Hello everyone, After reading this thread and several others on this subject I decided to give it a try. I just came in from the shop after welding up...

Jared, I agree with Justin, if you are not using a press or hammer keep your layer count low to start with. My opnion start with about 5 layers if you...

Mike, I feel knifemaking is as with all other things one is passionate about, people that are as passionate as you are verry willing to help. As I use...

Thank you Karl and Brion, I have not seen W1 mentioned alot, and was not shure how much the alloy diffrences would effect it. Will it take a hammon as...

Matthew, thanks. Integrals is what I was going to use it for, I have been using 52100 but wanted to do some with hamons. Landon

Jeremy, I have had the same problems. The way I now go about slotting a guard is with a mill, but still make the slot undersize and have to file to fi...

Lin, I will be at the show, and looking foward to it. Its always great to get to visit and get a few tips from all the makers there. I am looking forw...

Karl, WOW those are really nice. The piece I was using had some larger voids, could these be closed up by twisting more or or just thru forging it dow...

Well I cut the piece and etched it, had several voids. But I went ahead and forged it square and twisted it like Lin suggested. After grinding and re...

Thank you Lin, Phil, and Jeremy. Well its off to the shop to see what I can do with it. Thanks again Landon

Hello Lin, Thanks for the tip on forging it square then twisting it, I never would have thought of that. I had a hunch I would need to go hotter with ...

Larry, That was a great video. They made it look easy.

Joshua, Sorry I do not have any pictures. I like working with .0625 and .125 material I feel it makes it easy to cut or drill to the same layer for di...