Chain saw chain isn't all that hard to weld. The second billet I ever welded was chain saw chain. Do it exactly like Jim said. Use some black iron (ba...

Nice knife Gabriel. Good job on the fit and finish. I have to agree with Brion, especially about the guard. I guess we have similar taste. When I look...

Cheyenne makes a good point about women customers. Years ago I ran a hunting and fishing store. I had a lot of women customers because I treated them ...

I originally said 1/8, but 1/4 does sound better. Dale

Welcome Eric. Since you are in N. Florida you might want to consider coming to the Batson Bladesmithing Symposium, at Tannehill State Park in Alabama,...

Very Cool! I wish I'd been that motivated at that age. Dale

I buy from Kelly. He sells it by the pound. Here's his email address if you are interested. [email protected] Dale

Dan, I try and locate the decal and email you tonight or tomorrow. I don't care for bumper stickers, but I do like my window decal. Dale

Looks good. Dale

They use to have window sickers. I have one on my truck, my car and a couple of spares stuck back in case I ever need them. I didn't realize the had d...

Very nice. Dale

I've just been rereading this post. I have some W2 from Don and Aldo. I haven't used it yet and now I glad I've waited until I've read how to heat tre...

Ah heck. Now I've got sand in my shorts. Welcome anyway Nick. Dale

Just my two cents worth, but I prefer the rounded transition shown in Steve's second diagram. The reason is that if you stick the blade into something...

Jeremy, powdered steel is mostly used to make mosaic damascus. When I took the advanced damascus class, with Tim Foster, we did some mosaic with powde...