Jason, my vote is to finish that knife. I only put KSO in the "do not finish pile". That looks like a forged blade waiting to be brought to life to me...

I remember seeing someone just use a paper towel and it worked too. It created a ash layer that prevented the welding of the can to the bar. He just c...

While I am here, I thought I'd take a moment and share a multi-bar trick Hancock taught me, with a slight variation, ala Gary Mulkey. Multi-bar patt...

[quote name='Karl B. Andersen' date='26 August 2019 - 04:25 AM' timestamp='1566818737' post='25194'] Do you ever "fish mouth" cut the point before f...

So, onto how to develop the point. There are three methods of handling the pointy end of this pattern (that I know of. If anyone else knows other wa...

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[quote name='Lin Rhea' date='09 August 2019 - 05:19 AM' timestamp='1565353197' post='25123'] In my opinion, the best way to know is to draw the piec...

[quote name='Gilbert McCann' date='22 August 2019 - 06:07 AM' timestamp='1566479263' post='25183'] Thanks for doing this Joshua. I'm curious about t...

Tankless water heaters come in electric or gas powered (yes, you can get a propane heater), are extremely efficient, and easy to install. The gas ones...

Welcome aboard Ryan. As you start out, you will probably have a lot of questions about equipment, tooling, and shop layout. There are a lot of threads...

I think I purchase mine from Jantz. Knifemaking.com

I have a lot of different sanding blocks and sticks for a variety of applications. If it's working for you, it's a good idea! I have a piece ...

I often "do the math" when choosing starting stock size for a blade. I use a rough and ready calculation, that seems to work well for me. (I typica...

[quote name='Andy Knipp' date='01 August 2019 - 05:40 AM' timestamp='1564663225' post='25087'] So Joshua, with Trizac (which I have a few on the ...