Danny- I could be wrong (thankfully there are a lot of smart folks here that can correct me if so) but I think the answer to your question depend...

Perhaps someday I'll have something constructive to add, but for now I'm just extremely grateful for what you all have shared. And Mr. Hanson-"wow" k...

That'd be great, Rick-I'm just down the road from you if you're in Boise. I'll see if I can't send you a message on here. Jeremy

Jim- I was wondering what alloy banding was, too and posted a question about it. br /> It doesn't ask for the answer in direct relation ...

Thanks again for such good information in a format that even I can understand it. Quenching and all that goes into it still seems a bit complicated, ...

I'll be watching this one closely, as I think I tend to stumble my way through the quenching process as best I know how, but I'm sure not as good as i...

Lin- As always, I appreciate your thoughts. Might have to give you a call again sometime for some of the finer points on not dishing out handle mat...

I found mine for sale locally on an online classified ads site. I kept checking for several months and it paid off. If you have one of those "smart ...

It's definitely fun making your own stuff. As for the burner flare, you might look at buying one. I think there are several places that sell turn-Zo...

Thanks, Paul. I've never used stainless for a knife, but was figuring I might have to leave my carbon steel thicker like you said. Have you used pla...

Thanks very much for the responses. For some reason I hadn't taken into account as much the forged bevels and how that would change the depth of the ...