[quote name='Chad Kennedy' date='28 March 2019 - 03:58 AM' timestamp='1553767109' post='24382'] Is accordion cut the same thing as ladder? ...

Welcome. That class will be something you will remember for all time going forward. And you will make new friends, as well.

I thought I should also mention that I use a forge for my hardening. I only ever got the pitting when I used my oven. The atmosphere is entirely diffe...

That small of a forge is going to get screaming hot really fast. I think I would spend a lot of time going in and out with the blade watching your c...

Having done many hamons I can feel your pain. It seems the edges of things somehow isolate and locate the heat literally helping to burn the steel. ...

[quote name='Kevin J Stinson' date='27 March 2019 - 01:54 PM' timestamp='1553716497' post='24367'] could you define Real Fast? do you want to use a ...

[quote name='Chad Kennedy' date='26 March 2019 - 07:30 PM' timestamp='1553650232' post='24350'] Thanks Karl. I was thinking that next time I would t...

I can tell you that NONE! of what I wanted to achieve in knife making happened over night. Or even in a couple years. The aspects of not only ...

Chad, I pretty much get what you did and I think your terminology is correct. I also think your steel has some very unique character to it. If it ...

[quote name='Joshua States' date='24 March 2019 - 09:27 PM' timestamp='1553484436' post='24336'] and it looks like far fewer layers than 102, but st...

[quote name='Girnie Brown' date='23 March 2019 - 11:16 AM' timestamp='1553361367' post='24325'] new member here, so new guy question in regards to s...

Dave, I can not send you a personal message and you have your email listed as private or I would have sent you a message outside of this post. You n...

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Girnie, there is a maximum photo size limit of 1000 x 1000 pxl for photos put into posts. You need to delete and re-size your recent photos. Thank...

Welcome home, Walt. I certainly hope you find help here that you can use to chase that JS and MS certifications. As you become more acquainted wit...