next time if the drift puffs out one side more than the other forge out the wall over the horn or with the drift in place to even out the eye. the one...

well done and Congratulations!

thank you!

I went and visited Jim Cooper of sharp by coop last week and this is what he did for me on these. great guy and great photographer!

This is part of the booklet I wrote for the pattern welded seax class I taught at NESM. Methods of Modern Pattern Welding The part of patte...

what temp did you temper to? also most forms of L6 will air harden , meaning that even though you edge quenched the spine is most likely hardened. L6 ...

I am not Kevin but I have been experimenting with the 80crv2. I have found it to be very fine grained and very tough. Anything that you would use 51...

well lets see I have never heard of that person, so can't help you there. 5160 gets much harder than that, as hard from memory is 62-64 heck My ...

Thank you Dan and Brian, I like the lines on that one the best my self. Justin -Wow I wasn't expecting to be compared to Don Fogg, high praise tha...

We made a "sea Robin" style anvil out of a drop of 4" round 1050 we got from a local steel supplier. Weight is right around 125lb and the cost was ab...

you might have more luck shift your search term to Carving Metal also check out he work of Patrick HastingsFord Hallam and Gerhard Wieland (this guy i...

One other thing with 5160 not mentioned is that alloy has a soft brittle range. I don't remember what that range is off the top of my head but I have ...

thanks I am glad you are all enjoying it. Jeremy- to start out you can forge your own gravers, the one I was using in part two (the thinner line)...

slit it and weld in 1095 or just call it a letter opener.. the Best that a spike can be is around 35-40 points of carbon so not really enough to get h...