Great to see everyone's progress here. I finally got my little knife tied up and made a sheath for it. Here are a couple final photos:

J. D. Smith has an excellent DVD on patterning techniques. I think you have to contact him directly for a copy. His Facebook is here: br /> ...

Hi all, My progress on this knife has been slow, but I haven't forgotten! I roughed in the handle a while ago, but this week I finally h...

All I know about hardenable stainless damascus (not a whole lot,) I learned from talking directly to Will Brigham (The Artificery), and I haven't trie...

I'm glad to hear it Zack! I look forward to seeing your results. Cheers, Jordan

Hi All, Progress on this little knife is slow, as I'm squeezing it in alongside commission work, but I managed to get the blade rough ground and ...

Well I got mine started this afternoon. I started with 2 1/4" of 3/4" round, which is just shy of 1 cubic inch, and I forged a little integral hunter ...

Great challenge! Count me in! I'll see what I can put together this afternoon. Jordan

This one is the third one down from the top from my previous image.

Hey Zack, If you want forge finish on your flats, it is best to set it up in your forging: don't forge your bevels all the way to the spine. Rather, f...

Thanks very much, Lin for your response. That is indeed the design I had in mind. I would never have expected that order of operations for the gu...

Mr. Culver's tutorial is helpful indeed. However, it is very possible to do without the jig. You can lay it all out by eye if need be, and it works ju...

[quote name='Karl B. Andersen' date='04 May 2018 - 04:33 PM' timestamp='1525469628' post='22627'] All five of my JS knives were take-down. A...

Great. Thank you Karl.