[quote name='Joshua States' date='22 March 2016 - 08:21 PM' timestamp='1458703311' post='16488'] I'm glad you guys enjoyed it. If you would like to ...

That's really amazing. Thanks for doing this, Joshua. Mike

I've always done a lot of filing. That came from knowing what I wanted things to look like and not being able to it with a belt grinder. That hurt m...

[quote name='John Doyle' date='03 February 2015 - 08:05 AM' timestamp='1422975925' post='13113'] Mike- I haven't done a WIP or anything like that an...

[quote name='Lin Rhea' date='02 February 2015 - 06:41 AM' timestamp='1422884499' post='13097'] Mike, If you have experience that is specific to...

I guess I don't see how 80CrV2 (1.2235) is "like 5160", on steroids or not. Lower chrome, a lot lower manganese, has vanadium, and a lot more carbon. ...

[quote name='John Doyle' date='14 January 2015 - 03:41 PM' timestamp='1421271687' post='12972'] Hand forged from 1075 steel Differentially hard...

Nice stuff, Nick... thank you... Mike

And some circular saw blade is what Alpha Knife Supply infrequently has and calls 1080+. I feel most of that is used in larger blades (like maybe 18"...

[quote name='Nick Wheeler' date='24 May 2014 - 01:40 AM' timestamp='1400917236' post='10621'] Hi folks- This is late... Steve messaged me...

Try this... NWBA Hot Iron News Jan. 2005 See the PDF link at the bottom of the Table of Contents... goto page 11 of the PDF. Mike

[quote name='Dan Petersen' date='07 April 2014 - 09:06 PM' timestamp='1396929986' post='10291'] I would also say that if I had one grinder it would ...

[quote name='ABS Webmaster' date='06 March 2014 - 01:08 PM' timestamp='1394136523' post='10077'] Chuck Ward has finished all of the photographs for ...

[quote name='Gary Mulkey' date='15 March 2014 - 11:36 AM' timestamp='1394908619' post='10147'] I used to use Tung Oil on my wooden handles and it's ...

Renaissance Wax keeps metals from growing patina... To me, well done is well done... more like balance of materials used being the definer of it....