You don't need or want a large long forge for forging the blade, it helps for heat treating. If I didn't have salts or a large kiln/oven, I would buil...

Thanks for the clarification. I figured this was a time that is was better to ask. MP

I use the 3m 10x upnto 320 grit and rhinowet 400 and up the 3m works better dry than the rhinowet, and I prefer to sand dry lower than 400. The rhin...

I have a bunch left over from a railing job so its worth trying ...

[quote name='Ed Caffrey' date='22 March 2016 - 08:24 PM' timestamp='1458699840' post='16486'] A few years ago I tried that....using an aluminum tool...

I really like the light weight if the AL. Arms, I am going to replace the steel ones on my KMG with AL over the summer, I really like the lighter weig...

In the case of welding mild to higher carbon steel you can replace the higher temp with time do a slightly longer soak at a lower temp and then weld a...

I have three baders and a KMG, the baders are good grinders but all three have run into tracking problems over the years. the KMG is a great grinder,I...

Balance.. I look at what I intended the knife be used for and adjust the design to that use. that might mean as already said skipping bolsters or butc...

chefs knives get shipped in tubes. i wax the knife then wrap in cloth and use masking tape to build up the point and edge , then bubble wrap until it ...

[quote name='Kevin R. Cashen' date='23 February 2016 - 06:14 AM' timestamp='1456233267' post='16251'] Interesting point Matt, I have certainly done ...

I don't even own an tester, but I do use my RC chisels to check hardness at a couple of points in my process. I use those readings as an indicator of ...

You should be able to use the disk to flat everything to the the bevel angle easily enough.