only times i have gotten this kind of look was in overheating the welds by a significant amount, once welded i haven't been able to reverse it. I did...

architectural bronze sucks to work with and has a more brassy color. Tin bronze is still available as casting shot I use it fairly regularly, it reall...

flair the butt of the handle it will make that safer to use. you also need a lanyard attachment point. MP

if it was me i would forge it from something like 80crv2 forge to just under 1/8 thick at the spine profile and harden/temper it , around 57-58 ish t...

video I did for my pateron a couple years ago might help/p> MP

the amount of force required to flex the blade is cross section, the yield point (the point of bend of breakage) is steel choice and heat treat. in...

doubtful it would be from too low a temp in thermocycleing I would look at the normalizing. after forging with so many cycles especially if you do the...

that's is an auto hamon, the blade failed to through harden. You could up the hardening temp a bit, might be your oven is a bit cold or add time to yo...

Lets be honest, those of us that are making a living doing this well need to make a living, I think out side of the testing room, I say make what you...

Speeds and feeds. RPM is only a part of it. tool load , machine stiffness/rigidity, feed rate, material, all are a part of not wrecking cutters. I...

Data is just that data, basing your understanding of performance on numbers is fine, but you need to account for ALL of the variables. I like larin (...

Can you make a living in the craft.. yes , a good secure living .. maybe. 1 tooling up allows higher profits as long as there is no debt to service...

There are several methods to make sword scabbards. The two part carved method is one , it is possible to get this to fit very tightly just a lot of...

Horizontal quench for swords is a recipe for problems with warping, especially in double edges blades, it leads to sabering (warping along the hard) ...

I do make swords and my shop is set up to do so. we have several tanks sent up with different quenches , two are retired Oxygen cylinders acquired fr...