As the maker of one of the knives above, I have to admit that the Szilaski folder is magnificent. I think all the smiths went out of their way to mak...

Interesting information. The RC hardness levels do raise the question of whether some of these blades were hardened through a heat/quench process. P...

The ABS sells a video showing art knives and knives by known makers. It discusses the design elements of: line, parallelism, divergence and convergen...

I have to say I have found all sorts of uses for finger nail polish. Personally, I prefer bright red:-) I will laminate damascus on both sides of a p...

Gary, I appreciated your comment on "flavor of the month" steel. I agree that it is better to research the documentation on a particular steel a...

This is always a fun topic if people explainn why they like a particular steel. My two favorite steels for straight high carbon blades are W2 and...

Chad, Please do find your own way. With heat treatment it is always knowledge and science that provide the foundation. Doing something different...

I have a large tank for my oil and I use a therometer to measure the oil temperature. As described I move the blade up and down since it is plunged in...

Chad, After reading the post of Kevin's I had to wonder if I was being overly critical. If so, I definitely apologize. You are doing exactly wha...

As Karl pointed out there is a risk to heating a clay coated blade to the critical temperature (whole blade) and then only edge quenching. Chisels we...

All, I hope a number of you can make it to the Heartland Bladesmithing Symposium. As one of the older master smiths, I get to do the handles and...

Hey all, I started in knifemaking back around the end of 1978. I had left graduate school and moved to Montana. I just wanted to make a knife to...

Jeremy, Please realize that most of us were searching for information just like you are. Ask away. Bainite is broken into two somewhat dist...

Jeremy, I realize the question was addressed to Kevin but I thought I might jump into the discussion. I do not know what steel Lin uses and tha...

Jeremy, I had problems the same as you did a long time ago. I know some master smiths have gigs for centering the pins and they work well. Pers...