Hello Cheyenne. Canola will work for O1 also. However to get the best performance out of O1 you will need to soak the blade at temperature, say five ...

Trent I cannot speak about the anvil. I have two peter wrights that are over 100 years old and work fine, also a 300 pounder from a tool shop that is ...

Welcome Teddy, great to have you with us. Any questions, ask away. We will do our best to answer them. By the way, you might want to keep the unimat l...

I have used the steel method with a thermometer to read the oil temp. It works and as long as you do not overheat the oil, think flame up, it is not r...

Joseph, I would use the found steel for practicing forging or making test knives. And yes as Jared states, definitely do test blades. Test them to des...

Welcome Logan. Good to have you here on the forum and in the ABS. Sorry I do not know of anybody in North Dakota. Hopefully some others will chime in....

Joseph, with the Japanese style of quenching, the edge is hard, but the spine is pretty soft. A blade done with Japanese style heat treating will take...

Hello Joseph. Usually a thinner blade will slice better because there is less blade cross section. In other words there is less material to have to go...

Welcome Joseph. I look forward to seeing some of your work here on the forum. I took a look at your website, looks like you are on your way. Let us kn...

Thats good Michael. With the grove we have in our backyard I could be a charter member. Brion

Thank you Cindy. Brion

Bob, just about anything will work for the auction. Old knife books, packaged food items, wood for handles, etc. The camera and notebook are a must an...

John, thanks. I am going to have to hotlist that one. Brion

Ed, that is one source. Fred Lohman company is the business. He has some good quality stuff, but he is pricey and can be hard to get a hold of. A goog...

Interesting Ed. And no I dont mean that in a bad way. Good fit and finish, the handle design looks good. The customer should be very happy. Kind of a ...