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Will either pay or trade a small amount of interesting steel for anyone who has a twisting machine that can twist up a 1 inch square bar of Damascus real tight.

I will be clamping my plates during the quench by putting them between the two super wide dies on my hydraulic press. I’m planning to clamp the ends with little C clamps so I can use them in the dry ice and the temper if I have to. Angle iron would be better for the Freeze and the temper but I...

I am getting ready to do my first heat treatment of AEB – L at home. The commercial heaters have either become too expensive, not confidence or inspiring or they just flat don’t take small orders anymore. I have my 16“ x 4“ x 1“ plates and a long drive for dry ice. I have heard that AEB – L is...

The lake John White explained it to me pretty well. Plain 105/205, 206 or 207 is basically laminating goop. You make fiberglass out of it. 207 is the clear stuff. If you want to use it for adhesive or filler, then you add the other stuff to it. He told me to use colloidal silica. The other...

G Flex appeqars to be regular West 105/205 with the filler alreqdy added. convenient but a little pricey. Do NOT buy the 5 minute stuyff because they aren]t kidding.

Because I have lots of oil and no giant aluminum plate nor a compressor to blow air.

I would not be putting these in an envelope. I would be using a 2000+ degree anti-scale goop. I use the high temperature, stainless foil for thermal cycling, stress, relief, and kneeling, etc. But not for he treating. I’ve used it on one occasion to wrap a mosaic Tile billet. The foil basically...

I have seen some folks like Roman Landis say that they oil quench air hardening steels. I am thinking about CPM 3V and maybe later some ALDO AEB-L equivalent. I have both AAA and 50 and I was wondering if you could quench it in 50 that had not been warmed up to perhaps make it a less violent...

Just a general question. Have paracord wrapped handles fallen out of favor in the custom knife world? I know you still have people who still do stuff that’s closer traditional Japanese style, but have the striders of the world gone away?

I used IMG

I’ve tried to get in touch with Bo at blue lightning three times over the last week and I haven’t heard a peep. He already has my artwork but fortunately I have a copy to. Who do you guys recommend for stencils and what kind of turnaround could I expect?

I pour a floor with Mizzou. The board is just for the end caps. The one that didn’t have to be cut off got board and Mizzou. Other end gets satanite. Upper part of the forge for a double coat of Satanite. Everything will get the ITC 100 before I tack weld the end cap back on. My forge is an old...

Any suggestions? Incidentally, that sheath maker in question was Paul Long. I have used tree stump/Chris Kravitt off the shelf stuff for a number of years. I just build enough to fit the chef.

So tell us about the time you passed on the full price of a $250 sheath. Yes, the very well-known sheath maker told me I should be getting more for my knives. Problem is nobody would pay me more.

No it doesnt. It just costs you more money and the buyer is please because he effectivley got free high ed sheath. ;)

I got some insboard for the ends of my forge What do you use to cut it and how do you coat it?

Like I said, I ordered from high temp. When I lived in the Tampa Bay area, I had a refractory supply place close by. Now I live in the middle of nowhere, so mail order.

Ordered one from Don.

Yes. If so, how do I get in touch with him other than Instagram? I don’t use that service at this time

that looks like the articulated workrest from KMG.How does that help me?