Last seen: Jun 17, 2025
That would be my first and only comment. The flat board you have the anvil sitting on is very wide and will flex and rebound more than you want from a...
There are plenty of stabilized woods out there that don't have "whacky" colors. I used one piece of stabilized Califoria Buckeye in my JS set. It was ...
Looking great Shane!
I'm assuming this is post tempering or the finish grind. How often do you quench/dip the blade while grinding? Generally speaking you shouldn't be g...
In my opinion, the Parks-50 is well worth the money, especially if you are going to be using shallow hardening steels like W1, W2, or 1095. Through ha...
Pickles are all acids. All my acids are stored in opaque plastic containers with tight-fitting lids. Direct exposure to sunlight will weaken the acid....
If it's mild steel (it probably is), and your welding chops are good, I would just weld a piece of square bar to the base. Make sure the square stock ...
Here is a photo of one of my templates for a full tang blade. I was asked to make two identical copies of a blade I had made many years ago. The steel...
@Allen Crowell Pin placement mishaps happen. How I avoid it is by using a template that already has the hole placements drilled. I layout the hole pla...
That is a very good job for #8 Allen. The situation with the bevels has already been covered, so I'm going to talk about the handle.The pin placemen...
If I were to answer this question, honestly and simply, I would just say "no". Most of the fulltime "bladesmiths" I know now and have known in the las...
I feel your pain Ed. That reminds me of the time one of my chef's knives came back after the customer's daughter put it in the dishwasher....... By ...
My rough cast pommel cap. Casting.jpg
Kevin,I made a Scots Dirk a couple of years ago: Scots Dirk – Show and Tell – Your Work – American Bladesmith Society ForumI also sand cast the bronze...
Now for one of those differing opinions that Ed referred to. When I started making knives back in 2005-2006 I was working out of a shop that was abo...