One word- Cratex. This is known as the grind plunge and if you can get it up to around 400X grit on the belt you can use a Cratex drum tip, around 1/...

Due to the extreme hardenability there should be less of a problem with proeutectoid phase collection in the grain boundaries. Also, true normalizing...

Hello Andrew, You are very welcome. I enjoyed our day making damascus, and look forward to seeing your work in the future.

Welcome Jared.

Classic profile on a very classic blade, good luck with your project.

Hello Kevin, The fractured end grain is not really as clean as it should be. I am not sure of all that I am seeing but you could have had a roughe...

Hello Pablo, After an exhaustive search of the database records and reaching out to the ABS office for membership records, it would appear that Sam...

Thank you so much Pablo for pointing that out. I need to examine the database and see why Sam did not come up on that list and correct it.

Hello Nick, You are correct, we live in different times and we have had enough feedback from members not wishing to share their physical address, t...

Whether the ends of the bevels are pointed or rounded, it is very important that the edge is equally as sharp all the way to these ends for the knife ...

Hello Anetta, Currently they only European Mastersmiths with an active membership that I can find in the site database are: Veronique Laurent- Be...

You have a very nice finish on that blade.

Hello Jeremy, The maximum image size for the Collectors Corner is 750 kilobytes. With over 2500 active members with the ability to upload in C...

Hello Richard, and welcome. I had an opportunity to visit the knifemakers of your country a few years ago and a finer group of people I have never me...

One advantage of what we do is that since we create something unique, it can often lead to us being able to obtain items or services, that would norma...