Heat treatment for beginners. One thing I discovered is heat treatment for beginners doesn’t have to be as complicated as it seems. Follow a few […]
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Knife 59 – Know Your Knife. Like Your Knife. The Muk
Nessmuk knife … Sometimes making a knife is more than just making a knife. Some knife styles have a history more interesting than others to […]
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The Cost of Stabilizing Your Knife Scales and Handles
.. In my opinion, A truly exquisite knife, one you just want to carry on your next adventure, will always have a wood handle. Wood […]
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My Journey into Bladesmithing
My Journey into Blacksmithing & Bladesmithing Part 2 BLADESMITHING – MY STARTER TOOLS, JIGS AND SUPPLIES I made my first knife when I […]
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The Oldest American Blacksmith in 1901
The Oldest American Black smith. Reprint from “The American Blacksmith” 1901 In response to the request made by The American Blacksmith for the name of […]
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My Tempering Notes
Tempering is described as improving the hardness and elasticity of (steel or other metal) by reheating and then cooling it. For the 108X and 1095 […]
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Adding the Knife handle — Option 1
Adding the Knife handle — Option 1 Now let’s add a handle to our full tang knife. I have two basic techniques that I’ve tried. […]
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Antler Handled Carving Knife
Blade was a recycled file 4 1/2” I used conditioning belts on this knife. They work great. Because this antler was put on with the […]
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My New Quench Tank
Two things prompted me to get a different quench tank. First, I discovered that it was better to heat the oil by heating the tank […]
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My Propane Forge Build
Here is my journey building my propane forge. I’m not looking at this as a coal forge replacement, but an addition to my blacksmithing tool […]
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