So that's how it's done! Fantastic video Nick, worth watching that one a few times. I have to admit, my forging skills are nowhere near that goo...

I started working on knives for the show the day after I sent in my application....... I plan on having three knives at the show, two Bowies and a d...

"And please call me Matt, Mr Parkinson is my father. " I figured you'd say that. It's just that there are two people named Matt in the conversati...

Mr. Parkinson: Do you start finishing your swords this way?

So let's discus the technique of draw filing for a moment (while we have the opportunity). As I understand it, after supporting the blade in a horiz...

Files come in a wide variety of tooth types, shapes, and cut depths. Generally speaking a #1 cut is the coarse cut and the cut gets finer and smoother...

"O-1 will work but it will not give you much of an idea of degrees of speed within the medium speed category because it is so deep hardening that just...

Thank you both for the rapid and informative responses. Lin, as luck would have it, I not only have some W-1 in the shop, I have a knife blank I rec...

I don't think I can add anything of value to what has already been said, at least not as a critique of your knife. I can however welcome you to the wo...

Well done Barry! Those turned out fine.

Wiley: First I want to say welcome to the ABS and the forum. When I first read your post, I said "OMG not again", so I am not getting into the bene...

Daniel, I am up in the New River area. My wife and I also belong to the Arizona Artist Blacksmith Assoc. (AABA). Several good knife makers in AABA, ...

This week I'm posting the process of slotting and fitting the guard. The first photo shows the layout setup. I have the drawing with all my dimensions...