I like this knife a lot. Clean and tight work. Very cool.

Love it. Very very nice knife!

If you want to try one on the cheap to see if you like them Harbor Freight sells them. And you can supposedly interchange the handset from a certain...

[quote name='Kevin R. Cashen' date='28 April 2017 - 06:27 AM' timestamp='1493386069' post='20137'] I suspect mostly because it is less commonly avai...

[quote name='Rick Afonso' date='23 March 2017 - 02:10 PM' timestamp='1490303441' post='19847'] JJ - during the ABS Intro to Bladesmithing course wit...

[quote name='Joshua States' date='26 April 2017 - 09:41 PM' timestamp='1493268108' post='20118'] That was awesome JJ. I love how the sheath maker wa...

I was unaware of this pattern and googled it. Man, how nice. Following this so once you guys work out how its done I can try.

A good example of the minimal amount of anvil you need to make a blade and a curved blade at that. Love these guys.

[quote name='Kevin J Stinson' date='25 April 2017 - 08:16 AM' timestamp='1493133360' post='20096'] Hmm guess ill have to try to epoxy a new striking...

A lot of hammer dings are caused by poorly shaped and polished hammer faces. The stanley hammer you are using probably has very sharp corners transi...

Whatever the thickness of the tang then the same amount should stick out the pommel. Relieve the hole whether it is just the wood end of the handle ...

Has anyone used the golden ration to figure out rations. Having done a lecture with Peter Jonson and seen the way many European swords were laid out...

Go with the biggest motor you can get and variable speed if you can afford it.