Another thought: Get yourself enrolled in whichever school you decide you are going to pursue. There you will meet other students and teachers who c...

A few suggestions: You will be looking for commercial space, which can be pretty spendy. Especially considering the perceived dangers around the hot...

You are not overthinking it. As you have found out, bronze can vary from supplier to supplier, and from one batch to another. Silicon bronze is by f...

Also:A way to measure temperature in your forge is a gamechanger. In place of that set up, you can also use a small amount of flux on your billets to ...

I agree with Matt on this one. I notice in the second photo that the effect is occurring along the weld seam between different steel layers. Without k...

I use a 3M spray adhesive on my disc sander and attach various grits directly to the disc. The trick is to only use a light dusting of adhesive. You r...

That is a great example of doing a lot with a little piece of steel.

@Michael Samdahl I have failed a lot, so I got used to it. I still fail a lot, though not as drastically as I used to. Unless we are talking about m...

Here's my two cents worth. "Mastery" is an ever-elusive goal. You can achieve it, but only in small incremental levels. If you ever think you have l...

Define "sword breaker".

@Wenddell Bryenton it is bronze. I sand cast the guard plate and pommel cap. @michael Samdahl Thanks but I don't have any plans......yet.

@michael Samdahl thanks. It comes out looking like the dirk I posted a link to in the first post on this thread.  Handle-2.jpg

I have been using granite countertop cutouts for years as surface plates. If possible, fInd a countertop company in your area and see if they will sel...

A blade close up.  IMG_1300.jpg