Thank you all!

Thanks- so you just checked them and no problem?

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Jaden, Ed's advice is excellent, as expected. It is very frustrating when starting out in knife making- the tools are expensive, you need a plac...

Karl, That IS a nice knife! Is it a Take-Down???

Daniel, I just passed my JS Performance test and I used my coal forge to heat treat my test blade and practice test blades because I felt I had m...

I do it the same way Brion does: Forge the taper in, Use a jig to drill holes perpendicular. I drill my holes after grinding because I prefer to det...

Well, the 3rd Annual William F. Moran, Jr., All-Forged Knife Show was a great success! This is one you'll want to see next year for sure. Here a...

I LOVE Hamons! They're not only beautiful, but they can be a visual measure of the care taken in producing the blade and the heat treatment proce...

Thanks Russell and Frank! I used Fiebing's British Tan, one of my favorites. When I dye my sheaths, I clean them first with Isopropyl alcoho...

I've been considering stabilizing my own material for a while but really don't know where to start, equipment-wise. Any suggestions on what minimal e...

OK! Thanks, I've got an 8" and a 2" so I'll just keep using them...

Thanks guys!

Thanks guys!

Matthew, I had a machine shop "flatten" my Peter Wright anvil, but it wasn't quite as much as yours will need. They charged me $100 and went...