After even just a few forging cycles, your steel is anything but spherodized. The reducing heat steps you give will be necessary to REPAIR what forgin...

I will get on this shortly. For now: [media

There is a 1000 x 1000 pxl photo size limit on photos within posts on this forum. PM sent - please re-size.

I've used RIG - Rust Inhibiting Grease - on my knives for 20 years. I have never found anything better. Spread some on the sheepskin wool Rig-rag an...

9 of the 14 - ABS members. I like that.

I had a lot of knife "fondling" this year, and in retrospect, I found something noteworthy - a LARGE percentage of the time - like 80%+! - the kni...

Please use this as just an idea - I used what materials I had available. You can certainly put your own twist on things. These pictures are nearly...

[quote name='Jordan LaMothe' date='22 May 2018 - 07:22 PM' timestamp='1527038528' post='22724'] After spending all day today refinishing the front o...

Of course - you had to. And I want one.

Thanks, Brion. Same rules apply.

OK - practice only bringing up the bottom 1/2 of the blade to quenching temp. If you get the entire blade austenized you may get a catastrophe where t...

What will be the heat source?

Welcome back, Robert!! (It would be great to learn a little about you. There are some blanks on your profile page! )

[quote name='Ed Clarke' date='03 May 2018 - 10:11 AM' timestamp='1525363915' post='22616'] Karl, That IS a nice knife! Is it a Take-Down??...

Welcome, Mike! If I had not had other pressing issues, I would have met you at Craig's. I live on the other side of the state 14 miles from Indian...