[quote name='Ed Caffrey' date='08 June 2016 - 06:27 AM' timestamp='1465392428' post='17210'] Going "pinless" means putting ALL of your faith/trust i...

1. anneal pins 2. polish pins to at least 1200 remove as little as possible 3. small nail set or taper pin punch; polish to at least 1200 4. giv...

Congratulations to the newly rated smiths. The only way to realize the amount of effort these guys put into it is to make the journey yourself. Goo...

No; a lot easier to make another one than to fix, hope, stress over that one. Junk it and add one to the learning curve. M

jo; Thick or thin; your ricasso and your plunge lines should be well shaped with crisp lines. Very small pocket knives should have clean ricasso's ...

To all of the attendants of the Spring Piney Woods Hammer-In; a good Well Done!!!! A great weekend made possible by a group of guys...

Scott; hunt me up Fri. eve. and you can paw through it. M

Matthew; I think everyone agrees on the question. The rule is in place so that the applicant must demonstrate that he/she can mount a guard/bols...

The Hammer-In's are a great thing if: 1. You are wanting to find out about starting knifemaking and are not sure. For those who are thinking...

I have to agree with Ed. I used a Wuertz for a couple of weeks. The aluminium gets chewed up too easy. The KMG has it's downsides but for an all day e...

As always; temp plus time. When just chunking a blade into a oven or forge; how long was the tip at temp before the rest came up to temp? Not a lot of...

A thank you Anthony, and the class; from me as well. A great bunch of guys. We worked hard, laughed at ourselves and made some great cutting blades. ...

Aspiring smiths; On the js testing panel knives; we prefer natural materials. Stabilized wood ok. Micarta, G10 and other synthetics I would thin...

I use a 1/8 tapered punch or a nail set sanded and buffed to a mirror finish. A little tap into the hole and your hole is tapered and smooth. A polish...