Welcome! Just how far west are you? Texas Knifemakers' Guild has a few folks as far west as Midland/Odessa, but we're pretty lean beyond that.

I write each one down in a notebook before I mail it out. Simple repetitive process.

[quote name='Joshua States' date='17 June 2020 - 01:29 PM' timestamp='1592422194' post='26741'] So what did you learn from all these firsts? ...

Took some still pics last night.

I have a state job at a health care facility, so my 8-5 is secure if not a little amped up. But, with all extra stuff for the kids cancelled, it has ...

I've done a few similar, tap a hole, insert threaded rod, chuck rod in the drill, grind on the grinder. The last couple, I've changed process a littl...

He was a friend of mine. We were part of get togethers in the days before the Texas Knifmakers' Guild. I bought my post vise from him, and he bought...

[quote name='Matthew McVicar' date='31 January 2020 - 04:33 AM' timestamp='1580466815' post='26032'] For what it’s worth I’ve done a bunch of ca...

Thanks, Ed. I'm going to incorporate the nail/1095 powder billet into further stacks, not as a stand alone blade. I figure by the time I go through ...

[quote name='Karl B. Andersen' date='08 January 2020 - 07:53 AM' timestamp='1578491634' post='25833'] That is a very cool combination of materials. ...

So I finally finished putting this one together. Given the wagon san mai, I went with wagon rim for the guard, an 1836 half dollar for the spacer, an...