Welcome to the forum and the ABS Dean. I look forward to seeing your work. Good to have you on board. Brion

Thank you Stephen, I really appreciate it. It really helps to have enthusiastic students. You all did good. Like you say, taking one of the intro cour...

Stephen, you are welcome. We are glad to do it. It was a good class. Keep on improving and I look forward to seeing you in April. Brion

I agree Mike. Good class and you called the weather right on. Rain, thunder, sleet, snow, covered three seasons in two weeks. I enjoyed it and look fo...

Hello Aaron. W2 does require good heat control, either with a heat treat kiln or a well regulated forge. A soak time gets most of the carbides into s...

Really great knives Dan. A big thank you to all the makers. I look forward to seeing them in person at the Blade show. Brion

Clean, clean John. I really like this one. Everything works. Excellent work. Brion

I will echo what Lin stated Karl. I know of no restriction on handle material, however you have to think in terms of the dagger as a whole. Will a hig...

Welcome Marc. Good to have you on the forum and in the ABS. There is a lot of great information and information sharing here. If you have a question, ...

Big smiles there Nick, Congratulations again and about time. Brion

Hello Denny and welcome. Great to have you aboard. Brion

You are getting pretty good at those reproductions Gary. Looks great! I look forward to checking it out in person. Brion

Excellent Nick. Thank you. Brion

Thanks Dan. You beat me to the link. David I look forward to meeting you. It will be two weeks of hands on intense learning, but also a lot of fun. Th...