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Making progress. Got a mini-meat cleaver and a pair of o-tantos ready to epoxy the wraps.

Got my mid-tech stuff powdercoated and took it to get my touchmark laser engraved this morning at JB Knife and Tool, who will be my neighbor in the San Antonio colony. Here's a Woodsman 'hawk getting frickin' laser beams shot at it. [/url]

Got my mid-tech stuff powdercoated and took it to get my touchmark laser engraved this morning at JB Knife and Tool, who will be my neighbor in the San Antonio colony. Here's a Woodsman 'hawk getting frickin' laser beams shot at. [/url]

Nothing is finished yet, but a lot in the works. I have two tables again this year, with the plan being one for forged work and one for stock removal. Small forged knives: Large forged knives: My eye-catcher is, of course, the post-nuclear barbarian sword, with a 21" blade and 33"...

I really dig that! What's the cord?

Nothing is finished yet, but a lot in the works. I have two tables again this year, with the plan being one for forged work and one for stock removal. Small forged knives: Large forged knives: My eye-catcher is, of course, the post-nuclear barbarian sword, with a 21" blade and 33"...

And a couple more bush swords in 80CrV2 steel, with integral socket handles, black paracord, and 16" blades. And black Kydex.

And a couple more bush swords in 80CrV2 steel, with integral socket handles, black paracord, and 16" blades. And black Kydex.

I had a couple of finished up tantos go out to a good customer recently. He's been waiting for the shorter one for a while, and picked up the longer one, which I had forged as a demo of using my power hammer dies, when I posted as available on Instagram. The shorter one is forged from 80CrV2...

I had a couple of finished up tantos go out to a good customer recently. He's been waiting for the shorter one for a while, and picked up the longer one, which I had forged as a demo of using my power hammer dies, when I posted as available on Instagram. The shorter one is forged from 80CrV2...

Thank you! Tlandini, I answer your question in the video below. This is the last of my FiF stuff. It's dominated my week, but now I need to get back to working on Blade Show inventory. A washed-out look at the push knives I did for the first challenge. They can actually be seen better in...

Thank you! I answer your question in the video below. This is the last of my FiF stuff. It's dominated my week, but now I need to get back to working on Blade Show inventory. A washed-out look at the push knives I did for the first challenge. They can actually be seen better in the...

This is seriously the best part of the episode. I laugh to the point of tears every time. I had forgotten I did this until I saw it on international television. :D What got left out was after I took a bite of watermelon and said this, I followed up with, "...and sharpening oil."

With the #snackbreak, I was multi-tasking. I needed the steel to cool down so I could grind on it, but didn't want to cool it too quickly and crack it. So I let the knives sit on a fire brick and took the time to recharge with some food and water. I needed it! Four hours of forging takes a...

Ken - Yes, we have steel rulers on the tool table next to the anvil. I marked out my required dimensions on the anvil with soapstone and gave myself plenty of wiggle room. That could have been the watch phrase for the episode, because I was constantly keeping an eye on wiggle room with...

Thanks, guys! #awesomeandhandsome #snackbreak :D

Thanks, guys! #awesomeandhandsome #snackbreak :D

Can't figure out how to get a video on Facebook to show up here, but here's the preview for my episode: https://www.facebook.com/HISTORY/videos/10154209843551184/

Can't figure out how to get a video on Facebook to show up here, but here's the preview for my episode: https://www.facebook.com/HISTORY/videos/10154209843551184/

Tomorrow night! (Tuesday, April 18, 8:00 CST) Here's the episode description: "For the first time ever, the competitors are challenged with creating not one, but two blades in the first round. With double the pressure and double the work, the bladesmiths are pushed to their limits, which...