You guys are fantastic. And John, there was another "duh" moment... I recently read something about common sense not being flower that blooms in every...
I literally just slapped myself in the head while reading your post. I always had a hard time messing up the ricasso (getting things out of square) by...
So glad some of you have posted up your thoughts and experiences. The forging days set aside sound like such a great idea. Lin, I was hoping I could g...
Great job. Looks like you put a lot of thought into that. One thing that always sticks in my mind from some really good makers is to have a plan as I ...
I took a weekend trip to a very generous guy's house and he showed me some of the basics. I slowly started putting together the components to build a ...
I was fortunate enough to go up and take a week long class from Ed a few years ago. It really is valuable getting to have a maker take you through the...
Dan- I'm guessing I'm not alone in thinking "wow, that sounds like a ton of work" when I read your above response. Thanks for all the work you put i...
Thanks for the info, Chris. Jeremy
Love that axe... Do you use your forge for heat treating? I have a salt lot that I'd love to be able to use for the control of temperature, but it'd t...
Thanks, Lin. Once I get around to it again, I'll have to post up how it all goes. With fishing pretty well behind me for the year (darned rock in the ...
Thanks for the thoughtful reply, Lin. I've "made" 3 heads, two Hawks and one hatchet. None got finished because of various issues during the process. ...
Thanks so much for this, Lin. You were kind enough to talk with me over the phone about some of this a little while back. Seeing the pictures with the...
The short answer, yes. I have only forge welded with WI once when making a tomahawk head with high carbon core. The WI will move much more easily than...
Hi there. I think the answer to your problem may be dependent on a few different things. I built my salt pot based on Ed Caffrey's design and the info...