Diane offer our sympathies to Chris and the family. Sad news to hear. We will keep them in our thoughts and prayers. Brion

Doug you might give Ray Kirk an e-mail. He lives up in that area and might know about them. Brion

Excellent answers, thank you. David you are welcome and Japanese sword methods still amaze me too. By the way, the tang or nakago on their swords is f...

Cheyenne, a lot of these blades are mild steel and just use the carbide for cutting. Personally I agree with Lin. Might be good, might not. You could ...

Hello David, no toes stepped on at all, great questions. Like my friend Lin, the majority of my knives are hidden tang, and I agree with everything he...

Very good article Lin. Read it twice today. I remember B.R.' s talk well and try to use the advice in every knife. And like Lin, I must say a drawing ...

Ed, mine is .020 to .025 or .030 at the edge before convexing. After reading your post I went and measured my house cutter, general work in the yard k...

Ed, I usually go to about twenty thousandths for a hunter. Large blades, between twenty five and thirty thousandths. Brion

Jeremy, it looks pretty good, especially for number six. I think the handle scale length is fine for the size knife. The thing that makes them look sh...

Sad news Dan. Our thoughts and sympathies go out to his family and friends.

Bob, it may be 1095 or 1075. I have a couple of file blanks from the 20's that are 1095, just have not decided what to do with them. I say go ahead an...

Very sorry to hear this Dan. May he rest in peace. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends. I will ring the anvil for him. Brion

Looking good Bob. I like it. Yes those pins close to the butt can be problems, just have to go easy on them. My suggestion would be the same as Steve'...

Todd you also might want to check out the NC Tool company forges. They do reach welding heat and work well. I would suggest the knifemaker model or th...