It's also good to remember that saying I have heard many an MS repeat."Once you get the stamp, you can make whatever you like". The test is just a poi...

And I'm not considered "good" at this yet.

Another one.  Done-1.jpg

It shows a good demarcation line, but little to no activity typical in a really well done Hamon.  Etched-2.jpg

Unfortuanately that stand is in the storage locker while we pack up the shop to move and the only pics I have available are the two that I posted in t...

That should work for most of your jewelry and knife fittings, but 8K RPM is pretty fast. Start out below 50% and see how it goes. Buffing does not b...

Well, you don't have it really. What you have is a large mass below the anvil, but there is space between that mass (concrete bag) and the anvil which...

Yes and from my billiard ball example the most rebound happens with the larger mass blow the work piece

Look around for one of those cheap upright air compressors that has died. The tanks make great slack tubs. Just cut the top off, close the drain cock ...

Be prepared to deal with that water. It goes somewhere and usually it goes everywhere. @Wendel Bryenton, how do you deal with the spray?

Truth be told, you can try a bunch of stuff but why not just use a method that has been used by smiths for literally hundreds (if not thousands) of ye...

This is our primary anvil stand. It is 2x6 or 8 nailed together in a box with a plywood bottom. It is filled with sand vibrated to settle and another ...

That would be my first and only comment. The flat board you have the anvil sitting on is very wide and will flex and rebound more than you want from a...

There are plenty of stabilized woods out there that don't have "whacky" colors. I used one piece of stabilized Califoria Buckeye in my JS set. It was ...

Looking great Shane!