Very cool Gary! She sure looks the part! I'm impressed with how you have jumped into building antique recreations. I've found that work...

Wesley, I'm not certain that there is a best time for doing these heat treating steps. You just need to work them into your process somewhere. ...

Those glasses should work fine. I'm no expert on this subject, and we should probably find someone who is to advise us. I have seen a lot of discuss...

That is an OLD tutorial! It didn't start out as a tutorial. It was a WIP that I posted on another forum. The customer who ordered the knife ask...

Wesley, I wear Uvex brand welding glasses when working at the forge. They are shade 3. They are the type made for acetylene torch welding. You...

Grant, Welcome to the ABS and the Forum. You've got a great teacher in Lin!! You'll learn a lot from him! Let us know what we can ...

Mike, Thanks for posting this thread. There are a lot of great people in the ABS, who are awesome about helping others. It's nice when someone ...

Looks like you all had a great time! I had a blast doing this event last year. Jim and Bev put on an awesome hammer-in!!

Theodore, The photos aren't really clear enough to do a critique. But, you obviously put some thought and creativity into the work. Keep it up&...

John, Nice clean work there! I don't have a big problem with the pointy finial. You could install a butt cap plate underneath it. Putt...

Wesley, I refine the grain in 1084, beginning with a soak at 1600F for 10 minutes. This soak relieves the stresses from forging, allows the carb...

Barry, Welcome to the ABS and the Forum!!! Lots of great information posted here. Let us know what else we can help you with!

Nick, Great video!!! I finally had time to watch it this morning. Thanks so much for taking time to film your work and post it up f...

Thanks for keeping us posted Gary. I'm enjoying watching this knife come together!

Chairman Keeslar is a wise man! Congrats on the appointment!