The 2018 Central States Hammer-In & Knife Show will be held on Sept. 15 in Columbia, KS at Glenview Forge (Phil Evans). Demonstrators include: ...

It's a real pleasure to see a piece that captures both the beauty & the function of a sword like this. This requires both an expert artist and a mas...

Something that hasn't been pointed out here is a good heavy duty vice. Though they aren't cheap anymore, a post vice is what I would recommend. An...

Thanks, gentlemen.

[quote name='BrionTomberlin' date='02 April 2018 - 07:10 PM' timestamp='1522717810' post='22374'] Excellent Gary! The pattern is great. Nice pac...

To compliment the rose bud guard I did a little filework to the pommel: I debated on maybe adding inlayed escutcheons to the blackwo...

Daniel, When it comes to the forging of the blade, coal or gas is mainly what you get used to using. The H/T of the blade(s) is another matter. F...

Scott, The darkness of the etch is primarily determined by the manganese content on the steel. The higher the content, the darker the etch. ...

That's very nice, Lin. You know that I love historicals and this one is a beauty! Did you peen the handle pins by hand or use another method? ...

Landon, I would agree with Brion if the handle has a thin (or no) butt cap. However should the knife handle have a lengthy pommel then a longer...

Glad to hear it!

I've been a little tardy in finishing many of my knives recently but finally got around to completing the first of the "Iron Mistress" knives. This o...