Clean ricasso, defined plunge lines and a bolster or guard. A full tang, slab handled knife without a guard would be failed right off. I think t...
Bit of an update. Got the two blades though the first etch and polish. The top one is after etch and washing with water. The bottom is after polishi...
For my hand sanding I use a setup with a small bench vice bolted to the side of the bench. The bottom jaw is basically even with the top of the bench ...
I think the problem may be in this area: "I brought it up to heat by heating the tang first (it's a full tang) then turning it around and moving it ...
[quote name='Karl B. Andersen' date='03 November 2018 - 07:07 PM' timestamp='1541297269' post='23527'] Learn to build in a take-down assembly where ...
[quote name='Steve Seib' date='31 October 2018 - 10:22 AM' timestamp='1541006555' post='23507'] Brion and other judges, this might be a good moment ...
[quote name='David Rea' date='31 October 2018 - 10:49 AM' timestamp='1541008179' post='23508'] Update: Before I started I used a high-quality t...
I used the electric home oven in my early days as well. Usually, I got the wife to bake something at the same time...….or you could make some browni...
[quote name='James Webb' date='27 August 2018 - 06:06 PM' timestamp='1535418378' post='23246'] I saw a forging project for an herb chopper project o...
Travis, Birchwood Casey makes a product called Barricade. It is primarily a rust/corrosion inhibitor for firearms, but works on just about any metal, ...
[quote name='Gilbert McCann' date='27 September 2018 - 08:59 PM' timestamp='1538107153' post='23391'] Hey Josh I thought I would chime in on your...
Thanks Ed & Karl for the responses. I'm going for some kitchen knives or carvers for the art show in November. I will post some pics of the process an...
I have a couple of questions regarding stainless San-Mai construction. You know, jacketing a piece of HC steel inside two layers of stainless, forg...
[quote name='Derrick Wulf' date='08 September 2018 - 06:30 AM' timestamp='1536413448' post='23308'] That said, I've also read that high temperatu...