Personally, if I purchased a new anvil, and that occurred, it would go back. I have to ask....are you sure that "happened" or was it there when you r...

I am wanting to forge a camp style knife for my test knife and most of the camp knives I have seen did not have a guard. I certainly am not bei...

I'll add something that I've not read so far, and it may be a bit ambiguous sounding to some, but it's something that pretty much all the advanced Bla...

What you described certainly isn't the right way for the burner to be acting..... in fact it sounds down right dangerous.... "The flame was instead co...

What is the true purpose of tapering a full tang? I know that most times it has to do with balance of the entire knife, especially with decent di...

Generally when the term "Modified" is used in reference to a given steel, it means that one or more of the elements present the the steel's typical ma...

Karl said what I would have. In my experience when etchant "dies".... it's typically due to contamination versus it "wearing out". In addition to a...

I'd recommend either the KMG or Bader BIII. I've had a KMG in the shop for nearly two decades, and my opinion is that it's one of the most robust b...

many times I do my final sanding just before etching so all I have is raw, clean steel. This is something that many people miss. When etch...

I agree with Matthew..... build. With a little thought and effort, you can build a forge that is FAR better at it's job then anything currently avai...

As a rule the ABS testing doesn't ask the question "What tool, if any, did you use to do this?" I think using a grinding jig is a personal choice of...

If you're wanting an efficient bladesmithing forge, find or build one with a round design. "Square" forges will always produce hot and cold spots. W...

Along with what's been spoken of so far, I'm gona voice something that drives me nuts, and that's vendors who show up dressed like Larry the Cable Guy...

Not to belittle the product, but I've tried the Matrikote...... it doesn't hold a candle to ITC-100 in any aspect. Whatever coating you decide on, it...

Coatings over ceramic fiber insulators serve either the purpose of keeping ceramic fibers from being released and flying around, which eventually will...