Joshua C States
Joshua C States
Journeyman Bladesmith (5yr)
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Joined: Feb 15, 2021
Last seen: Apr 18, 2025
Topics: 26 / Replies: 366
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RE: Ware can i buy wood for a sheath

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...

2 years ago
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RE: Ware can i buy wood for a sheath

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...

2 years ago
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RE: how do you know you are ready? What can I do?

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...

2 years ago
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RE: Which Foredom rotary tool to buy?

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...

2 years ago
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RE: Another sheath in the works

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...

2 years ago
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RE: New Forum Software and User Account Fields Work

I am having issues with editing my profile settings.  Profile-settings.JPG

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RE: Best of 2022?

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

2 years ago
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RE: Best of 2022?

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...

2 years ago
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RE: Apprentice Pictures

Well, there is always breaking out the MIG welder and angle grinder.......

2 years ago
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RE: Emerald Santoku

Somehow I missed this one. Nice job on the Damascus pattern.

2 years ago
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RE: 5160 forge welding?

Make a bunch of cleavers!

2 years ago
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RE: Apprentice Pictures

Nice work! The spear looks very cool. The Damascus on that Ulu came out sweet too. Forgewelding 5160 to mild steel is a difficult forge weld at best...

2 years ago
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RE: Any tips for a contoured guard fit?

Back in the 20-teens we used to have a "Topic of the Month" and one or more of them (I forget) was about guard fit and shaping. This topic is still th...

2 years ago
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RE: Different method for making mokume gane

Stainless HT foil. Cooking foil is aluminum

2 years ago
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