I'm going to try and upload a couple of pics of the tools I use for this. They are not as slick as Steve's bevel work rest, but they get the job done ...
[quote name='Justin_Bowman' date='04 July 2014 - 04:51 PM' timestamp='1404517916' post='11184'] I am looking for the approximate forge volume for a ...
I have very limited shop space (my wife is an artistic blacksmith and our shop is one and a half bays of our garage) so buying an industrial mill on t...
[quote name='Joshua States' date='07 September 2014 - 08:38 PM' timestamp='1410147534' post='11861'] Something to remember; although these topics ar...
I have tried several steels. The high carbon ones have been 1084, 1095, 5160, and O-1. All of these I have done the research and testing (most of the...
Something to remember; although these topics are posted on a monthly basis, the threads are never closed. You can add to any of the TOTM threads at a...
Jerry, there are a lot of questions there. I first drill a hole with my drill press using a 1/4 inch auger style bit. br /> Drill for almost eno...
[quote name='Karl B. Andersen' date='03 September 2014 - 05:59 PM' timestamp='1409792354' post='11819'] You know Joe Dinglefutz??!! ...
Gary, I would first ask you what the thicknesses of your 1084 and 15N20 are in the initial billet. If, like me, you are starting with 3/16" 1084 and...
Having never seen the original, I cannot comment on how well you managed the replica. However, the replica is a fine looking knife. A few questions, i...
Brion, It occurred to me that three years is a rather long time in this business. Things change, people change, techniques change, interest rates fluc...
Caleb said: "Has Mokume Gane been used yet?" An excellent subject, and something I know a little bit about, so I'd have something to add as well as...
I would really like to see some advanced forging and grinding techniques, for instance the making of a Cris, or flame blade, leaf dagger, etc. Or in g...
[quote name='Caleb Harris' date='26 August 2014 - 07:21 AM' timestamp='1409062871' post='11741'] Yes, pretty much. This would actually be pretty sma...