I'm trying to work up a reply to Devan's question. I think it may require a sketch to illustrate what the shape of edge should look like. I thought ...

Joseph, I agree with Keith, 5160 could cause some welding problems. I haven't worked with it for years. I remember that I could weld it into a...

Dan, Here are some suppliers that I have bought stainless from. 416 and 410 are nearly the same thing and are both used for knife fittings. ...

We have some great demos lined up this year! Ought to be a lot of fun. If you are planning to attend the Demonstrator's Dinner, please let m...

I haven't been able to make it to any of Gary's previous hammer-ins. So, I'm looking forward to being there this year!!

Gabe, One thing that helps when doing inletting, is to cut the center of the recess down below the depth of the material being inletted. Just le...

Devan, Lots of good suggestions here. If you look around, you can find antique hand crank blowers that were common on coal forges. One advantag...

Joseph, There really isn't a "right" finish. Working knives are fine with a lower grit finish. However, the grit marks of the finish should all...

Mark, This is great!! Thanks for letting us know about it. Will the catalog have photos of all of these knives?

Ed, Your image is too small for me to see what you are dealing with. 90 percent of knifemaking, is figuring out how to fix the things tha...

Jim, Thanks for your comments about the ABS! It IS a unique group of people, who are willing to share all that they know about the craft. ...

Joseph I don't know the percentage, but I think most of us use propane. As far as I'm concerned, propane doesn't get my shop so dirty and is eas...

Ernie, That's pretty cool!!

Hi Ed, Welcome to the Forum and the American Bladesmith Society!

Welcome to the Forum Sean! Post up any questions that you have and we'll do our best to answer them.