It's pretty much make another handle. I have heard some folks say that putting the whole knife in a 250 degree oven makes the epoxy let go and they c...

Sterling, I forgot to address your observation about the blade profile being a softer dropped point than other Seaxes. This profile is the typical poi...

This blade won the competition for Best Fighter and for Best Forged Blade. I was truly stunned. The announcements were made, but I couldn't hear them....

Thank you Karl. Yes it took some work. The 300+ layer billet sat in my shop for a couple of years with the pattern cut, but not finished forging befor...

You have lots of choices. Satanite is a popular refractory cement that works well. Some folks also use Rutland's Furnace Cement. I have used both with...

Check your area for woodworking supply stores. I often by my handle wood from the local Woodworker's Source. These types of stores sell all types of w...

Check your area for woodworking supply stores. I often by my handle wood from the local Woodworker's Source. These types of stores sell all types of w...

I regularly tested my mono-steel blades to destruction during the ealy years of bladesmithing and still peiodically do destructive testing on all my s...

I do a bit of file work, and never have I considered using a rotary tool for it. The process goes fast enough with a good set of files and is easier t...

This style of sheath was typical of the Gotland seax from the Vendel period through the Viking age. It has no stitching. It is held together with meta...

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That is a nice JS set Jonatan. Varied blade and handle shapes. Nice choices of handle materials. Well done!

I am happy to carry on this tradition! I did not have an overly productive year in terms of quantity, but here is the last piece I finished. The patte...