Check out Wally Hayes site, if you haven't already. He also has a katana making video (stock removal), where he describes the steel he uses (I think ...

I agree about the separate spaces for forging and finishing. I'm setting up my shop this summer in Alaska, and my plan is to have all the forging and...

I've seen a lot of knives with copper guards, spacers, liners, pins. It oxidizes quickly, but the patina is what folks are after, I think.

Thank you, Brion. It seems wise to have something additional, on top of the homeowner's. Steve

I understand needing some additional insurance in order to do demos and travel--something happens you'll need something. Do smiths who work just ...

I think you'd get more people to speculate if you posted photos, especially of the edge with the chipping and rolling. Bummer it didn't work out,...

Any other recommendations for presses that are manufactured?

I'm new to this, but Parks or something like it seems to be the way go go for the faster steels. I haven't been able to find anything like Parks wher...

Great knife. That first picture threw me a little--I thought you'd ground in a finger groove. Question--how did you attach the butt plate? ...

Steve: Which version of Corel Draw do you use? I checked it out on Amazon and there are lots of versions... Thanks!

I really appreciate the advice about keeping sketches of the knife's progression in an individual file. It would be good to figure out a similar syst...

Bob, Excellent. I still haven't been able to attend a basics class, but what Brion described matched very closely what I've seen. For some reas...

[quote name='BrionTomberlin' date='13 June 2013 - 08:34 PM' timestamp='1371173669' post='7601'] Steve, I use a gas forge, but it is very controllabl...

[quote name='Michael_Baker' date='11 June 2013 - 11:09 PM' timestamp='1371010175' post='7588'] You can purchase a cheap toaster oven at Goodwill or ...