I have my two big anvils on a block just like Brion's. They are held in place by 4 small guage railroad spikes. I pulled them down tight with the spik...

I started out putting kit knives togather. After a while I felt like I needed to learn how to grind my own blades in order to feel like I was actually...

Check out this site:. They should be able go fix you up with a good regulator. As for the gas/air ratio, I'm not sure how to answer that. I have a gat...

Thanks Mike. I appreciate the quick reply. By the way, if you join the circus, you'll have to get Jerry to go with you. Dale

Thanks Brion. I've read, several times, of folks using cork belts, but never a mention of what kind of compound they use. Dale

Mike mentions that when his cork belt quits cutting he recharges it with grit. Mike or anyone, what are you using to recharge it? Dale

I use to stick blades into the warm ash in the bottom of my wood heater. The heater finally burned out and now I use vermiculite. I got it at Walmart....

If I do any forging on the blade, I stamp my J.S. on it. If it is strictly stock removal, I don't. I also tell the customer that it is stock removal v...

I like to use the scotch brite pads after my final sanding. You can scrub back and forth the length of the blade and not leave the little swirlies tha...

Rob and Lin pretty well summed it up. All I can add is that I've pretty well done away with flaws by grinding off all the mill scale before I stack my...

Welcome! Looks like you are making some good progress. Dale

Welcome to the forum. Dale

Congradulations Rick. For me the test was more nerve racking than the judging at Atlanta. By then I was just ready for it to be over, regardless...

Hi Ethan, I have no experience as to soldering stainless to stainless, but after reading your question I did a google search for "Soldering Stain...

Something that you might want to consider is getting a pyrometer that can double as a controller. I didn't. Now I'm planning on building a heat treat ...