Insurance for the Bladesmith and his/her facilities have always been difficult to obtain, and expensive..... but over the past decade or so have becom...

IF you do go the route of bronze bushing.....don't forget the fly wheel! It's the largest, and potentially the most difficult to replace, but it...

I've rebuilt a number of LG hammers, using Bronze bushings.....and if done right, will make a LG hammer run like "a singer sewing machine!" ...

Thanks gang! I've missed all you fine folks too! It's really difficult for me, learning to totally change how I live my life. I really ca...

I too own a Beverly shear..... DO NOT use it for the purpose you mention! I tried.....ONCE, and wrecked the blades. It took me forever to find n...

The TX DOES take the same 1 1/2" tooling arms/bars. In fact, I had the 3hp motor, VFD, and more tooling arms/attachments then I should, so I just or...

I know this thread is a bit older, but just recently I purchased a new KMG/TX machine.....OMG!! I've only had it for a couple of weeks, but h...

I use the apple seed edge on nearly all my knives. Ditto for me! Lin explains it well. When I teach folks how to sharpen a convex...

Nicely done! Just an idea for the future.... contact Kelly Cupples and get yourself some 1095 powder. Why? See how grainy/gritty the 10...

As far as making damascus, where do you currently place your skill level? Have you..... made random pattern? Have you made twist pattern? Have y...

You're very welcome Tomas! It's such a simple thing.....but it's always amazed me at how many Knifemakers, both young and old, are totally obliv...

I don't see anything about size.....which would play into my consideration to buy or not. Anyway. the way I would "dress" it would be to find a mach...

Test, test, and test. To add another layer to the "parameters"..... something that many newer Bladesmiths/Knifemakers fail to consider, is th...

First.... CONGRATULATIONS RICK!!! As to the OP's post, I strongly agree with everything Kevin said. I too have failed my share o...