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I’m pretty confident that it’s desert ironwood. Also desert ironwood has a specific gravity over 1 and sinks in water. If it sinks, that will rule out most other woods that it could be from the looks.

Looks like desert ironwood

Ameribrade has an attachment that attaches to a small wheel holder. You could potentially purchase that and get it rigged up to work. I actually have one and an og KMG. Wonder if it would fit okay on there… I can try to take a look sometime this week if you’re not sure.

There's a local knifemaker around me that has one. I watched him use it and it looks pretty cool. A little more effort than the cobra but once you get it set up right, it works a treat. He loves it.

I've been using Anchorseal 2 to coat all my freshly cut wood. With burl blocks, I usually coat all the sides. Works well.

Pretty much. I used a small cutoff of a larger piece of angle iron from my rolling mill project to connect the lower angle iron and the top platen. I welded it to the top and bolted to the angle iron below. So, technically, 1 piece of angle iron, 1 very short piece of larger angle iron, and a...

Mine is above the wheel actually. I didn’t like the idea of it resting on that idler. Pretty decent moment about that top bolt from the belt tension which is why I tightened the crap out of it. Hasn’t moved since :D

I tried that too. Just didn't work out for me. Like Ed said, I think it's just a matter of trying everything and figuring out what works for you.

I’m not sure. Originally, I was planning to do different plates with different radii depending on the look I was going for. I had one corner-rounding endmill and just zipped it across. I can check tomorrow. This one is definitely about the same to what I’d end up with on the edge of the regular...

Ahh, okay. I did watch some of his videos early on so I bet that's where I saw it. I haven't posted this anywhere. I just made it out of scrap that I had laying around. 2 pieces of angle iron and a flat plate. I put the slot in the bottom for the bolt so I could have a little more adjustment...

I used to do it the way most people do it until I saw someone using a device like this. I bolt it on using the bolt you loosen to rotate the flat platen. It really takes the stress out of plunges. Radius that close edge and approach it for matching plunges. Still have to be a little careful...

I'm really glad the sewing machine is working out for you, Ed. Cody

That Metallurgy Fundamentals book is a great read. I picked it up years ago from Kevin's recommendation list and it really is a great primer. I've looked for the Quenching and Martempering book several times over the years and never found a single copy :(

I'd agree with that! I did a number of blades out of AEB-L years ago and used the dry ice / acetone bath. I had a lot of warping issues in that dry ice. I had to start being super careful and hold them upright to make sure they didn't fall over. It seemed to work better after that but was a...

I used to make tons of neck knives. I prefer one for EDC myself. I always wear it inside my shirt. It frees up space in my pockets. It's also pretty quick and easy to get to. Just gotta pay attention when re-sheathing :D Not much legality issues with knives in Louisiana. I think the only real...

Here's my setup. Yeah, I know it's a little weird but it's what works for me. Bunch of vertical 2x12's stuck together. There is a layer of silicone caulk underneath each anvil. Zero ring. My method of attachment is a bit more rudimentary than these others but it works. I keep thinking I need to...

Very clean. Nice work! I’m going to have to try to make a take-down some day. Random question, you said nelsonized walnut burl. I assume that’s stabilized with Nelsonite? If so, I’ve looked at that a few times and wondered how well it worked. Do you have any opinions on it?

Whatever gets you forging! Not an ideal design for blades since the burners are pointing straight at your work but it will do the job. I understand your concern. It was hard to advise further when I’m not there standing in front of the thing. Most people in the safety line of business think...

I will say, on my first blown forge when I was learning the ropes... I had a tendency to keep turning up the PSI to try and get more heat but the problem wasn't the PSI but my air/gas mixture. I just wasn't sure exactly what I was looking for at that point. So, for a long time I ran it around 10...

Well in the video (where the door is a little more open), I can't really tell if it's glowing around the burner entry point. I would expect some glowing around the top front firebrick door with it setup as-is. That area is in direct line-of-fire of the flames. Might also get some glowing in the...