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Doug: Yeah that makes a lot of sense, I took those ideas and I realized that is not as hard to make a forge as I initially thought! Also, thank you very much for taking your time writing such a detailed and long post :) Bubba: Thank you for that chart, it helps a lot! I thought the colors...

Oh! That sounds like a neat idea to try. I'm going to have to try to use that too! Would that work in drilled holes also?

Hi, I want to build my first Gas forge with firebrick and fire clay mortar for HTing and forging but I don't know what kind to buy. I am hoping to use propane for it. If you have any torches you're not using I would like to talk about purchasing it from you or if you know of a torch I can buy...

Those are really good ideas. Actually i'm going to send this knife out to get HTed but while I work on this knife i'm going to try and make a nice forge to be able to practice for next time. I Think it's going to be like the first one, except i'll be using mixed mortar mixed with fire clay with...

Oh well thank you, sounds right up my alley! :) I think I will ^_^

Oh wow haha ^_^ Thank you very much. Looks like a fantastic deal! :) On the order sheet, there is no option for 1084 steel?

Oh ok, yeah I didn't think of using drill bits and popsicle sticks as a medium. That would probably work, and yeah the sand paper wears very quickly. Thank you very much, It's the first time I haven't done a full flat grind on my 4"x36" sander. :)

Na there really is no guard, i'm going to attach 2 brass bolsters, it's just there because I thought it would look neat, not any real intended use for the odd shaped and what not. But i'm not at that point yet, I want to be able to sand that area well before HT, that dremel tip work like...

Hi, i'm at the point with my new knife where I have to HT my blade, its a 1084 steel and about 10" long from butt to tip. I have a furnace I made with bricks and charcoal but it doesn't for heat treat because I can't control the temperature and frankly i'm still pretty new to it. I've ruined...

Alright, so this area right here is what i'm talking about, This is a very tight area where the only items i have that would feasibly enter would be my needle file set and maybe a toothpick wrapped with sand paper. What i'm trying to figure out is not when or where or what to sand, I want to...

Yes I understand that part. Which is very good advice, thank you. But maybe i'm saying this wrong or maybe the knife i'm making is a little different than average. I will try and post a picture of what i'm talking about and maybe we can get a bit of clarity. Sorry about not understanding well.

Hmm that definitely makes sense. I guess i might not be able to make a forge how i'd like to. So if I were to make myself a forge would you say a gas forge is better for heat control? I guess that making a heat treat oven might be out of my level for now. And i can't afford to buy any of these...

Makes sense, I can deal with clean up. But i'm still not clear on how to not get the blisters on the blade... How do I get the heat on the blade but at the same time not touch the flames.

What can I do with this setup that I have so I don't ruin my blades? Yes they look like blisters on the steel. Also the steel gets coated in a dark substance which I need to sand off usually. But when I watch professionals their blades just end up a little bit of a yellow color, not much...

I've been using 1/4 in 1084 lately, It works fine as long as the blade isn't a pocket knife :P The great thing about it is that you have room to mess up, if you mess up on the bevel grind you can just flat grind that side back down and redo it. Another special trait is that there is a lot of...

Sorry for the length of this threat but thank you in advance for taking the time to read it :) I have a small loose brick furnace that I use to HT. It is a bridge style setup of fire bricks (obviously not good ones because they tend to crack after a couple times of using the forge. I use...

I don't understand very well yet. Whenever i try and use sandpaper in that very small area it tends to rip or i can't fit anything the right size to the point where it will actually sand anything. I don't think i have any belt sanding equiptment to get into that small area rather than my dremel...

You grind it with plain sand paper? Do you do it in any specifiic way or use a little stick or something to get into the small spaces?

Any specific brand you might recommend for that? and a finishing belt also? I've never finished my knives with a belt, i didn't know you could, I went from 80-120 grit to hand sanding and it did take a long time and a lot of sand paper.

What do you guys use to sand or finish the small gaps on the knife, specifically in between the blade and the handle? I've tried needle files but they are still pretty rough, i've also tried small bits of sandpaper but it's not even and it doesn't do much... What do you guys do?