I am getting a bit of a mixed signal on this. I remember reading that natural materials like wood bone antler or ivory were recommended for test knive...

love the subtle hamon. great knife Lin!

I use a guide for the back where it transitions to the tang and sometimes for the leading edge (but other wise just various shaped files free hand. ...

A sharp file is my friend ... I grind these all most entiery on the flat platten and do all of the transitions with a File. I do have a rig set up for...

cool I made top ten! MP

I have done this a few time and found that it is far easier to forge form larger round stock, that said it can be done. what Lin described is pretty m...

this is the down side of surface grinders they don't make things flat, only parallel. my guess is that there was a slight strain in the piece that was...

[quote name='Ronald Cranker' date='28 December 2015 - 10:12 PM' timestamp='1451365925' post='15536'] Thank you Mr Anderson, I'm a huge fan of your ...

We have a saymak that is all most 10 years old and a 100 year old Nazel 4b nether have parts available but they are simple parts for the most part and...

I run both I prefer the venturi burners for general forging and find them to be very efficient, I use a blown burner for welding. two reasons 1 greate...

I grind weird any one that was watched me can attest to that... but that said I use a 8" serrated the most, followed by the the flat platen and a 2" ...

I always leave extra for the tang. Any extra length can be easily trimmed off and gives more options. I find that it also ensures that I have not sho...

I normally bend by eye around the horn or with bending forks, I have used jigs in the past, this can be as simple as a chunk of pipe with a peg welded...

[quote name='christophe kennis' date='10 August 2015 - 03:37 AM' timestamp='1439203064' post='14089'] Matthew, it was fun watching the show. Congrat...

[quote name='Jeremy Lindley' date='22 November 2015 - 08:27 PM' timestamp='1448249270' post='15318'] Thanks very much, Matthew. (As a side note, I r...