Forum: Off Beat Forge

I just ran across an awesome 4 page Makers Profile article on Raymond Richard in the newest issue (Oct.2010) Blade Magazine. Congrats Raymond!!...

This is what I've been working on. Always wanted to do a knife with ebony and ivory and now I have done one. Still some more finishing to do on it...

Guess there's no such thing but I'm sure if there were a few woolly mammoths around this day and age there would be a ban. I'm sure some of you...

Here’s some shots of the cactus flowers on my land. It’s mostly just the prickly pear and cholla right now. Some other types have already finished...

Its been awhile since my last post. Been trying to come up with some new ideas. I'd get going on something and then just lose interest. This is the...

This piece was made and sold by Ray at the OKCA show, and Ray suggested that the customer send it to me, as he wanted to use it as a neck knife. ...

This was one of the blades that Gil and I forged when he was here for a visit. First time I was able to get a hamon using my favorite steel. Did 3...

Hey Ray, I thought you might get a kick out of this sign that Kory made for me (for those who don't know us, Kory is my 10 year old daughter.) ...

One of the things that happens when you get so wrapped up in making knives that other things get pushed aside and in this case fences get lost. :D...

After I got home from Hammerjamin the urge to do a big knife was pretty strong. After thinking about what I wanted to use for the blade I remembered...

Simple Adjective 1. Having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved; "a simple problem"; "simple mechanisms"; "a simple design"; "a...

It’s about 9 inches OAL forged from ¾ inch round W2. I used “Godzilla” to start the shoulders on either side of the bolster area, and then finished...

Mary wants to see some new pictures of that baby girl... How about a pic or two? You have to put her down at some point long enough to snap a...

This bowie blade has been kicking around for a couple years now. I have since changed the upper profile on the blade twice. The first time I did it I...

Greeting All, Here are two nice chef knives perfect for the culinary artist in you. I was inspired by the Magnolia-Cone-Stem Motif. I thought it...

Been getting all my bait ready for the spring knife show down in Eugene this weekend. Anymore I look at doing shows about the same way as I do...

Its been years since one of my cows had a calf and I was around when it happened. This was a pretty small cow and it got pregnant at an early age. I...

Happy birthday Ray! :)

I got the little dagger made to go along with slim. The little dagger isn't all that little. The blade is 5 15/16, overall its 10 1/2". Both are made...

Hey Ray, here's this thing I've been telling you about... Chuck (AKA Wild Rose), and I have an order for another one something similar to this. ...

How about a sneek peek at a strange idea I had recently. All I will say for now is that it is a Hybrid of sorts. Perhaps nothing all that original...

Rust is always a problem to us knifemakers but this morning rust saved me from being knocked on my butt. As several of you already know besides...

Well what makes it so special? Well...... You were there when we heat treated it the day after the Hammerjamin at Tai's place. What a great time...

Me with a full head of hair and eye brows. A real Russian hat my wife picked up at the Treasure Store. Same place she found me. :D Sorry for it being...