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I'm not sure if I put this in the right place. or if I should not have started a new thread.... This is really a thanks to all who have offered me insight in the last year, but it all kind of started with Smithy in December of 2014. I had only belonged to KnifeDogs for a half hour when he...

Dang, you're good!...Thanks for posting that!

Welcome from a fellow Nebraskan!

Good job, Walt- I like! I'll bet she will cherish it.

Really looking forward to this. Was wishing it wasn't so far off, but on the bright side- it gives me more time to save up $ to take advantage of the discounts and the 'no shipping'!:19:

Just finished the jig for my new Bruce Bump file guide. I need to hurry up and decide what my next knife project is going to be so I can actually use it!

WooHoo! I'm in.

Well, congratulations on your arrival of 'someday!:s11798: - and welcome to knifedogs!

Welcome! Where are you at in your journey? At whatever stage you are in, you will find a bunch of very talented knifemakers here with not only a wealth of knowledge and experience, but more importantly, a willingness to share and help you to grow at knifemakng. At least that's what I've found...

Just a quick look at another way to build a kydex press. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hv7u4cWXG_o

Thanks, thanks, thanks, for posting this WIP! Can't wait to see more!

I guess I learned something tonight (sorry about the low quality phone pics). I was putting my maker's mark on the two knives I recently finished. One was kind of a prototype of a small knife, neck-knife, that I want to make a few more of. I etched it first.It wasn't quite as important as the...

Good luck with it Bubby- at least you have your coal forge (just kinda cold out there tho?!) I know I sound like a broken record, but if it were me, I would still put a gauge on your forge to know what pressure you are actually getting out of that mystery regulator. It may not be causing a...

Bubby-Your build looks good, clean, well done. Maybe adding a burner or even adapting to a blower is your answer. I also noticed, as Ed said: the smaller bell reducer. Mine has a 3/4 inch pipe for the burner and a 1 1/2 inch bell reducer at the air intake. And even that is less than what Ed...

It's been a few years since I built my forge, but it is similar to yours. It's a little larger propane tank, with two burners, of similar design. The following are a few things that come to mind: A pressure gauge would be good, so you could see how much pressure you are running. If there isn't...

Thanks for your reply, Wayne. I don't know the correct terminology, I guess, but- I'm planning on a power hammer with either a tire drive, or a belt drive. I'm thinking around a 40 or 50 lb hammer, with a base/anvil of a few hundred pounds. I have a good sized 1" thick steel plate for a base...

-Worked on my first damascus/pattern welded billet for the second 'session' Saturday. My son and I have worked on it twice now. But, my body keeps saying: build that power hammer now! It's something I've been wanting to do, but have only rounded up a few materials and parts so far. I searched...

Thanks again for all the additional tips. Bill Jr will be coming tomorrow to work on his damascus billet some more. I made a new anvil base that should be more comfortable than what I had. I've been sharing with him some of the input you guys offered and told him we should get that video. He...

Hey everyone- Thanks a lot for all the input. It sounds like we better order the Turnage Video. I also looked up some of the other sources given, and will take heed to the tips you guys offered. Funny how something I'm not the least bit drawn to can sometimes suck me in. The last thing I wanted...

Hi All I invited my oldest son to join with me in making some 'damascus' and then a knife. I obtained enough 1095 and 15n20 for about three billets. After waiting over a year for our schedules to work out, we started on the damascus the other night. Although I have done a little forge welding...