Part Two When bending a piece, even when heated, there is a thing happening that will have to be dealt with, especially in our case. It's call...

Brion, Years ago someone gave me some plate aluminum of various thicknesses. I believe it was used in aircraft construction. I did run into a tiny pin...

Thanks Bob. I wont be using aluminum very much but this knife called for it. It would weigh too much with stainless.

Anthony, I used Damascus so no one could say it wasn't forged.

That's very pretty! Wonderful job!

Jason, it sounds like you have a very nice variety for your test knives. As long as the blades are forged, it doesn't really matter. Considering ...

Any MS takers yet Steve?

When I started making knives in 2002 Joe was my first instructor. While there he forged a brute de forge hunting knife blade. At the time, I got the i...

That's a beauty John.

As Gary mentioned, I used a slice of the Gibeon Anvil Meteorite. It turned out to be a real good example. I studied on it till my head hurt and ...

Good balance will trump weight. Weight is important in how it pertains to balance but over all, weight is secondary, maybe even irrelevant in some cas...