Beautiful work Stuart! Whether on purpose or by chance, I really like the way the grain of the handle wood flows with the shape.

Nicolas, You may want to contact Joe Szilaski. He is a Mastersmith, who lives in Pine Plains, NY. Joe has knifemaking classes at his shop. I d...

You must be looking at damascusknowledge.com. That site belongs to Dr. Drew House; the guy who is having testing done on old damascus barrel tubes. ...

I like to use blued steel fittings. When mirror polished before bluing, they have a metallic deep black color. They're tough to photograph though.

It is an honor to be allowed to help other bladesmiths. Thanks to all of you, who have offered your kind appreciation!

Boy do I wish I thought as critically as you do here! LOL!!! Some folks tell me that I think too much!! Regarding t...

Often I have noticed after an initial etch a lighter area at the weld of the various tiles. Gary, I share your confusion over the differenti...

I use Corel PaintShop Pro. I have the X7 version. They are on X8 now. Corel PaintShop Pro X8 This software is relatively inexpensive and can do...

I only use good quality painter's tape on knives. If the tape is to be on longer than just the day that I'm working on the knife, then a layer of pap...