[quote name='joseph_n_becker' date='08 September 2013 - 01:08 PM' timestamp='1378663690' post='8316'] ...Sorry for all the questions!!... ...

Your points on sizing stock is well made Brion. Right now I am preparing some material for a lecture on poor man's bladesmithing that I have to give ...

There are "bad forgers" and I am probably one of them. Anytime a bladesmith thinks he is a good forger, I suggest he spend some time watching a reall...

I'm going just to have a word with this Cashin guy about doing my talk All kidding aside, I got some new ideas to add to my dagger talk during the la...

Hey, there is another ABS I could join! I have a small grove planted in my landscaping with a couple of different winter hardy species.

Joseph, pages could be written on the subject of you question, indeed entire books could be needed to cover it all. This is partly due to the fact th...

Going too far down a path on this topic could take a few pages and definitely overtake this thread with another topic, so I will try to be brief… ...

Since I have received such a cordial invitation I guess I should chime in. First, about the water; many work off from the hasty conclusion tha...

I got away from the heated bar of steel method of warming my oil because of the degree of thermal mass it involves. Blades don't bother the oil, but ...

Hello Joseph, I apologize for coming into this so late but I just got back from teaching my dagger class in ME. Joseph, to be honest I am with y...

Hello Teddy, For oven work, normalizing, hardening or tempering, it is always best to bring the oven to temp and then introduce the blade. In norm...

Despite the popularity of toaster ovens as a cheap and low profile tempering oven for the shop, I have found them to be much more problematic than ful...

[quote name='John White' date='28 June 2013 - 12:11 PM' timestamp='1372439508' post='7727'] …One possible stress cause related to grinding would b...

John and Zach, the ASM Heat Treater’s Guide states for 1084 “Forging: Heat to 2150F (1175C). Do not forge below 1500F (815C)” I also have spec...

[quote name='BrionTomberlin' date='18 June 2013 - 07:56 PM' timestamp='1371603377' post='7652'] Another brief note. The daggers on Kevins website ar...