That's really nice. I appreciate the cable Damascus and I very much like that browned effect on the guard. Nicely done.

[quote name='Steve Morley' date='29 October 2016 - 04:38 PM' timestamp='1477780722' post='18559'] I know you do a lot of hot bluing--is this part...

[quote name='Steve Morley' date='28 October 2016 - 07:30 PM' timestamp='1477704608' post='18554'] Karl, Thanks for the info. That is my intuiti...

I have no experience with tempering in salts - but temperature is temperature. I give my oven tempering about 20 minutes for the knife to get to the...

[quote name='Ed Caffrey' date='26 October 2016 - 06:27 AM' timestamp='1477484826' post='18530'] Bader grinders are great, but I won't own one.......

I've had a Bader BIII for 16 years now and just got mys second grinder - Esteem Grinder - from Brett Mathews. His grinder is everything the Bader ev...

Geometry cuts. Heat treatment determines how long. And soft bolts help. You can cut yourself with a piece of paper or maybe a sharp edge on a...

Drill bits do not drill straight holes. I will use a small bit and the use a long shank end mill of the next size up to straighten it. Don't forge...

The number of handles I've drilled out with a pedestal drill press are countless. I really have no idea - 100s. I replaced the jaws on my drill pr...

That Ivory spacer is a nice touch!

I have always used, by recommendation, RIG - Rust Inhibiting Grease - from Brownells. It's a really light grease that is rubbed into a small oval of s...

[quote name='Steve Morley' date='01 October 2016 - 12:53 PM' timestamp='1475348014' post='18372'] Who do you trust to do your stabilization? I assu...

I've been lucky to find some incredibly highly figured blackwood. Oddly, I've had them for years and just can't bring myself to use them. Honestly -...

That picture speaks for itself.

My sincere congratulations to them all. A stand-up bunch of knife makers right there.