Thanks guys Jerermy - They are not to all that hard but the larger material is a bit different to forge if you aren't used to it ... both easier a...

I think it has more to do with longer stroke cylinders being more common and easier to source than any real need for a longer stroke. In my shop we ha...

W1 will work fine for knives in fact it is one of my favorite steels to make integrals out of. w1 and w2 are almost the same W1 has 0.25% silicon and ...

Please don't misunderstand me. I don't think that the 3 year wait is a bad thing at all. I am happy to have this time to get My skill set in line with...

I don't really have an issue with the three year wait to test, I understand the idea behind it and think it is a fair test of commitment. I do however...

thanks guys! these seem to be all I am making lately ... nothing but kitchen knives! MP

[quote name='JD Smith' date='23 November 2013 - 03:04 PM' timestamp='1385244260' post='9098'] So yeah.. we did it. I successfully welded an axe to...

Has anyone tried low carbon alloys like A203E or even 1018?

[quote name='Steve Culver' date='20 November 2013 - 08:05 AM' timestamp='1384959911' post='9060'] The information in this thread is awesome! I ...

well I do hope you prove me wrong!

JD's demo did in fact blow my mind a bit, until I got my head around what he was doing ( and JD thank you SO much for demoing at our hammer-in!)an...

At our hammer in weekend before last I watched J D Smith weld several billets with NO flux or carbon adding fuel on billets I prepped and using my for...

I like "records or the medieval sword" and "the sword in the age chivalry", earlier styles I like "the sword in Anglo-Saxon England" by Davidson and...