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...

Hello Wendell, I have never found the one oven arrangement that does everything without some sort of concern, but some are better than others. Vert...

The reason for my questions was that your description sounds like what I used to call "white inclusions" My metallographic studies of it show a com...

Without actually seeing the issue I will ask this- are you welding with or without flux? Is the area rough to the touch, i.e. would you feel drag if...

The ABS Website may not be everything to everybody, but the availability of contact information is not a website thing as much as a member thing. We ...

Thanks for the heads up Ed. It sounds more like a very gauche attempt to raise money by somebody of a generation that sees nothing off about this sor...

Auto-hamon: Agitate. Your tempts sound good so you need to increase your quenching rate and the quickest way would be to agitate more aggressively. ...

There should be an Intro to Bladesmithing course from August 21 through September 1, with the new Super Hammer-in and Convention happening on the week...

I will get somebody on this.

One word- Cratex. This is known as the grind plunge and if you can get it up to around 400X grit on the belt you can use a Cratex drum tip, around 1/...

Due to the extreme hardenability there should be less of a problem with proeutectoid phase collection in the grain boundaries. Also, true normalizing...