Glad things are working for you! Something I mention to all my students..... these days "Temp Guns" are so darn cheap, you really can't afford not t...

Taking an educated guess/looking at the pic, what I see is two fold... and possible three fold. Those marks are usually caused by belt joints. The t...

That is invaluable information... and I totally agree! I learned long ago that just about any heat treating reference material for steel is best used...

Sorry for taking so long to reply...... I've had family in town, and have been visiting with them. With the ´´brass rod test´´, do you mean flexin...

Please keep in mind that there are MANY possible reasons that the blades failed, or any number of combinations of reasons. That being said, and based...

That a great resource. Another, that I've had on my phone for a long time is "Knife Steel Composition Chart".

Both Karl and Joshua put a great deal of information into their replies...and I found myself reading, and nodding my head in both. WAY back, when...

Friction folders are a very logical starting point. There isn't a huge amount of info in the form of books on them... because they are fairly simple....

If I'm looking at the same thing you're describing, that's a pretty large crack/cold shut. Trying to forge it close/down is gong to change the dimens...

It's really difficult to tell what you're talking about... is there a split/crack/cold shut? I've read your post several times, and the wording isn'...

Welcome to the ABS forums! I'm Ed Caffrey, ABS Mastersmith. I'm one of the moderators, and also a retired Air Force Msgt. If you're interested in ...

Any of the "Top Brands" are good choices. I personally like the Paragon kilns the best. Since these are what I consider "long term" investments, ma...

I'm not picking on you, but you bring up a teaching opportunity with that knife image. The teaching opportunity being.... the mark you chose to apply...