[quote name='David Murdach' date='28 October 2020 - 01:33 PM' timestamp='1603913609' post='27135'] I Have always considered south of I 70 and Effing...

Well, Southern Illinois means anything south of I-80. Can you be more specific?

Great schedule!

I avoid hardening the areas of the blade where the SS is full thickness - near the spine, ricasso/choil. That avoids the differential issues. I use ...

That is an EXCELLENT! tutorial. Thanks for putting this here.

Welcome to the group! It's not too difficult to get us to talk - just ask!

I do it like you do. Do it however you want - it's your knife.

[quote name='John Hege' date='29 August 2020 - 08:43 AM' timestamp='1598712232' post='27001'] As for it not being worth the trouble, When you get d...

I made a large number of Stainless/simple carbon San-Mai knives using both 416 and 410. I've never noticed any difference in the welding process. Wh...

I just had a full description of this all written out and lost it during posting. I don't know why. This is from Kevin Cashen. Here you can see th...

[quote name='Luka Stolyarov' date='25 August 2020 - 11:01 AM' timestamp='1598374864' post='26978'] If the gray area is the carbon migration area, it...

Stainless San-Mai offers a really dramatic display of carbon migration. This is just two pieces of steel. The bright shiny/reflective line is wher...

Yes - the unhardenable jacket can act exactly like clay and create a hamon. I've had it happen many times in 1095.

[quote name='Joshua States' date='19 August 2020 - 05:56 PM' timestamp='1597881360' post='26958'] Here is the not-deceased ABS Mastersmith showing h...