I've worked on a number of the #200 Emerson anvils, and can't say anything bad about them. If I ever had to replace my #300 Trenton, it would likely ...

For the most part, the bits I use for knifemaking are cobalt or carbide. As I get into 1/4" and larger, it's generally HSS. A number of yea...

Oh Wow! Whew! That's a pretty serious case of "sway back". I think the only anvil I've every seen that was worse then that was one of the c...

To date I've only used 416 or 410. But since about the only difference with 420 is a couple more points of chromium, it should work. I would think yo...

Why is a direct drive better than the belt drive? Lack of vibration? In the case of the KMG, direct drive means 2 less pulleys, 1 less shaft, 1...

When I'm welding SS laminate, I dial the forge to 2370F, put the billet in, and once it reaches temp, allow it to soak for 7-10 minutes, but that's de...

I agree with everyone on the motor size thing! Years ago I started with 1hp motors, then later went to 2hp, and now I run 3hp motor on the grind...

Karl.... I was waiting for you to jump on this before I posted anything.....because I know you've made miles more then I have. I have always ...

Everything we do as Bladesmiths/Knifemakers a "give-n-take" situation.....we generally give up one thing, in order to achieve another. When it comes...

Here's a few that I particularly liked....

I don't see any pics.... so I'm just guessing here. First, depending on how you see "dull orange", you likely were not hot enough. Next, any...

People all learn at different rates and have differing strengths and weaknesses. One student may be more analytical while the other is artistic w...

Ditto to what Karl said. Ever set of rules that I've ever seen for any knife competition has required that anyone entering a knife be a table holder...

In all my years of Bladesmithing, I've never been able to justify a Foredom. I always buy tools based on how much use I will get out of them, and how...