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I'm building my forge tomorrow! Kaowool outer layer, thin layer of 3000° furnace cement, and a layer of plistix once I order some from Wayne. Quick question, where do I put my burner? It'll be 8" long, 4" diameter. Right in the middle of the 8" section, or more near the rear? Also, does...

I discovered accidentally that my atlas mini-forge burner is coming for my birthday on October 6th so that I can make my own forge. Furthermore, I decided to put up one of my handguns for sale and build myself a KMG. I've found the free plans online, so I guess it's time to make it happen...

Here's the big brother to the other knife like object I posted in my "my first knife" thread. It's not perfect, but it's kinda cool. Though the edge is straight, the plunge line is deeper on one side than the other, and I'm not sure how to fix that. The 'waves' in the blade were not...

I'm making a nostalgia knife for a friend which has a very asymmetrical blade, requiring the handle to be burned on. I'm using a 2" x2" piece of Pucte, and I keep getting minor cracks Two hours of burning and its only half way on also. I laid out the initial shape with heat and drilled a...

Before I joined knifedogs, I had already made a few knives out of random scrap yard steel, primarily sawblades. The ones from that turned out pretty well, but my very first one was from rolled flat stock, unknown metal. This was my first knife, a camp knife with 10" blade and a 1/4" spine, used...

I'm going minimalist camping this weekend. Tarp, sleeping bag, bed mat, paracord, and whatever I can fit in my assault pack. Bushcraft and survival training all weekend... Got about another 8 guys going with me. 80% chance of rain; and bringing 2 of my knives with me to run hard and field test...

I apologize for posting this, as I am almost certain it has probably been asked before. Unfortunately the term 'jig' is either too common or too short to search the forum for, and thus I'm forced to ask rather than simply search and learn. What do your edge cutting jigs look like? Have most of...

Is a knife still considered a full tang if you encompass the entire grip around the full tang but don't have the actual tang exposed? I've currently taken my two grip panels, and have carved an inlay where the entire tang will sit in one of the panels. This is to encompass a thumb rest made...

I have an old hand crank wet wheel that I picked up at an estate sale that worked really well, but since I didn't have a jig, decided I needed both hands on the knife when working the edge. Long story short, the motor I have is a 1/2 horsepower 1750rpm (picked it up at a garage sale for a...

I may be posting in the wrong forum, but maybe you guys know what I'm talking about. When I literally knew absolutely nothing about knife making (which I still have retained most of) I came across a picture chart of various hand tools and what kind of steel they were typically made from. The...

I'm looking into building my first forge, and am trying to collect my materials. So far, I've got 24"x16"x1" ceramic wool insulation from Ebay, rated at 2600 degrees. I can't remember which brand. I think they're all about the same. Ideally, I'd like my inner dimensions to be about 14" long...

Hey everyone. I'm a new aspiring knife maker from Michigan. I started doing Kydex knife sheaths and gun holsters for friends, then decided to try my hand at knife making also. I've only made 3 thus far, but all of them have turned out to be fairly good pieces. I admit, I'm one of the 'newbies'...