I'm the WORST. I feel you.

I have a feeling these will stop when they realize how little the average bladesmith really makes LOL

Maybe light weight leather and doing a wrap and tie shut? Like a 3 layer fold-over. That would be simple and elegant. Not meant to carry, but could s...

hunter/dagger/whatever haha  NSK9727s.jpg

Thanks Dennis! You'll have to ask Cindy for more details, but yes, there is a hammer in in Ohio next August that will have a judging panel for JS ca...

It's a beautiful knife. Be very proud. I'm having a difficult time seeing a plunge line or a primary bevel. Are those difficult to see from the phot...

Thanks guys, much appreciated 🙂 Looks like the ABS is doing a judge panel at the Ohio hammer-in next August. That's the one I'm aiming for.

Thank you. Ya I just did another batch of dozen or so blocks and let them vacuum for 24 hours or so, then soak for 48 hours. Seemed to come out real...

Awesome, thank you. It looks like I'll be meeting with Ray Smith in July.

Awesome thank you. I kinda botched my first 2 prototypes, but I'm moving on to the third tomorrow I hope. I over-forged the first one at the T junct...

Much appreciated Karl. I've been following your work for a long time, so the compliment means a lot.

I can't figure out how to embed the photo in this form :/

Much appreciated guys. I found a Grobet distributer at contenti.com. I got a pile of them comin

Also, I tried using grinding belt grease on my last batch of blanks. I notice a little extra life out of the 36 grit belts. Might be worth checking ou...

Any suggestions on 220 J flex belts with decent joints? I had 2 3M cermaics explode on me in the same day so I'm avoiding those, and I've tried a few ...