If I understand you correctly, you are planning to make a practice rapier, or one that has no real edge or point. It would basically be something that...

I'm going to chime in here and reiterate what Gary said about not forging the 440C. I read Jim H's books as well and while I agree he has a lot of gre...

Gary, from what I see, there is nothing wrong with that knife. I would appreciate a closeup of the guard/ricasso area. It's difficult to see what yo...

Not for nothing, but nobody seems to have asked the obvious question of how much general forging experience Scott has to start with. I would hesitate ...

I always (repeat Always) etch my mark before final assembly. I also hand sand the ricasso one step finer than the blade. So if my blade is finished to...

For what it's worth, Check out Tim Hancock's method. It is neither grinding in or pressing (although he presses for fittings)but rather cutting it int...

I realise that I'm coming in late to this conversation, but here's an idea. Take a long piece of 1/2 inch square rod and forge the end out flat and as...

I have two suggestions: 1. Make the tang shorter from top to bottom than the ricasso. Over cut the top and bottom edges of the slot a little. This e...

I am boiling this discussion down to a simple question: Does the 3-year wait accomplish an "accurate" standard of measurement for candidates to test...

If I can jump into this discussion, albeit a bit late, I am someone who is currently waiting for my 3-year membership to solidify before testing and I...

one technique I saw (possibly in the ABS journal) that covered pearl inlays used two pieces of flat steel for templates. The first is cut to the exact...

[quote name='Eric_Lucy' date='19 December 2013 - 03:21 AM' timestamp='1387448499' post='9316'] I thought I would share an AH-HA! moment with eve...

Where are you buying the cement, and how much does it cost?

[quote name='Eric_Lucy' date='15 December 2013 - 06:43 PM' timestamp='1387158237' post='9283'] Thanks Dale, I would, however I'm still a manual shop...

I'll be the first to chime in here. That looks fantastic Gary! While I'm at it, I'd like to say a big THANK YOU for this WIP. It has been truly in...