But I feel you can get a bit more hardness out of the oil i use right now without heating it. In reality, the opposite is the case. Common log...

I looked it up and its a minimum of 13% Chromium to have a stainless steels. That's where industry draws the line to consider a steel "stainles...

Many of the exotic woods don't require any "top coating"..... for those I finish off with a good coat of Carnauba wax. For those woods that need a "t...

I tested/experimented with CruForge... it's fairly simple/easy to work with until after heat treat, then it's one of the most difficult steels to fin...

Tim and I have some more videos coming soon! Today we managed to get footage on Blade Design, Grinds/Geometry, Straightening bends/warps in blades...

A lot of folks don't keep the files on their home machine(s)..... that's part of the idea behind the online storage. Concerning the "lower storage am...

Where the issue lies with Photobucket is the fact that for YEARS they have had a Free tier/membership. "Third Party Hosting" was the draw, in that it...

I think I was one of the lucky ones.....been using it myself for a number of years, then one day all the photos I had posted through it went away, and...

Tim and I filmed a couple more videos today. We did one on File Guides and their uses, and a second on Grain Growth and Grain refinement. Both shoul...

I produce all the Angle Peen hammers I build from 4140. I feel that it's ideal to make a hammer that is slightly softer then the anvil face. Most "q...

Latest video should be up this weekend! Building and installing a "seamless" fit guard on hidden tang blades. I'm having a blast doing these vid...