Welcome Mario. It is good to see you here on the forum. Let us know how we can help. Brion

Welcome to the forum Steven. And thank you! As you know there is a lot of information here, but if there is something particular you question, ask...

That is what I use Jeff. I have an older shoulder filing jig I use. My ricasso near the plunge has a small flat area and I clamp that on and then put ...

Very nice John! I like the combination of materials, they work great together. Good work! Brion

Good to have you here on the forum Joshua and in the ABS. I know you have a pretty good start already. Welcome Brion

As Ed states, one of the most important tools. A carbide faced shoulder filing fixture. Yes they are expensive, but will last a lifetime. ...

Thank you Karl! Brion

Welcome to the ABS and the forum Eric. I look forward to meeting you in the future and seeing some of your work. Brion

Landon, I generally go with 3/8" for the spacer. It seems to fit most blades larger than five inches for me. Plus that is a standard size, 3/8" x 3/4"...

Well I do my full tapered tangs different. I forge my tapers in on the tang. The thing is to keep it straight throughout the process, and then straigh...

Justin, it works very well for certain steels, others no. With parks 50 use 1080, 1084, 1095, W1, W2, !075. If you plan on using 5160, 52100, 80cr...

Justin it probably refers to a formula number. Like heatbath-parks formula 50. I started using it years ago on the recommendation of some guy named Ke...

Hello James and good question. Looking at the pictures of JS submission knives, I only see one full tang. Most do hidden tang knives for the submissio...