You should be fine with that type of forge...even if it's "wet", once you get the fire started, and up to temp, it should have plenty of time to "burn...

Hi Cheyenne! When you use the term "building a fire" I'm assuming they is a coal/coke forge? If so, you should be alright....with a coal/...

About the only supply outfit that I use, that has not been mentioned is Enco Enco and MSC are essentially the same company. Something else t...

Brion is onto something in his post... Showing presentation knives to AS MANY DIFFERENT MS AS POSSIBLE.... It's not only the fact that different ey...

As with most things, I think we all are constantly evolving in our methods....most Bladesmiths don't keep "doing it" because they know it all.....it's...

When I'm "gett'in after it" I just let the billet cool enough that I can handle it with welding gloves on.....then grind, cut, and restack......then g...

I'm in full agreement with everyone else about grinding/cutting/stacking versus hot cut/folding. In my early years, I did a lot of hot cut/f...

Hi Jim! Up until a few years ago, I've rebuilt, owned, and sold dozens of Little Giant hammers......what's on your mind? Specific questi...

I am a firm proponent of the press fit for guards, not that I agree with solder snobs and I often will include solder with a press fit so long as it i...

Kevin, Sorry for taking so long to get back to this....I've not looked at this thread since posting last time. The way the disc grinder ...

Hi Steve! I leave them in all the time. I drill a hole through the forge shell/refractory, insert the thermocouple, with about 1/2-1" of i...

Overall nice work! I have to agree that the handle looks a bit "chubby" from the side profile. Maybe just take the palm swell down a bit. Don'...

Personally, I hate building sheaths. That being said, I also have never found anyone who has satisfied me with a sheath they made for me...either the...

The top/bottom of the ricasso, and the handle matching is critical to a knife having the appearance of flow and balance. I think it's something that ...

I grew up on a farm in southern Indiana. Our recreation consisted of running the woods, hunting, fishing, and trapping. The summer I was 12, my best...