Try this one:

Hello John and welcome to the madness! Glad to hear you are on the mend and wishing you a full and speedy recovery. Have you tried contacting NESM? ...

I submitted last year and had a Hamon on one of my knives. It is allowed. The prohibition is on laminated, or pattern welded materials in blades or ...

Looking good!

My process in photos. Any questions, please ask.

Second idea, you may already do, but I grind the handle off the blade and glue it together after the handle is completely finished.  Handle-sha...

Good process and very similar to how I do it. I would suggest a couple of ideas. Add as many parallel lines as you can.  Handle-Layout-14.jp...

See if this helps:/p>

Well, the photo is out of the tempering oven and they always look good at that point. I have trouble making them pop after final finish. You can barel...

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!