Very sad news Gary. Our sympathies to his family and friends. I will ring the anvil for him. Brion

Scott, I would suggest checking your area craigslist in tools, antiques, and collectibles. Also the Florida Artists Blacksmith Association. Anvils and...

Congratulations my friend. Tim will do a great job. Brion

Darrell, Aldo does list the 80crv2 in that size. Think of it as 5160 with more carbon, about .81 carbon. Brion

Darrell, give Aldo a call. Sometimes he has cutoffs and pieces he does not list on the site. Plus he is a great conversationalist. Good guy. Brion

Scott, another resource is the Knives Annuals books. The first came out in 1981 I believe. Hundreds of knife pictures of all assorted shapes and size...

Besides Joseph, Aldo is a bladesmith also. He knows what we need for steel. Brion

TK if you go to the ABS youtube channel, Nick Wheeler has an excellent video in two parts on domed pins. Just go to the ABS website and click on gall...

I will second Ed on this one. Give Aldo a call, 973-949-4140. Check out his website: Steel Baron He is a great guy to deal with.

I have noticed the same thing Landon and came to the same conclusion after talking to people. So I now make sure to preheat the dies, it helps. Brio...

Scott I am guessing you mean edge thickness before heat treat. I usually go to about 0.20 for a smaller knife and 0.25 for a larger one. I may go thi...

Welcome Scott. Good to have you on board. When you have questions, post them up. Welcome again. Brion

Great work Gary. I love the picture of the two together. Thank you for the wip. Brion

Welcome Caleb. Good to see more young people getting into bladesmithing. This forum is a great source of information. Ask questions and we will do our...

Thank you Dan. They are about the best source for our needs as bladesmiths. Pleasure to do business with too. Brion