I use barter to procure my handle materials. I have a buddy with connections to cut offs of various G10 and Micarta materials. I made him a knife and...

Kevin, No apology needed. Your prior response kicked up a new question in my mind and you have clearly answered the question. I cannot not expr...

Kevin, I really enjoy reading your posts and learn a lot from every one of them. A lamellar anneal it is. I really need to buy a good knife...

I am particularly fond of using Cocabolo and other very dense hardwoods. You can finish them with fine grit paper and leave them with no finish for f...

Does the side arm on the height guage have a scribe on it, or do you need to use a material like Dykem Blue to get a clean mark?

Mastersmith Caffrey, Thank you for your response. Having this level of expertise from professional smiths willing and ready to answer questions i...

Jeremy, thanks for the kind words. I am glad we got the chance to meet and form a friendship that I am sure will last a lifetime. I meant what I said...

Mastersmith Cashen, That last line is a flat out tease to a guy like me who wants to know everything he can about heat treating steel. Is there ...

The purpose of hardening steel is to create an edge that will stay sharp thru hard use, along with creating a microstructure in the blade with the pro...

Scott, I hope you don't mine me hopping in here. What negative effects occur from a full anneal in vermiculite using steels with more than 0.80 c...

Scott, Another idea would be vermiculite. I bought what we used in my shop at the local garden center for cheap. Clay