Hi Karl, I'm not Kevin, but I'm Evan, so maybe I'm most of the way there... Not sure if its an answer or not- but when I'm doing my tempering c...

I don't remember where I first read about them, but the books by Jim Hrisoulas were a great and informative resource when I started bladesmithing. His...

[quote name='Joshua States' date='10 November 2018 - 07:25 PM' timestamp='1541895904' post='23557'] You are one of the ABS smiths (although there ar...

[quote name='Joshua States' date='31 October 2018 - 10:42 PM' timestamp='1541043755' post='23511'] Would someone do me a personal favor and define t...

Hi David, The kitchen Oven is something I use on a regular basis to temper my blades as well. Yes to your first idea- I degrease the blade first ...

[quote name='BrionTomberlin' date='26 October 2018 - 08:36 PM' timestamp='1540604161' post='23483'] Hello Evan. The no damascus rule does also apply...

[quote name='Travis Briles' date='18 October 2018 - 10:37 AM' timestamp='1539877053' post='23450'] The one I've made seems to corrode in a couple da...

5160 Bowie, leather, fiber spacer and giraffe bone handle. Whitetail stag crown to finish it off. Photo by me.

Why is it that when I sharpen my some of my blades to a razors edge and leave them alone for a few days, when I come back to check the edge its not ha...

[quote name='Joshua States' date='26 July 2018 - 09:20 PM' timestamp='1532658022' post='23072'] I put together a short video of my method and posted...

Patrick, I've done more than a few stacked leather handles, and I'm in the process of restoring an old Ka-Bar myself, so maybe I can help you. ...

[quote name='BrionTomberlin' date='11 July 2018 - 07:27 PM' timestamp='1531355268' post='23020'] I will add Evan that Lin mentioned something I forg...