Twisted wrought iron with SOME voids has a lot of character. A fella just might need to play with it a little to find just how much to close it up.

In addition - the next smartest thing I ever did was to find a maker within a few hours drive of me and have him show me how to do a couple things. ...

Andy, I'm going to suggest that a large part of your difficulty lies in the Grizzly grinder - not in your method or desire. That is the same one I s...

Andy, with what type of machine/belt/platen/wheel/etc. configuration did you create the main grind in the first place?

Thanks for posting that up, Lin. Very inspirational.

You're right, Gary. It's just the nature of the beast - I think. One of the peculiararities of tile welding is that sometimes, there is very little su...

I'm honored to be amongst such a diverse and dedicated group of people. Merry Christmas to everyone and let's make 2014 a year the knife world can r...

Steve, drawing a knife by computer program might make a great demo at your next symposium!!

I like your process, Mike. It follows the entire history of the knife's evolution and remains accessible for future reference. Great idea.

Steve, my process is not all that complex. I buy manila folders. On each knife I make, I will do a drawing/profile of the blade after I have refin...

Awesome, Gary!! Thanks, buddy.

I can not answer your question in any extreme detail. But I will say that at the bottom of the fillet it usually has a small radius and not a sharp ...

You do not need to get any more length of work hot than you can work/forge at one time. You can only forge maybe 6-8 inches of steel before it gets to...

A blown vertical is just stupid simple to build and use. Extremely versatile. Hot! (if needed) You would have to work really hard to make so...

I really have no idea. I don't do any type of grinding on my handles where I would generate any heat. I mostly only use files for shaping. My purp...