Saw this on fb, but will say it here. Good job, Jared. Congrats.

And here I thought the term "Damascus Steel" was invented to describe steel that was intended to look like Wootz, but wasn't.

[quote name='Brian Dupuis' date='01 February 2017 - 06:13 AM' timestamp='1485954804' post='19443'] These started out life as 3/16" x 1" O1 steel, bt...

I just saw this thread and had to respond. Way to go & get after it, Brian! Many of us started with stock removal and many of us who teac...

Very nice! I started casting much the same way. Then I got some melting crucibles and some ingot molds. I have done some delft clay casting from s...

If I were to expand on this a bit, I would bring up the "form follows function" rule and how it applies to fittings and handle design as well as blade...

Yes that is a nice looking knife and I like that guard. So, what type of casting are you doing?

So much of this is personal taste and subjective, isn't it? It seems to me that applying dimensional rules of fixed sizes (3/4" wide, 5/8" this sid...

[quote name='Lin Rhea' date='23 January 2017 - 12:38 PM' timestamp='1485200293' post='19356'] Very nice Kevin. This is the kind of approach I would ...

That is a nice bit o'forging there mate! I have a spear on my to-do list this year. (dang bucket list gets longer everyday!) There was a d...

[quote name='BrionTomberlin' date='21 January 2017 - 08:17 PM' timestamp='1485055058' post='19337'] Good job Timothy! A learning experience, but...

So when are you going to be on Forged in Fire? Seriously though, this is wonderful news. I even can get PBS on the telly here, so I will be ab...

Ed, I believe you have misunderstood me. This is often the case with written dialog, as there is little or none of the non-verbal communication that a...

Nice job on that, Timothy. I really do like that length/size blade too. What was the biggest challenge for you?