For the purposes of balance and handling, the thickest part of a blade should be the ricasso. It is also the only part of the blade where the four pl...

Hello Adam, Here is a link to a list of ABS MS and JS by location, it does need to be updated but it will tell you ones that are near you. Rated ...

Hello Nicholas, The official ABS MS and JS stamp and stencil is not a font but a proprietary design which I created for the ABS. You can order ste...

Hello Richard, I can't say anything definitive yet, but we are looking at this and may have an answer soon.

Oh yes, for folder work, I personally would want to work with a stone. For flattening and descaling, I guess the belt would work. I think that this ...

Hello Dennis, It really depends on what you are trying to do with the grinding operation. If you are looking for precision grinding to very tight d...

Welcome Alexandre.

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Hello Dennis, You can find what we have released thus far here: h/a> We do not have the full schedule yet, judging will be one of the first day...

Outside of the bling factor, there may be some maintenance considerations. It may be a good idea with something like ivory or other sensitive materia...

What Matt said. Absolutely do not bump up your temp, I would rather be under temp than over temp. As Matt said, air is a good insulator, but you do ...

Hello Jesse, Congratulations on your progress. I just wanted to point out that the blue going to the edge is serious enough that if I were testing...

Hello Gilbert, Do be aware that there is a prohibition against primitive finishes so if you do a rust blue be certain that it is a rich and complet...

Let’s take it from a logical deductive approach. There are only two ways to lose material in this process, the maker physically removing it via grind...

It would also depend on the wood you wish to use, some exotics are tougher to find than others. Also be aware that some woods will react to steel poli...