Hi Jason! Welcome aboard. Here you have access to some of the best Bladesmiths on the planet! My advice it dive right in and get after it. ;...

Hi Jesse! First thing I cringed at in you post was "After a 15 minute soak". I can't think of any reason to soak any plain carbon steel that long...

Concerning bone, like any other natural material, it is susceptible to degradation by UV light.... whether stabilized or not. You simple cannot totall...

I suppose if you have a specific purpose for threading a pritchel hole, one that will be worth the expense and hassle it would take to achieve..... th...

Honestly, I have tried just about every wax out there, including Ren Wax, and most of the other "high dollar" waxes. For one reason or another, they ...

Wax is the simplest, and easiest method to duplicate (easy for owners/users to do themselves). Many worry about the wax they use being "food safe", b...

Thanks for taking it in the spirit it was intended. I can't count how many times people have walked into my shop, with a knife that had some odd logo...

Pretty cool! I have to ask, is that some type of "touchmark" stamped into the blade? If so, I would encourage you to rethink how you mark your blad...

To my knowledge there is nothing again bluing hardware for JS presentation knives. Again... IF you can pull it off (the bluing) in a near flawless fa...

I have to back up what Brion and Kevin have said. When I read your post, and particularly "I am also just learning some hand engraving and inlay tech...

There are a number of attributes that can be made "better" with the proper forging and/or thermal treatments of steel. "Edge packing" IS NOT one of ...

I spent over 2 years forging various type of stainless steels, and came one undeniable fact..... forging stainless steel is for the most part, counter...

Just to piggyback on Kevin's input... ANYTHING that is on/included in any knife presented for judging.... whether at the JS or MS level means you are...

Welcome Aboard!! I'm a ways away..... in Montana, so can't help with any organizations in Florida.... but you have access to many of the top Blad...

I second Karl's advice! It only makes good sense to get your test knives to as many MS as possible for review BEFORE taking them for presentation t...