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Hello, everyone! As a bladesmith, I'm always curious as to what designs people like the most, and why, especially if they could only...

Yeah I will get after this soon. Putting the grinder together first, and then the wiring will come next. Thanks for the help. -Larry...

From what I've read, for a right handed person the bevel would be facing toward the right. Check this link: https://a.co/d/0bKlJwjE to...

OK, I understand a bit better now (coffee's kicked in?). AS Sean said, you'll need to look at the motor nameplate to check the wiring...

Larry, I guess my coffee hasn't kicked in yet, but I'm a bit confused about what you're asking. Are you saying you have an existing...

Thank you! The finish is an extreme forge finish, which is honestly pretty easy to do. While forging these pieces, I don't remove scale...

That sure is a NICE Desert Ironwood burl for sure. Very nice. What type of finish is on the blade? Would you share how you did it...

I remember how hard it's been to find a 120 vac input VFD. Here's a HUANYANG VFD Variable Frequency Drive,1 Phase Input, 3 Phase 0-400HZ...

This is the Koa handle I shared with you a week ago. It is married to a blade with 180 layers of 15n20 and 1084.

tryin to get this one finished up 52100 blade an spring with mr.doyles koa i have got to figure abetter way to do my nicks

Mike Fitzgerald, @fitzo, passed away earlier this week. He was an active member here and many other knife forums since the earliest...

Well, I answered my own question by making some wooden blanks so I could try out a few approaches before ruining my steel. The first try...

Thanks Ken. I usually do an initial primary bevel grind prior to HT, but often pick up a small warp (I fix that during temper). This...

I am NOT an expert on daggers. The very next step (for me) would be to weld the threaded extension, then Ht'ing. Heating after the...

Hi everyone! I'd like to share the trapper template for anyone who wants to use it to make their own slip-joint pocketknife. Thank you all!