Excellent tutorial Dan. Perhaps it would be appropriate to ask what people would like to see would be video makers create. Brian

Karl Kerosene was mentioned in this thread and since it is a proven method for forge welding,and since you will not start on this until you get ...

Dwane Necessity is the mother of invention. I have seen people make these in drill press with files and even in hand drills that were clamped to...

I like the idea as well.

Ed It is good that you are thinking about becoming very comfortable with one steel. This is a good decision. Many pass the JS performance t...

Steve Yes, this is very easy to do with little effort required. It certainly requires less effort than hand stitching around the inlay. Remembe...

Well this hammer in is just around the corner -- so who is going? I haven't missed this hammer in in years, but my schedule may not allow me to atten...

No Fair!! Keep us posted. Brian

That is great! What network, what will the show be called, and when is it expected to air so we don't miss it? Brian

DW Welcome to the ABS forums -- I see this is your first post. Ebay is a good source as well as Craig's list. When searching ebay, do you...

Kyle Do not use aluminum -- just don't. If your intetion is to do precious metal inlay and hot blue, use the mild steel, otherwise I would r...

Very nice write up Ed. Thanks for taking the time to put this together. Brian

Ed I use an old fire extinguisher that was decomissioned from work with the top cut off for a vertical tank. An old stainless steel or plain ste...

We have a problem as a society of accepting decades and centuries old words and using them today even though the actual act that the word is describin...

Danny A bit of advice I will offer is in your testing, do not make a finished knife. All you need is a crude sharp piece of steel that you are w...