The bearings I have seen with that in them it was brass, or maybe some brass alloy. you can heat it and forge it into guards or pommels tho. F...

I just think that it's really inspiring to see a 13 yr old going at it like this. Most 13 yr olds have other things, but knife making on their minds. ...

I haven't used the mineral oil trick on stabilized wood, but have on a piece of bocote and had some success with it. Took 45 mins. or so. Like brion s...

If I remember right bandsaws from a sawmill are the same as 15n20, but not sure about the round saws. Forge On!!!! Jason

Found some tongs $25 to $35 depending on the style at Blacksmith Supply LLC. Cheapest ones I found. They also have some that you poy togethe...

I like the slow cure because I'm a nitwit and need a little more time to get things together. Thanks for the info. I've heard of the Acraglas before, ...

It's like Brion said you have to keep annealing it. It helps but it is what it is. I guess if it were all easy everybody would be doing it. Rick, I do...

It's just worked different from nickel silver or stainless. Just seemed harder to work to me, guess my thinking was that since it was so soft it would...

I posted the whole post you put up micheal, but I was wondering do you grind half the file off or just put a flat side on it. I know thats a stupid qu...