I am going to disagree with both these gentlemen.. for basics steps like straightening, forging in bevels reliance on jigs and fixtures is limiting a...

Integrals are a little different, the drastic changes in cross section require a little bit more planning as far as moving the volume around. These...

there are a number of ways to handle the forging of this area of a knife. I think I understand what you are describing, it would help to have a photo ...

Everyone has a pile of scraped projects .. some call it the bucket of shame.. I occasionally melt a few especially annoying failures down in a cru...

plus ring hilts are just COOL! 🙂 MP

love the bowie . great set over all, sorry I missed seeing them in person!

welcome to the forum Craig I make a good amount of chef/kitchen knives. base you steel choice first on your available equipment, any of the steels ...

really nice work! I started a 1 cubic inch challenge here last year, you can take a look at the thread here/p>

[quote name='Kevin Cunningham' date='28 March 2021 - 09:56 AM' timestamp='1616946989' post='27722'] Yeah I’ve seen that technique done. I guess I ...

looks like a spring fuller. Some folks use then to isolate material for the tang (forge in the two shoulders). MP

My friend Mace Vitale asked me to post these for him he was having some trouble getting the photos posted from his phone. He started with a 1" cube...

looks like your photo didn't post. MP

yeah that pretty much sums it up. I have reasons for using either method in different situations, another smith might make different choices. ...