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Hey, that last kith was the only way I could've ever afforded a genuine Morland knife! I still have it right there by my bench for inspiration! I'd probably be game for another one.

Hey, I'm getting bored with just gluing on scales and grinding them flush. Anybody got any good full tang pics with heirloom fit or fluted or beveled scales? Need something to jazz it up a bit. I'm not a huge fan of fileworked full tangs, but sometimes I like the more unique ones. I've got...

I've mostly taken the cheap square files and ground them down thinner, which also produces your safe side to work on the hole in guards. Actually, I have a couple of Harbor Freight files that have stood up quite well. I've got a bunch of higher quality files too, but just can't stand to grind...

I've made a couple and I didn't temper mine. One was 1095 and the other was A8 tool steel and both work fine. The A8 is a little more resistant to the belts if you use it on the grinder. I keep a "working" side that takes all the abuse and a reference side. I have a surface grinder so when they...

I've got one of the HF ones. Like most of the stuff they sell, it "sort of" works, definitely not top shelf stuff. If you try to work it really hard for a long time, the motor will get too hot to touch. It's not real powerful either, so you can almost stall it, but in a way, that also makes it a...

I was sitting still in traffic once and a guy plowed into me. My hitch went through his grill and radiator and prevented my truck from getting damaged. The hitch and receiver unit saved my bumper and tailgate for sure.

Justin, something else you might consider is your YouTube channel. As you grow into that, you will end up wanting better video editing software. Editing and rendering HD or 4k video takes a pretty good laptop. I use (learning) Fusion 360 and some of the features there take a decent one too. If...

Don't have any extra, but that's what I use for my carbon steels. Love it.

Ditto the other guys. I've got the KO version which I think is insulated better, so it takes forever to cool down enough to temper. I've got an accurate thermometer and a big piece of slate in a toaster oven for tempering. The slate helps average out the on/off temps.

Which Evenheat did you get? I don't think mine ever runs over the set temp much at all. Maybe a couple degrees tops. Then again, I hardly ever use it as a tempering oven, so my programmed setpoints are all 1475 or higher. I've also got one spot programmed for annealing.

Yeah, that was a one time lesson, don't think I'll have that problem again. It was 3 days ago and my leg still hurts! This horn has got a very small point and now I see why you find anvils that have obviously been ground down. So far in my forging experience, I've burned a spot on both arms, my...

You know how bad it hurts when you hit your shin on a trailer hitch? I found something worse! I've just recently started getting setup for forging and I've added a forge, anvil, post vise, etc. Yesterday, I turned quickly and walked full speed smack into the horn of that anvil. HOLY ^*#@%)...

I'd be afraid it would mess up the etch. I'm going to be trying this AEBL tumble in the coming days, I've got one about ready. I was afraid the tumbler would ruin the mark, but then again I was afraid the mark would ruin the etch afterwards, lol.

Hey, remember there was one episode where they had to make their own tongs!

First time really using the little forge, tried my hand at tong making. They came out a little shorter than I planned and not exactly straight and precise, but they work. Harder than I thought it would be! Gotta start somewhere.

I'm itching to try this too Casey, so I'm watching closely! Hey Ed, about the borax. Would the 20 mule flavor be better if you kept it close to the forge and maybe dry it out? I literally just bought a box last night at Wally World, lol.

You put your makers mark on before the acid/tumbling right?

If you haven's seen the video at the first of this post, go check that out. Here's Alex's reaction to the video. He had no idea that I made the video and his mom played it for him before he realized the knife was ready. I think it had been on order so long that he had forgotten all about it. At...

I've only ran it a couple times for 15 or 20 minutes each and nothing seemed hot at all. I was kind of worried about the hose too, but it's far enough away it didn't even feel warm. I think I'm going to be pretty happy with it once I figure out how much air vs. propane to use and how to control...

I guess if you were having an organized class that someone was paying for I could see a problem. If you have a visitor to your shop and you are letting them learn a little or make something, I think you'd be covered by your home owners policy if an accident occurred. I'm guessing the money...