Awesome. I've found 1084 and 80CRV2 to be fantastic beginner steels. I haven't tried W2 yet. For a forge, I bought the Hell's Forge Max and am pret...

@dylan6leeI started with the same grinder (well, Norse was the brand, but they are the same manufacturer), and I did some heavy modification to it. To...

I was recently trying to decide what grinder to buy and pulled the trigger a couple of days ago. As a starting point, I decided to follow the "bu...

Welcome Pierre, I too am based in MA (Marblehead), and started blacksmithing/knifemaking last fall. Feel free to reach out to me with any questio...