By the way, here is a link to a video of Ford that showcases many of the techniques he'll be teaching in the intro course: Part 1: Part 2:
This is a great suggestion. I agree completely. Zack
Hey Phil, I don't have an old grinder I can spare, but you're welcome to come up and use mine some. I'm probably about 45 minutes to an hour from you,...
Ah, ok that sounds about right. Thanks. Yeah, I forge as evenly as possible, down to matching the number of blows per heat on each side of the b...
John, Kevin. Thanks very much to both of you. My understanding is more complete. Kevin, your last post in particular confirmed a number of suspicions ...
John, Thanks for the detailed response. In fact I wrote my sequence out incorrectly. I did normalize, then stress relieve, THEN anneal. ...
Thanks Brion. Yeah I've been using it for years actually. And I have certainly heat treated lots of it without any big issues. But I was sitting here ...
Alright gents, thanks for the input!
Thanks Dan. Yeah, I figured it had been carefully considered, and I certainly understand how complex contract law can get. Of course you all did...
Thanks for the confirmation. What a bummer! I'm sure it's been considered, but why not institute some kind of waiver policy for participants ...
This is a good topic! I have been working on improving my decorative filework lately. I have a few tips and observations that I have picked up whi...
Cool! I'm interested to hear about what you learn!
I'll take a "stab" at this one. Consider a spear. Why does the spear end in a sharp point, rather than the rounded butt of a broom handle? The a...
Good question Phil. I take my blades to 120, then hit them with some 220 paper (longitudinally). I stamp my blades, and in the interest of applyi...