It seems like there is a lot of great advice here. I use a glass platen, and I attached it with Locktite gel epoxy, as was suggested by Doug Delury at...

I want to echo what Lin said about forging tools. The more hammer swings you make, the better. I find I am always at a shortage of tongs in the r...

Matthew, "force rusting" sounds intriguing. It sounds like you could even do that on a blade if you wanted that look, given that it doesn't require to...

Thanks for your reply Lin. These will be smooth spacers. I do the oil patina the same way you do, but I have never used it for spacers, just guar...

[quote name='Karl B. Andersen' date='17 June 2015 - 08:15 AM' timestamp='1434546947' post='13782'] My pins push into the handle material with a slig...

Wow, this is all great advice. Thank you all so much. I am curious, how tight fitting do you all make your pins usually? Do you have to tap ...

Hi Joseph, I made a camp knife last year that I designed to withstand the sort of conditions you are talking about. For the finish on the blade, ...

Hi guys, For everyday carry, I do not carry a bowie or anything so big. I usually opt for a smaller hunter-sized knife for most of my farm tasks....

Thank you all so much for your helpful replies. I think I will go with the ATP for now. It seems like it will be easier to apply and I don't real...

Beautiful knife Kyle! I like how subtle the micarta pins are. It really allows the figure of the burl to show. I'm curious, how do you m...

Thanks so much guys for your speedy replies and the links. Anti-scale compound seems like it would be cheaper too. Steve, why do you prefer the P...