The one time I've had this request, it was that the customer didn't want a mark on the part of the blade that's showing. They wanted that very clean l...

Welcome to the club!Jesus Hernandez posted a youtube video on hamons not that long ago that's some really good info. Walter Sorrells also has some gre...

Test passed this weekend under MS Dwight Phillips. 🙂 Thank y'all for the advice!If I had to redo it after some of his advice, I'd definitely make th...

For my long term storage it's either in a work cabinet or on a wall mount like Michael posted. What I prefer is a small table area near me, just a li...

I like being able to see at least the middle of the forge when standing at a neutral position an appropriate distance (imagine you're grabbing a piece...

I think some of what you're looking for will depend on what all you're looking to forge. I work with a more traditional blacksmithing shop that does a...

Subscribing to this topic. I've got my electro chem personalizer plus and I love it, but sure would be sweet to have a laser engraver.

Excellent advice, thank y'all!I've got some paracord on order to try out. I will be forging my final version tonight which will be just a smidge small...

Some good work there! Certainly lots better than I can do. Excited to see more. Any particular learning resources you have for this kind of carving?

I was hoping MP would hop in. 🙂 Some old posts he contributed to are what I referenced when I tried out stainless (mostly AEB-L for what I tried), an...

A place I really like is ArizonaIronwood. Maybe a bit on the pricier side, but so far what I've seen in the pictures is exactly what I've gotten for a...

I'm certainly not the best person person to answer this, but I'll add my thoughts. When you're talking about rating baseball cards or a lot of collect...

At my local forge group, the first thing we do is go over safety. What to wear, what not to wear, where the fire extinguishers are, where the first ai...

The few times I've tried W1 or W2 with any type of water quench (brine, dish soap added, heated, etc.), they've always cracked. Maybe not catastrophic...