This is a great opportunity for members to voice their thoughts of what they would like to see at hammer ins and I encourage everyone to make this an ...

Cheyenne Any mechanical means to reduce the amount of physical work we have to do is a plus. This is an example of this using a piece of equipme...

Ed Just use mild steel for the round bar. As far as the other question -- no I never had a problem. Any misplaced hammer blows usually ju...

Ed, like you, I made my first Damascus blades by drawing them out with a hand hammer. I will describe the method and tools that I made / used to make...

Zach I started out with a used 4x36 and used it for several knives, but it did not work very well. I then went to a 2X48 that just had a contact...

Russell I store in the same tank that I blue in. I have a lid for my tank. Brian

Russell I do bluing outside. It may be a bit of a pain to do so, but that way it keeps things in good shape in the shop. I store bluing in a ta...

Wow, there is some great information here. Wolf Automation has a good selection of Variable Frequency Drives. I got my 2 HP vfd for under $...

Gabriel Rust Bluing will produce a great finish, but it is time consuming. A sweat box can be something as simple as hanging the parts in the ba...

Kevin The anti scale that I use from Brownells comes off in the quench and drops to the bottom of the tank as a solid. I have done edge quench i...

Steve What program do you use in your design? For those interested in using their computer to design knives, the program may be a good addition ...

Yes, Welcome! That is an impressive first post. Please share more details of the knife. Did you do the engraving? What are the materials used?...

Hi Jeremy To answer your question in the title of your post, No you do not need an oven. The number of excellent performing knives made without ...

Chad I would also tend to agree that is may be your technique. I had trouble getting the rope cutting down as well. To add to what has already ...

What a vast and fantastic wealth of information has been presented here. Thank you all for sharing! Brian