Gary nailed it.....my exact thoughts too!

Sorry for being so late to the table! I got the idea of carving and texturing from JD Smith......years ago at the Eugene show, JD and ...

Welcome aboard Mathew! I'm a vet too....retired USAF. If you happen to qualify for the VA's Voc Rehab, my shop is an approved VA training faci...

Welcome to the forums Ben! I think most of us went through our time of doing battle with the #20 cylinders......then I went to #100s, then to a ...

Jesse! About time you showed up! Good to see you here Pal. For those who don't know, I had the honor of admistering Jesse's JS performa...

Derrick......I get the impression that there is something deeper on your mind. What exactly is it? It keeps sounding like your lobbying for so...

The ABS doesn't even try to quantify JS or MS "quality" in design, fit, and finish I have to respectfully disagree with that statement. I beli...

If it were up to me, I would publish the written forging guidelines on the ABS website, and incorporate forging as a requirement during the performanc...

My first thought when I read: Never once during the ABS JS and MS certification process is a bladesmith’s forging skill ever tested or even observe...

After looking at the pics, my instincts tell me too hot, for too long. The telltale signs for me are the enlarged grain size, and the burnt on oil......

Nice work John! Your getting pretty darn good at that carving/texturing!

Hi Jesse! Jeremy laid it all pretty well. Based on what I read in your post, it frightens me that you don't have some type of "control" o...

Hi Steve! Personally I try to steer clear of Ebony. Experience has taught me that Ebony is like concrete..... its not a matter of IF it wi...

I just love that style of axe......super nice Lin!!