Carl, that's clever to use the chop saw to get the shoulders square on a round integral bolster! I do a fair few integral chef knives, and I ...

Thanks, Kevin. Sounds like I'm redoing it! Better not to risk it.

I use coal exclusively right now, because it is all I have, and I love the control you can get (more even heat on a blade, isolating the heat to where...

Thanks all for the suggestions. It looks like a hood and a vent for make-up air should be a good combination to not let too much of my heat out. Does ...

Thanks for all the advice. I am sold on the Personalizer Plus. Seems like a popular and effective unit.

Hey Nick, I am sure everyone has a different way to skin this cat, but I generally use the cross peen of the hammer to draw the heel. This takes ...

[quote name='Michael Thompson' date='03 July 2017 - 03:49 PM' timestamp='1499114990' post='20780'] Thanks fro the info here! As it turns out I e...

This is really helpful, Steve. I do want a vertical tank, and I think having a lid makes a whole lot of sense. In a 4" round tank, will the oil h...

Hey Elvis, These are some nice blades. I really like the forge finish on the flats, and I like your aesthetic. One aspect you might want to ...

It seems like there is a lot of great advice here. I use a glass platen, and I attached it with Locktite gel epoxy, as was suggested by Doug Delury at...

I want to echo what Lin said about forging tools. The more hammer swings you make, the better. I find I am always at a shortage of tongs in the r...

Matthew, "force rusting" sounds intriguing. It sounds like you could even do that on a blade if you wanted that look, given that it doesn't require to...

Thanks for your reply Lin. These will be smooth spacers. I do the oil patina the same way you do, but I have never used it for spacers, just guar...

[quote name='Karl B. Andersen' date='17 June 2015 - 08:15 AM' timestamp='1434546947' post='13782'] My pins push into the handle material with a slig...

Wow, this is all great advice. Thank you all so much. I am curious, how tight fitting do you all make your pins usually? Do you have to tap ...