From my perspective the problem with this particular knife is a disconnect with its actual function and modern design concepts; you can’t get a work...

This is a topic that is good to discuss because it needlessly stresses too many people. Once you wrap your mind around these techniques they are actua...

[quote name='Solomon Spigel' date='27 February 2015 - 12:04 AM' timestamp='1425013473' post='13273'] I bought some 28-second quenching oil from McMa...

Now would be a good time to thank you Dan for continuing to handle YouTube for us. Youtube's power to reach the public is vast and will continue to g...

Along with the “steel of the month club” phenomenon, I have also noticed how new trendy names seem to really capture people’s attention… 75-X7...

I got a GraverMax about ten years ago for the purpose of carving and wire inlay on sword hilts. It is only now that I am starting to dabble with what...

Thank you all for the warm welcome. As I told Dan, I consider the ABS internet presence, with the forum being the face of that, to be our most wide-r...

Over my years of teaching there I noticed things changed a bit, William’s tavern has been a constant though, it is the only place this Northerner ev...

Our best damascus etchant (FeCl) is also a tougher one to neutralize than folks may first think because it leads to corrosion from two fronts. So it ...

The confusion/debate is not new. One of the reasons I developed my dagger lecture was to help answer some of these questions and try to come up with ...

Of any knife supply table I ever approached, the warmest and friendliest were behind Rade's table. He was a good man that made getting supplies more ...

[quote name='Karl B. Andersen' date='09 December 2014 - 05:11 PM' timestamp='1418163076' post='12585'] Or back to the forge and make another, paying...

Scott, after doing this for over 30 years, going through the ABS Journeyman and Master testing, one solid piece of advice that I can give when it come...