Thanks you guys for putting this on. I have wearing my fingertips off trying to practice all the things I learned at the symposium. It was really a gr...

Hi Tony, Lots of folks don’t know all of this stuff about posting images on the internet. I like to understand why I have to do something, so ...

Welcome to the Forum Bruce!!

Hi Dan, Welcome back to the ABS and the ABS Forum!!! I look forward to seeing some of your work!

these knives were going to be delieved tomorrow but I may wait. I hope you didn't think I was saying that the knives were not fit to sell. I was...

Hey Dana, Thanks for the larger images. That helps a lot. I can see the palm swell now; you done good there. Don't get too discouraged by ...

Hi Dana, You've got a lot of good information here in the responses to your questions. The image of the knives is rather small to view and ...

Congratulations to Mace and Tina! I know Mace is gonna' spoil that girl!! LOL!!!

We're back home from Tulsa now and I'm playing catch-up. Still got to wrap up the paperwork from the Symposium and get the shop re-assembled. Th...

Thanks to everyone who attended the Symposium!!! I hope that you all had a good time and that you were able to learn a lot. I felt that ...

Hi Jeff, Welcome to the ABS and the Forum!! Also, thanks for coming to the Heartland Symposium. It was great to meet you and I’m glad...

Uncle Al Lawrence, of Riverside Machine Shop, will be coming to the Heartland Symposium with his knifemaking tools and materials!! Be sure to...

Dale, Thanks for the information about Omega being able to build special probes. With yours and Ed's information about probes, I should be able ...

Hey Guys, I really appreciate all of the advice! I ordered the Therma-K meter, with a high temperature industrial probe. The probe is r...

I just got around to ordering a pyrometer. Of course, I was advised that the probe could not handle the temperatures that we run in our forges. ...