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So, I finally got a dewar and some liquid nitrogen for my AEBL, and long story short, 2/6 knifes are niw stuck inside... So far my attempts with a magnet and drain snake has gotten me nowhere... I know what I did wrong and wont do this again, but has anyone else dealt with this problem...

So I was down at my local metal scrap yard and noticed the large amount of steel that was the perfect size to make some hammers, and yes I know that it would be better to buy known stock, but is there a way of having any idea if the steel is hardenable at all?

So, I saw one of these at a flea market a while ago, and after some searching found a picture, but I am so intrigued by the design and want to give it a shot. has anyone used one with a similar design or better yet tried to make one?

So, about a month ago I got an old American star anvil, it had had some serious weld repairs to the edges(not too well done it seems) but it was a great price and a little bigger than my peter wright at around 145 vs 120ish. So i set it up on the stand it came with(just 4x4s on end) and tried...

So I don't know stainles alloys very much, but is there a stainless alloy that forges somewhat well, that i could use for a fillet knife? I do also have a kiln for heat treatment if that helps so it wouldnt be a forge heat treat.

So, for the past few years I have been using a resp-o-rator while grinding since normal respirators don't work as well with beards, but recently I've been considering getting one of those full face mask ones where the seal is more on your neck than your face so a beard doesn't get in the way...

So, after playing around with hamons on w2 with parks 50, I started wondering, would you think its possible to make a very simple logo appear as a hamon? I have a very simplified logo i sometimes use thats basically an NL merged as one letter... has anyone attempted this or anything similar?

So, while I already have a power hammer, i am tempted to give making a small one a shot. My current one hits nice and hard, but isnt that useful for thinner cross sections like in knives, so I kind of want to give making a small faster hitting one a shot. Based off of a tire hammer type setup...

So, I am going to be ordering some quench oil soon (have been using canola), and I am debating getting parks 50, or the 11 second mcmaster oil. I know there are certain steels that would do better with the P 50, but my main steels are 52100, 80crv2, and W2, but also started using 1095. I know...

So, I am planning on forging up a new doghead hammer, and was thinking that instead of punching and drifting the eye out, why not do a welded eye. either done with the entire body from wrought iron with a steel face, or wrought iron sides and eye with the body/ face being steel Has anyone tried...

Hey, I was wondering if anyone else here was planning on going to the ashokan knife seminarian the 20th?

So, I was wondering if leaving a clean forged texture on a chefs knife, or something with a similar function would help with food sticking to the blade when cutting. I also would probably wire brush and slightly polish the forged texture so its clean and smooth, but still dimpled from the...

So, I had thought of trying what i am starting to see called a top tang a while ago, and after seeing a youtube video where someone did something similar my interest was peaked again. Has anyone here had any experience with making these? and if its not clear what exactly i'm talking about, i...

Has anyone played around with T15 High speed steel? someone dumped a bunch of end mills at our local dump, including a 1.5in diameter T15 end mill... I want to try forging it and seeing what i can do, but would appreciate any experiences you guys have had. and yes i know it wont be the most fun...

is there anyone in the Rhode Island area on here? Haven't really met anyone in person who forges knives and i would love to meet and learn from anyone in the area

Just found this forum recently and being in RI wondered if there is anyone active in the area

I was working on a bullet of Damascus the other day and decided to forge a small knife while waiting for things to hear up and cool down and ended up making what will now be my new edc. Blades just under 3in(.005 under haha) with a stainless guard, copper spacer and black walnut handle

So, I am planning on getting a stencil to etch my logo (which i'm still working on) and started wondering if i should also get a stamp made, and if so, from where? also what do you think of this logo?

Hey Everyone, After years of making knives, I finally found my way to this site. I started forging around 15, maybe 16... don't remember exactly at this point, because I needed to make myself some arrowheads. as I kept going with that, I started experimenting with knives, and eventually got...