Great to see you here jesse! welcome! MP

great knives guys thanks and keep them coming!

correct, and if i am going to pin to the guard as well I do that the same way, doing that first then breaking it loose and gluing to the handle to dri...

I normally just drill the spacer then super gue it to the handle drill that. A small bit of heat or acetone will generally release the bond. make sure...

Well I did use stag on one of mine and it passed with no issues, as did several others that tested with me if I remember correctly. I did do a herita...

I have always turned them on a lathe then either filed flats or drilled a holes for a wrench/ pin. This has been my method for swords for years, and I...

I don't know what the judges will say, but I did bring the clip on mine to zero. I feel like that is the safe choice, some might have issue with a ...

my set had 3 in 1084 1 in 1075 and 1 in w1, I had one in 80crv2 but when i heat treated it I got alloy banding, by the time polished enough to see tha...

I use Silicon bronze and phosphor bronze I have in the past also used Tin bronze. The silicon bronze is one of my favorite materials lovely warm color...

[quote name='BrionTomberlin' date='27 November 2017 - 06:35 PM' timestamp='1511832906' post='21575'] Great looking sword Matthew! I bet the bala...

Best advice I got on doing my JS was , if it looks like you might be trying to hide something they judges will assume you are. I would flat the faces....

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