[quote name='Phillip Swearingen' date='14 April 2019 - 06:44 PM' timestamp='1555289061' post='24488'] I tried to start a 5160 blade after I quenched...

[quote name='Brian Stucker' date='17 March 2019 - 10:28 AM' timestamp='1552840094' post='24246'] Thanks guys I appreciate it. I use accra glass. Aft...

Having said the above, I agree that making damascus in a propane forge is much cleaner and easier than coal. I also agree that a well-regulated heat...

Actually, we pretty much all used coal until the middle 1990’s, when gas forges became more common. Natural gas made a brief showing, then propane...

These are exactly the kind of work I've come to expect from these Masters. Lots of time, talent, and loving care. Bravo!

I have no knowledge of the so-called "stock-removal Master Smith," but at present, I see this as rumor and innuendo. I do, however, have some knowled...

There are some who do, but you aren't required to make your own screws.

Guys, the rules as posted on the website are pretty plain. The testing Master has some discretion in some areas, but not total discretion during the ...

Matthew Parkinson had it right. As the website was being developed, there was a concern among the ABS Board members that a forum would generate the s...

Ben, i think either of those would work, based on several years' experience in judging. The original intent of the rule was to make sure an applicant ...

[quote name='ben seward' date='23 June 2015 - 07:34 AM' timestamp='1435062887' post='13808'] Here's a question for the judges. Would a 13 x 36 twist...

I really like this. There's a whole lot of work in this hunter. Forge on!

I'd have never guessed this. I have a Cobra for the heavy stuff, and I guess now I'll have to drag Grandma's old Singer out and see what's salvageabl...

I think this dagger is great for what it was intended - an exercise in dagger-making for the future. It has a well-finished appearance, though it doe...

Well, the September Intro class at Old Washington is fast approaching. Joe Keeslar and I will be working for you in this class, and we should have a ...