There are a lot of good blades out there. Right now I am using an Olson bi-metal blade that is performing as well as any blade I've used in 25 years. ...

I regularly see numerous surface grinders available on Face Book Market Place. I started building houses in 1968 and have been in the mechanical art...

Absolutely not. But that's just me. That said, what was his reasoning?

At knife shows they just get a zippered case. When shipped they go this way: Knife shipping

"BTW, do you send any instructions or drawings ?" I do better than that: Take-down video

I was introduced to the take-down assembly in 1998. When I started showing them on Blade Forums around 2002-3 or so, almost no one even knew what I wa...

I don't know if I'd want to try to pick a "best" knife. It's difficult to choose between a Damascus Fighter and a lock-back folder. So, "some" of th...

I use tap handles that have an extension that fits in the tailstock chuck. This keeps them centered to avoid breakage. Or like Matt said, if you loo...

Knife making is a life time of buying tools. Then you die.

I have been turning finials and take-down hardware on my lathes for 20+ years. I find it indispensable for turning dagger quillons. I would have a ...

I saw your YT video and have a question. What do you find to be the benefit of using 1:1:1 FeCl/H2O/HCl?

Keep in mind there is no such thing as "quillon dagger testing". One of the five required knives submitted for Master Smith certification must be t...

Set your toaster on high and leave your bread in too long. Afterward, if you scrape off enough of the burnt stuff, you'll find good bread again. T...

Really nice hamon. What steel?

Don't forget to search sales areas like Ebay, Craigslist, Face Book market place, etc. I already have two but found one last week for a friend - 18 x ...