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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The Backyard Coal forge build
This is my make shift back yard red neck coal burning forge. What a learning experience this has been. This is an old wood stove […]
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The Coal Forge Remake From Lessons Learned
After my initial design and a few days of forging I decided it was time to make some major changes to the forge. I’ve left […]
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Making The Hook Knives
I had several of these heavy power hacksaw blades hanging in the shop. I decided to cut one up and make some hook knives. The […]
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