also like the way you brought the hardened portion back along the spine, so that the clip...

Great knife, Dr. Jim. Thank you for the WIP, it answers a lot of questions. I definitely have to agree with having your wife inspect the knife. ...

I had not really thought about that Mike. I know that WAY back when the homogenized steel we have today did not exist. They had to manufacture it them...

Thanks for the information Mike. Interesting reading, especially about the different hardness in different areas of the blade. Makes you wonder if the...

Stephan. thanks for the comments. Good to see you. One other factor with waterstones is cost. Some can be expensive. I have a few of them and use them...

Greg you are welcome. You did the hard work and did a really good job.Congratulations again. Brion

Gabe the blade looks good from what I can see, but like Dale mentioned the guard looks a little long on both top and bottom. In my opinion it kind of ...

We have pictures also.

Tape here also. Masking tape/ painters tape in layers. Like Steve said make sure the blade is clean before taping it up and careful about grinding gri...

Might need to be a bit careful with how vigorous you get with that toothpick Allen . It would go nicely with your two foot brut de forge. Brion

Actually Gary, I tend to prefer damascus fittings for a damascus blade, now. They seem to tie the whole piece together. Just my opinion but a plain 41...

This should be enlightening Steve and a good starting point for new smiths. In my shop, I normally use 1084, 1095, 1075, 5160, 9260, and W-2 of ...

Good question Gary. I have always considered the toothpick to be a double edged knife with more of a straight taper to the point. However I have seen ...