Hi Phil, I don't have any pictures, I didn't have a dry erase board like Tim Hancock uses so took old sign board and covered with painters paper and m...

Hi Jeremy, I was asked to give a class on flat grinding for the IKA in August. I had purchased Tim Hancock's DVD, Blade Grinding from ABS Store. I wat...

Also congratulations to Bruce Bingenheimer for best Bowie/Fighter and Folder/Flipper. Also thank you Bing for critiquing my knife for me, gives me a l...

Joshua, Thank you for the reply. I like the idea of the 1/8" rod and the teflon tape for the bedding process. I well try it soon. Jerry

Thank you Jeremy, I got the tang slot made but what a chore. I was looking for some input for better methods. The sawzall blade broach I think is a gr...

Hi Robert, Thank you for your reply, I have done a couple with MS Rhea's mortised method. They turned out quite well. The wood I have for this knif...

Thank you Lin, The sawzall blades are a good idea. I'll make a few. Jerry

Had a great time in Tilley, the Clow's were wonderful Hosts, what a great group of people to swap ideas and stories. Took the heat treating with Kevin...

Thank you, My thought's I would cut in half and make 2 knifes. Once I hammer in the bevels, might change the pattern to something I like. Jerry

Thank you Dan, I am going to do some test pieces and make sure I have good control to see where I went wrong. jerry

The 5160 did not harden, I think it lost carbon. I am going to cut and grind test pieces, go through complete thermal cycles and see where my mistake ...

Thank you Karl, I didn't realize the oven mass not holding the temp. New to H/T oven, this will help greatly. Jerry