Welcome David. Good to have you here on the forum and in the ABS. I look forward to seeing your knives. Welcome again. Brion

Jerry, I would just give the blade one normalization, heat to 1550 and air cool to black, then heat treat again. 5160 is pretty forgiving that way. ...

Jerry the tough quench should work fine for 5160. It will need to be heated to 120 to 140. One thought, are you doing your rockwell testing on ground ...

The spike to 500 in tempering would definitely have an effect and would give you a rockwell of around 51 to 54 with 5160. The parks is fine and its wo...

Gary I usually get it from Alpha Knife Supply. They have a pretty good selection of thicknesses. Or at least they used to. Alpha Knife Supply ...

Hello Jerry. I usually shoot for a 59-60 rockwell on the cutting edge. One question, what quench oil did you use? As quenched 5160 should be around 64...

Kyle, I think the thin spacers would be fine and would offset the darker fittings well. Take Gary's bowie for example, looks good. Gary, generally I p...

Hello Kyle. I guess the big question will be, is your client okay with it? Brass has kind of fallen by the way in favor of stainless and bronze. Brass...

Congratulations Dave. I look forward to seeing your knives. Brion

Kind of scary isn't it? You just have to be aware and careful what you post on fb. It will be interesting to see where this goes and the privacy issue...

Hello Steve. I have a policy through my insurance agent, State Farm. It is an artist studio policy with $1,000,000 liability and covers the shop ...

Good work Jason, especially for all the firsts in the build. I do have a couple of comments, one thing that strikes me is the guard looks thick for th...

Joshua, for woods like ironwood and stabilized woods I take them to 1500 to 2000 grit and use a good paste wax. For other woods, like the ones you men...

Hello Pat. Good to have you here on the forum and in the ABS. When you have questions post them up. Welcome again. Brion

So sorry to hear about the Harris families loss. They have our sympathies and condolences. Brion