Hi Kevin, Welcome to the ABS and the forum. Tons of great content on the forum that so many have shared!

Finished this up today. I used a swivel knife to cut the diamonds into the the leather and a ball stylus to give some depth. Attached fil...

Other then sharpening, I finished this up today. I need more practice on all aspects of building so I think I will continue with this and make a sheat...

I have my blade sanded to 1000 grit and assembled my guard, spacer stack, and handle. Blued the mild steel with Birchwood Casey. Want to do some decor...

So I profiled and rough ground to 80 grit, clayed the blade back and heat treated and tempered. For the handle and guard I am going with mild steel, c...

Joshua, Looks great! I really like your WIP's for the detail you put into them. Thank you.

As I don't have much of a scrap pile I am starting out with a 2" wide by 1/4" of 1084 from the steel baron. Cut in half to 1" x 4". Guillotined the ta...

Sounds like fun, Count me in as well!

Don't forget there is a ABS YouTube channel and a number of individual members have there own channels.

Congratulations on getting your book published. I actually pre-ordered from Blade 2 weeks ago after receiving their e-mail advertising it. Was wonderi...

Thanks for sharing this, adds to the knowledge base!

Hi Matt, Love your work. Inspires me to do better. While watching I think everytime I see you giving commentary, you look like a young George ...

I think Handles and Guards by Joe Keeslar is one of the best books out there to get you into the "flow". Another great resource for me anyway ...

Hi Kevin, Thanks for the reference to the para-cord book, just ordered it on Amazon. Matt

I think your doing a fantastic job explaining each step of the way, this is the way I learn new ways of doing.