Thank you, Joshua, for all the information. I appreciate it. I'll check out that video so I get started on the right foot. I like the idea of pu...

My son and I used charcoal when in Central and South America, and it was lot of fun. Messy though. And easy to burn a blade in half. And...there were ...

[quote name='Kevin R. Cashen' date='19 January 2018 - 09:42 AM' timestamp='1516372943' post='21920'] 1. To keep the angles symmetrical, I carve out ...

Great video! I especially enjoyed watching you forge the blade and work on the scabbard. I have been making a few scabbards myself, and they are t...

I asked Miguel if he'd like his post translated, and he said to go ahead. If anyone notices a mistake in the translation, please correct me. "Goo...

Bienvenido Miguel. Esta bien si traduzco lo que escribiste en tu post? Steve

You'd have to look at the combustion equation of propane to see what the gas balance is when burning propane. There is actually a net positive o...

Can you get the maple stabilized? Or can you get stabilized maple? I've heard that stabilizing is the way to go, especially for those of us traveling ...

Try Atlas again--I've ordered various thicknesses from them and they were very accommodating. I just checked their site and they advertise barstock in...

Wow!

[quote name='Karl B. Andersen' date='01 May 2017 - 05:24 PM' timestamp='1493677455' post='20173'] No videos. Sorry. But I've certainly done many WIP...

[quote name='Karl B. Andersen' date='28 April 2017 - 06:02 PM' timestamp='1493420544' post='20149'] Probably a plate/jig I designed to hold my blade...

Hello all, Thank you for responding. My reason for asking is that I would think that a shallow hardening steel with a hamon would do pretty ...