Haven't quite decided on how to put it all together. The knife will be small and artsy, OAL under 5 inches. MOP handle scales, likely a row of 6 or ...

My first major project after getting the gas forge built was to build a set of bladesmith tongs. I followed this video, and it went together well. T...

I'm running a 2hp on 220 with a VFD. Never had any problems with power or speed. I keep the speed below 40% about 80% of the time.

Ignorant questions on my part, having never used a press... Alot of the presses I see seem pretty big, maybe 10 or 12 inches wide with 8 to 10 in...

To me, the closer to center the tip is (top to bottom) along with good taper, the more the blade is "set up" to flex. Makes sense to me.

I had some ATS34 one time that had inclusions in it from the foundry. They didn't show up until abut 220 grit, but then they showed worse and worse a...

[quote name='jared_foster' date='11 February 2014 - 09:23 PM' timestamp='1392175400' post='9868'] That turned out nice Jason, is that the one you we...

File guide... geez, why didn't I think of that? Great idea!

I've had decent success using a small ball peen hammer instead of the punch as you described. Light hits, check the fit a few times as you go. I als...

I used "vet grade" mineral oil on 1080/1084 for probably two years. Made some "good" knives. I was tempering at 425 to get to RC 59/60 on small hunt...

Three Steves in a row Is that like a bingo or something? Steve number one, thanks. Steve number two, thanks also. I looked up a bunch of ...