abrasives are one of those things i am forever looking for new and better products. at the moment, I love the Firestorm ceramics from Preferred abrasi...

are the welds popping or is it the core splitting, I have had both happen. For the core splitting is due to the core turning to martensite and the o...

you can stain or dye after stabilizing but the effect is not as deep and is a little different than unstabilized wood. how ever the stabilizing proces...

personally I would use that just the way it is , for me it is fine. sway is no detriment to keeping a blade straight. just dont work length wise. w...

we had a local suppler was also bought out ... we found another local place.. nothing as bad as you are describing. I do know in CT code has that line...

on anvils it is a buy once cry once sort of thing, buying anything less than 75-100lb is a wast of money and will not do what you need. will it work.....

I used L6 for my test, passed nicely. I have done several in the shop in 1084 that passed easily. the test is more about understanding what you are d...

I don't know if the order to learning a skill set really matters other than basic skills to be safe in the end you need to learn enough to make a knif...

well I never wear gloves when forging unless I am forced to, like when I am working on a large billet and can't get my hand close with one one or if I...

welcome kevin, something you said hit home a bit. I teach a lot , and I have had a lot of students on the spectrum over the years. Some were aware o...

I have no idea what A B or C means but M indicates modified (1080m is 80crv2 ) H means hardening (specific depth of hardening) FG is fine grain i thin...

what i have done in the past is to grind back a small bevel just on the edge, leaving a 1/8" or so in thickness a quick etch to be sure the core is ce...