Hello Zack, Kevin pretty well nailed it on the steels. I started out on 52100 and learned most of what I know from Al Pendray and Charlie Ochs. Ev...

Jim, will this also be the business meeting of the AKA? I will be there and let me know if you need anything. See you there.

I too, like to have a point on my knife. A very sharp point that will puncture a barely filled balloon with water by thrusting it. I believe that th...

Actully, I got ahead of myself, this is The Fall Shop tour for the KGA. Just hang with me, I will get it all out before the shop tour.

I would like to add that we enjoy visitors to our shop tours and every one is invited. We do need to get an approximate head count for the food. You ...

For any one that would like to see how the complete knife is made using these integral jigs, I will be doing a demo at the Haywood Community College H...

video I couldn't get the link to work and hope this one will. I may be duplicating the link and if so, I apologize. Ray

There is nothing wrong with cutting your own wood for handle material. If you have the ability to kilm dry it or let it dry naturally, sometimes up ...

Jonathan, The grinder marks can be taken out by going from the coarse grits to the finer grits. The dreaded 2" mark is a constant reminder to be v...

[quote name='BrionTomberlin' date='26 February 2012 - 09:25 PM' timestamp='1330316720' post='3567'] I am not sure how many ABS members will be there...

Thanks, Gary. Your always on top of things. I read it, takes a while to cypher sometimes.

Phil, You need to email me again. I keep getting a failure to deliver on your emails. Ray

Mr. Dunlap also makes very good tomahawk handles and will sell the blanks before he turns them. I don't know if he still does or not but the wood is ...

Since I mostly like to make using knives, I tend to use a lot of wood, micarta, bone, and stag. I have had a few bad experiences using the ivory sinc...