Ed Caffrey
Ed Caffrey
Master Bladesmith
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Joined: Feb 15, 2021
Last seen: Apr 26, 2025
Topics: 63 / Replies: 691
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Hello From Montana

Woot! Ty is here!! Welcome aboard!

7 years ago
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Handle Material

I've been hosed so many times on handle materials... with ANY natural material I simply will not buy unless I can see it first hand. Buying off the ...

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Foliated Steel

I agree with both Anthony, and Matt. I have to ask the question, what prompted you to want to do a 5000 layer billet? The amount of time steel w...

7 years ago
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Hidden Tang Guard Fit Up

What tools and jigs do we use? I would say that one of the most important tools is a GOOD, CARBIDE file guide. These tools are certainly not ch...

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Which Oven Do You Recommend?

So is the readout on the controls not accurate? Based on what I've found, that's the catch.... the percentage of accuracy can be based on just ...

7 years ago
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Which Oven Do You Recommend?

There was a time when I would have recommended Paragon hands down, but over the last few years, their customer service has taken a severe nose dive. ...

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Armored Plate

The only logical way to incorporate that into a blade would be San-Mai. As has been said, it will not harden. With the nickel and magnesium content,...

7 years ago
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Talks And Demos For 2018

Over the years I've learned that it's not about what I've done as a demonstrator, it's about the group I'm presenting to. Often times what I think i...

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Wip... Building A Serious Welding Forge

Yes. The "swirl" is very obvious when the forge is running. Probably the biggest down side the this particular forge is the "warm up" time..... It ...

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