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Hi, I have a folder that I need to clean up the pivot hole in after HT. I ordered a adjustable barrel lap from usaknifemaker supply, but don't think I will recieve it in time so I have made my own needle eye lap from brass...

Hi! I'm working on my first lockback and would appreciate some input. Do the locking bar need to be hardened and how hard do it need to be, can I only harden the tip of the locking bar and leave the rest soft so I can do some filework or inlays into it? What hardness is suitable for the...

Yes, the forge and anvil setup is just temporary. I need to pour a new floor and a foundation for my hammer so in the mean while I'm trying to get my forge running as it should. I think I really need to find a new blower, the blower I'm using now is almost as heavy as the anvil on the picture...

Hi, At first I covered the wool with a fireclay but it didin't work that good. It shrinked very much when drying so it cracked a lot, after a few coats it did look okay but almost everything fell off in the first heating of the forge. At the moment I have noting to cover the wool. I will, as...

Thanks once again for helping me Ed. The reson I put the burners like this, this time was to protect the wool from melting. At first I had a single burner, only 2 layers of wool and the burner was at a tangent, the wool melted after about 10 minutes, it's 2300 fahrenheit wool. I will try...

Hi again, I have now made a forge to do my forge welding but I have som trouble with the fine tuning of my burners. I have made a lot of changes cutting and welding to my forge thats why it is so ugly. This is my current setup: The inside is about 17 inch long with 3 layers 1" wool...

Thank you Ed and Wayne! I've got an old compressor tank 12" diameter, maybe that would be a good size with 1" or 2" inch "wool". I can get wool locally, both 2300 degree and 2600 degree, the 2300 degree is twice as cheap though and the 2600 is only available as 2" thick. Maybe the best would...

Hi, I'm about to build a welding forge that will be used for damascus but I was wondering what size I need. It will be a horizontal design with blown burners. How thick does the layer of wool need to be and how big should the inside of the forge need to be? Should I use two or three...

amazon have some and they ship to Scandinavia but I think the shipping is quite pricey...

Seved have you found any suppliers of the woodworking vises yet? I've also been olooking but havent found any in Sweden or Finland yet... Where do you guys by those in the USA? Jakob

Thank you Rob. No, it's not the pivo thats the problem, it's the other screws. But I don't have the problem when putting on new screws, but they do wear down quite fast, but thats not a problem now when the folder is finished. It's actually not a bushing I'm using, it's a small bearing like...

Thanks everybody :o Thank you Frank! The press fit is a Scandinavian thing I guess, here almost everybody use the same small bearings in the folders. I find it easier to use the bearings becasue you just use the correct reamer and press the bearing in and your done. I know we used the...

Thanks for the nice comments! We are quite pleased with result ourselves. Is there are difference between the cheaper taps and the more expensive taps regarding the quality of the treads? Also which supplier do you think have the best quality folder parts? Jakob

Me and my brother have finally finished our first folders, we have made one each. Both linerlocking folders with damasteel blades and bolsters. One with desert ironwood scales and one with grenadill scales. We really enjoy making these and will definitely make more of them...

Great knife and the steel sounds excellent. What is the surface on elmax bars, is it a ground, blasted or rolled finish? Jakob

I've been very intressted in this steel but haven't been able to test it myself, but have spoken to a few makers around here in scandinavia and all seem to love it. I would be very intressted to test out "knifemaker" heattreating. Compare sokingtime/hardness and compare plate/oil/airquench...

What do you think of this steel compared to the CPM steels? It should be quite similar to s30v. How is it to grind before/after HT compared to 154CPM? Jakob

Hi The files dont work that good on for example CPM steels becasue the carbides in the steel is much harden then the hardenss of the steel matrix. For example a test file at 59hrc will skate on CPM 154 blade at 55Hrc or even lower hardness. Regards Jakob

One other thing, damasteel is also availeble as unhardenable austenite steel and gun barell steel wich hardens to about 50 hrc. All knifeblades are made of rwl-34 and PMC27 and can be hardened over 60Hrc. http://www.damasteel.com/pdf/93x-martensitic1.pdf Jakob

Hi, Damasteel is made out of two powder ss steels. The bright harder steel is rwl-34 the same as cpm 154. All damasteel steel has the same mix and comes in a few differnet patterns like heimskringla, rose, twist, hakkapaella, odin... I've made about 30 blades in damasteel so far. I would say...