Joshua, I am located in Evansville just about 3 hours South on I69. If you want to take a drive and spend a couple hours forging, grinding or finishin...

Doug, welcome. If you are not familiar with IBA Oden group, get on the Indiana Blacksmith Association, there are several knife makers in that group. T...

Michael, Kilroy's in Colorado Springs is 7 hours for you and Texarkana would be 9 hours. Take a look at the classes offered at the time you can get aw...

Adam, before we could help you identify the difference we would need to know your process first. Are you using a vacuum chamber, etc...

Clinton, I suspect you won't get a lot of feedback on the Tormek here on this site, not because it isn't a great machine for sharpening the edge type ...

Welcome Jason, check out Uncle Al's website. Contact him about the monthly meeting at his shop.

I am going to really miss Mike, I had been looking forward to getting to a Haywood hammer-in to catch up.

If you add your location to your profile or tell us where you are maybe someone can help you with a local supplier. Here in Evansville Indiana there i...

Welcome to the forums, I live in Evansville, its in Southwestern Indiana if you are close by. We have a blacksmith group and a knife club that meet in...

Is the blade heat-treated? If you stamp your name it should be dark.

Dean, when looking at liability insurance, our antique club found the rate was lower to carry insurance the whole year rather than three specific days...

BRAVO

Brandon, if you find yourself in Evansville in Southwestern Indiana, look me up. We have a local knife club and a blacksmithing group as part of South...

Jesse, Diagnosing finish issues in steel is difficult at best with blade in hand and almost impossible from a picture. Best advice I can give is ...

Dean, assuming your steel is clean, no oil or residue, the straw color is lower and the blues and purples are hotter. Search the internet for temper h...