[quote name='Robin Gagachian' date='28 April 2018 - 01:03 AM' timestamp='1524902618' post='22571'] Hi dear colleagues ! i'm starting this ...

Nicholas from PA is at Blade every year and they have great woods. Above all their stabilising is the best I ever had. K&G stabilising is very ...

[quote name='Joshua States' date='25 January 2018 - 08:40 PM' timestamp='1516938056' post='21969'] This is the way I do all my frame handles, and an...

Blade is 11.5" of W's damascus. Damascus guard and Maple burl handle.

Sand to 800. Medium deep etch with ferric. Buff till mirror. Degrease. Etch in very strong warm cheap instant coffee. Whole jar in...

I am using a Northridge since a month and could not be happier. It is so much smoother and precisely made then the KMG I had. Using them side by s...

Great process and hammering.

What are your opinions on using 420 for the stainless? I have that.

My JS set. I was pleased with how that turned out.

Sorry for your loss Lin.

Grind the tang to the shape you want. I heattreat after this and grind the false edge and do finish grinding after heattreat. ...

Grind off all the excess steel from the back close to the topplate. File off the rest until the back is even with the topplate.

Mark the back of the bolster and put it in the jig. Align the mark with the topplate and tighten the bolts evenly so that the spine of the blade is ...

For the back of the bolster I use a jig to get it perfectly flat AND square to the blade. See the pics and you will see how I put it together. ...