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...

thanks for posting this Josh, good photos. the only error i caught was that I did two billets one was 7 layer the other 11 the 7 layer is the one that...

thanks Dan.... I will figure it out at some point ..