Congratulations John. Good job. Brion

Welcome Dean, it is good to have you in the ABS and on the forum. I am envious, you have had a great teacher in Michael Bell. I have always admired hi...

I was pretty much doing the same thing as Mike 25 years ago. Had a small bench grinder on a table on the back porch, an angle grinder, a really bad 1X...

Good points Mathew. I was wondering about the advertising myself. Perhaps we need to get the input of our female master smiths and journeymen or wome...

Welcome Mathew. It is good to have you here on the forum and in the ABS. I look forward to seeing your work and learning more about viking blades. Vik...

Great news Dan. As has been said and I will say it again, you and Sally deserve the credit. Great job. Brion

Hello Iron John. As Dan says I did not join for monetary gain. I wanted to be a mastersmith and I want to share what I have learned. It was not easy, ...

Very cool Allen. I love that there is no wasted motion, everything is just natural to them. That grinder is something else. Thanks for sharing the vid...

Welcome Gary, it is good to have you in the ABS and here on the forum. Any questions, just post them here and we will try our best to answer them. I l...

Basically I use the same method as Mike does. However I am trying a cold black phosphate solution from Caswell Platings. This is done after the etch a...

Actually I have been pondering on this also. Just thinking on ways to attract new members. I like Mike's idea of a hammer in class for ladies, or perh...

Very nice Gary. Best sword should be interesting. I am looking forward to it. Brion

I definitely plan to be there and urge everyone to attend. As B.R. says it is the perfect time for members planning on testing for JS and MS to have t...

Shawn, personally I prefer that there not be the flat showing in the grooves, unless it is very small. It is all about getting the right piece of stag...

That is too bad Lin. We will miss you all, sure wish you could be there. Brion