9 out of 10 bladesmiths will tell you that the process of gluing up the handle to the blade is one of the most stressful operations, if not the most s...

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure they say. Before you attach a handle with epoxy, a light smear of petroleum jelly on anything you do n...

I just got the pro-pics back from Philip Schrei photograpy. He did a wonderful job of capturing the pattern in the steel and the grainof the wood burl...

Do you use a mirror to set your guards? It works with all blade shapes. The guard should fit snugly, there should be no movement once it is pressed in...

It's pretty much make another handle. I have heard some folks say that putting the whole knife in a 250 degree oven makes the epoxy let go and they c...

Sterling, I forgot to address your observation about the blade profile being a softer dropped point than other Seaxes. This profile is the typical poi...

This blade won the competition for Best Fighter and for Best Forged Blade. I was truly stunned. The announcements were made, but I couldn't hear them....

Thank you Karl. Yes it took some work. The 300+ layer billet sat in my shop for a couple of years with the pattern cut, but not finished forging befor...

You have lots of choices. Satanite is a popular refractory cement that works well. Some folks also use Rutland's Furnace Cement. I have used both with...

Check your area for woodworking supply stores. I often by my handle wood from the local Woodworker's Source. These types of stores sell all types of w...

Check your area for woodworking supply stores. I often by my handle wood from the local Woodworker's Source. These types of stores sell all types of w...

I regularly tested my mono-steel blades to destruction during the ealy years of bladesmithing and still peiodically do destructive testing on all my s...

I do a bit of file work, and never have I considered using a rotary tool for it. The process goes fast enough with a good set of files and is easier t...