The composition of 26C3 is similar to Hitachi White steel. The steel is very clean with few alloying elements. The high carbon content helps the steel...

That's about as bad as I've ever seen. In all these years I've only had to re-do one - a stainless San Mai - and I am glad it was a take-down.

Yep - they can be dangerous. One thing I have come close to - but never doing - is to get a 3 phase motor and little variable frequency drive and bu...

For years now I have used PB Blaster "Citrus Based Degreaser". Don't let the name fool you - it's for many uses. Years ago the same product was call...

I was going to give my long answer, but just to Pop's Knife Supply and look at the two videos on this Hamon 1800 product. Notice the difference on h...

You might be amazed at what you can accomplish with these. They are a hard rubber that is impregnated all the way through with abrasive. Being somewha...

I've made a LOT! of knives like this and am still waiting to hear the first complaint. They would have to be sharpened often to cause a real issue. ...

Well, I don't necessarily have a "best" knife of 2023. I didn't focus on any elaborate cutlery creation, Rather, I spent my time improving a few speci...

Got it. We're already friends. I was searching your full name.

Those are good looking pucks. You have a facebook page? I can't find it by your name search.

To solve this sort of dilemma, it's always best to build two performance test knives at the same time, making sure to do everything equally. This way,...

It's effective to utilize whatever you have to reach those tough places.

Translation: Hello all friends, I have decided to present my skills as a knife forger to publish some photos of a demonstration of what I have learne...

It's your knife - you build it your way. If you are pinning the guard - which I would - then JB Weld would be an acceptable substitute for soldering...

Ed, the only thing I've been able to do since the transition is to use an off-site host for my photos like IMGUR. It costs nothing. I keep a dedicated...