Lots of mistakes and aesthetic lessons in this one. It's 1095 steel that I did the best I could for heat treat in a forge (a bit past non-magnetic and quench in warmed canola). It gets wicked sharp but doesn't appear to be holding it well.
I used Aquafortis on the rock maple and found that it...
Hi All,
I have been on another forum for a while and driving everyone crazy with my redundant newb questions, but I recently found this forum so I thought I would join in and plague a new group of people (and probably some of the same ones).
I am very new to knife making (stock removal) and...