Brian, I normally cut the tiles 1/2" thick and spot weld the tops & bottoms with a MIG (I don't have a TIG). I then flux with borax & weld. ...

Thank you, Mike. All my best to you & yours on the holidays and a Merry Christmas to all. Gary

Thanks, Dan. Certainly if the white lines are de-carb then a soak at welding temp should eliminate them. My problem is that I often don't see them u...

Thanks, Joshua & everyone. I don't do many cans but occasionally they are fun. I've got another one going that is a 100% random pattern made from ac...

Maybe I'm just old school or just different but I do all of my designing in my head. I will have a mental image of what I want to achieve before star...

Here's the blade after H/T & etch: Gary

Darrell, I like your designs especially the top one. All should be quite durable. Something that you will find interesting is Cashen's video ab...

Here's the blade forged, normalized & rough ground ready for H/T: The point of the blade got a little more distortion to the pattern as ...

Darrell, Brion has given you some excellent advice. When your life might depend on the knife, toughness is a necessity. I might add a sh...

I ventured out in the snow today and got a little more done on the project. I tile cut & welded the previous billet. Once welded I pointed the billet...

[quote name='landon_robbins' date='06 December 2013 - 04:30 PM' timestamp='1386369019' post='9204'] Gary, It is going to make a really cool pattern....

[quote name='Russell Roosevelt' date='05 December 2013 - 08:39 PM' timestamp='1386297574' post='9196'] Gary, are you using the press for all your we...

No matter what the calendar says I think that I can say that winter is here in Branson as there is a layer of ice & sleet covering everything. It's b...