[quote name='Scott Mindrebo' date='15 June 2016 - 08:19 PM' timestamp='1466047178' post='17312'] I am new to both welding and forge welding. I only ...

Nicholas (or is it Nick?), I don't think anyone was offended by anything you said, so don't worry about that. Most knifemakers have a pretty thick ski...

Excellent! You found a way to get the look you like and are trying to achieve. I would differ with this statement however: "Eliminating the ...

The secret to keeping the crisp lines during hand sanding is to start with very crisp lines before hand sanding. I take all my knives up to about 40...

Oh yeah, Kevin, I now do a spheroidizing anneal on my O-1. It is so much nicer to work with! I do not remember the exact operation, but I got it f...

The faster cooling is the "Normalization" process, and you should do this at some point during the whole process. Slower cooling is the "Annealing" ...

[quote name='BrionTomberlin' date='14 June 2016 - 07:07 PM' timestamp='1465956462' post='17295'] Thank you Kevin! I actually understand that. ...

Thank you Kevin, that was exactly what I was looking for. It explained very clearly what the problem was. In a nutshell, you can't treat 1095 the same...

Not at all a hijack Scott, the discussion is welcome. I'll get to your question in a moment, first I have something to tell Kevin. Kevin, I actua...

Thanks Kevin. I guess it goes back in the oven....again.

Thanks Matt, when I first read your response I was saying "huh? what?" and then I remembered Kevin talking about carbide sheets and such laughing at ...

For the bolsters, why not try a very thin layer of solder?

If I were to ask Mr. Peabody and Sherman to set the Way Back Machine to 1979/1980 and my college chemistry class, I would probably find that what happ...

C'est manifique monsieur. Merci beaucoups pour la démonstration. Grâce aussi à monsieur Barroso pour les vidéos. Je regardais 5 ou 6 vidéos. ...