Good question. Too bad I don't know what you are talking about..... You have piqued my interest though, so do me a favor and raise me up and out o...

Duane Dushane has a great DVD on basic fileworking techniques. It covers 3 styles: Rope, vine, and "S" patterns. These three patterns use 2 files to c...

For preventing blade warp in quenching it seems that the most important factor is being able to plunge the blade dead vertical into the quenchant and ...

Then again, you could forge the knife flat, surface it, drill the holes while the sides are parallel, and grind the taper into the tang. Drilling the ...

As for controlling the air flow from the blower into the forge, I use a 1-1/2 inch gate valve (buy at Lowes or Home Depot)in between the blower and my...

Welcome to the wonderful and addictive world of knife making! Keeping it simple for the ignorant, but not stupid person is difficult because ...

Mike Quesenberry showed me a very cool technique for convexing the edge. We both have been finish grinding on the 9 inch disk sander. Mike took a piec...

I'm with Steve on this one, there is no "right way" to finish the blade. I will say that for me, the finish also depends on the grind. Flat ground bla...

If I can jump in here for a moment, I am NOT a "good forger" even though I started out as a blacksmith, but I am getting better at it. Tim Hancock onc...

I also have a large quantity of scrap sucker rod (I used to build fencing from them)and have tried doing some heat treating with them. I would not rec...

The secret to a deep etch is twofold: 1. A really good quality stencil. I get mine from marking Methods:br /> 2. An etcher that allows you to use ...

Welcome to wonderful and addictive world of Bladesmithing! I wish the first piece of Damascus I tried looked that good....... Anyway, for what i...

It really depends on what style of knife you are making and how you are putting it together. If you are making a stub (partial) tang, the guard, space...