Just because of the number of applicants, I do think I'm going to avoid the whole thing. It might be chaos. One less person might help. Last year's ...

That's a pretty good lookin' knife, right there. I'd be proud of that. Don't expect much - if any - hamon on 80CrV. To imbed photos you need to us...

I prefer mine sharp. Also, I buff my head knives before and after each use with green chrome. This is all the "sharpening" they should ever need.

Welcome, John. Jump in and join the fun.

Put it wherever it is comfortable for you to work. I put hinges on mine so it works both horizontally and vertically. I adjusted it accordingly.

When you have some time, go to the midway point of this video and see if it helps you any:

Expect anything when you're working with San-mai. I do pretty much exclusively stainless San-mai, but the principle is the same. You have a combinat...

Yes - 3:1 - distilled H2O:FeCl.

You may get the "contrast" you seek in the transition zones, but you will not get the activity due to the deeper hardening characteristics of 1084. ...

Here are a couple different examples of W1 - [img/p> [img/p>

I don't know if it's the "best" knife of the year, but it's one I thoroughly enjoyed making and stands out in my mind. The images are horrible - pho...

Scott, as well, you would not be wasting Rick Dunkerly's time by doing your performance test, even if you are not ready to present your five knives in...

Here is a knife I finished a couple weeks ago. I went to enough effort to create that nice twist that I couldn't imagine laddering it. [img/p> ...

Those are great demo photos!

And for me to clarify - I didn't make any mention of a jig. I suggested using a vise which is what any good old-time blacksmith would do. That's why...