You are very welcome Mike. Glad you enjoyed it.

I have added another hydraulic press video. This one is making a Damascus billet. Basic operations of welding, drawing out, gauging thickness, squar...

Matthew, As Ed said, not all stabilized wood is created equal. Remember what supplier this came from and try to avoid the same problems in the future....

Jo, I do not think having the handle materials match on all five knives is a requirement. In my personal opinion, it would not show your versatility i...

Interesting news about 1095 Ed. I have also run into more than a few bladesmiths who have had problems with alloy banding in 1095 (mostly from a speci...

This was great! Thanks Kevin.

I agree with Karl, if you are going for a full blade quench. My quench tank is a 8" square steel tube about 30" tall with a welded base plate. I still...

I used Simpson SET epoxy to seal my steel quench tank. Sets in 7 minutes. This is a structural epoxy made to set steel bolts, rods, etc. into concrete...

If you are specifically asking about hand sanding operations, I almost exclusively use 3M micron belts in 60m, 40m, 30m, 15m, and sometimes 9m. I sand...

Yes indeed, what Karl said! That's a really nice finish JJ.

[quote name='JJ Simon' date='29 March 2016 - 05:39 AM' timestamp='1459255150' post='16541'] Thanks for the Reply Joshua, I also have a 9" flat dis...

JJ, I'd like to go back to Karl's original suggestion about the disc sander. I pretty much only use ceramic 3M belts in the following grits: 60, 120, ...

[quote name='jim sowers' date='16 March 2016 - 06:39 PM' timestamp='1458178749' post='16426'] Do you have some legalese that you include with eac...

Travis Wuertz made me a surface grinding attachment for my KMGand he provided a 1-1/2" x 1/8" wall square tube for the tool bar. I have been using thi...

That is a very bold pattern and a fine looking blade Gary. Nicely done and thanks for the arrow.