I have three primary blade steels I like and have dialed in the HT. They are O-1, 1095, and W-2. My secondary steels are W-1 and 15N20, the latter bei...

A partial close up of the Hamon  Hamon.jpg

The other side  2-Off-side.jpg

My latest chef knife in high carbon 1095 tool steel with 8-3/4 inches (216 mm) of cutting edge, 1-11/16 inches (43 mm) tall at the heel. Blade has bea...

Depending on what the knife's purpose is, I might use different cutting materials. I typically will use a scrap of 6-8 oz. veg-tan leather for a hunte...

Go man go for it!

Another view of that depth variable  Provos-depth-of-cut-in-twisted-bars-2-V2.jpg

The laddered twist is an interesting pattern. Mind you that twist patterns vary greatly depending on two variables: Number of layers and tightness o...

That is a very nice package! That came out very well indeed.

3:1, 4:1, or 5:1 distilled water to the FeCl are all commonly used dilutions. Radio Shack sells it online as PCB Etchant. This comes pre-diluted, bu...

While everyone is defending their opinions, let me just say that there is more than one way to skin a cat.... Every method you learn is another arro...

And this little one is another of my faves from 2021. Name-side-V2.jpg

I was wondering if this thread would show up. Here is my best work of 2021. Some of them were started in 2020, mind you, but they all were finished in...

Another view.  Finished-forging-2.jpg

I recently forged t the ring portion of the guard and fit up the spacer package to this blade. I'm not sure I like it. Looking for feedback and commen...