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You can temper in a coventional kitchen oven as well. Just wipe off as much oil as possible first!!

Would also want to check ball bearing rebound since surface has been altered - May be subpar at this point

That looks very refined, yet very rugged - Perfect balance to me

I was in your same shoes a little over a 1 1/2 ago. Satarted with small fisher anvil, home made coal forge (I welded up), few different hammers and tongs. I went full bore into Damascus as well and while it can be done with hammer, you will really see better results with press or power hammer...

Thats beautiful - What is the layer count?

Thanks for sharing...Really puts this situation at a personal level. I work in emergency medicine and do travel medicine for a large corporation. We never know if our ill patient has a common virus or something more sinister. The risks we take...I hope he pulls out of this. Fortunately, the...

I love my KMG - Most of us have grinded a little angle in rest so belts slide in without removing rest. very happy!

What kind of steel do you think this is?

@macclellan - the Maine one you see is an American made JHM Competitor. Weighs 260 and stand weighs around 100#. I have it chained so if I'm bending stuff, there is no risk of anvil moving. To the left of the JHM, you can see a second anvil - 135#Fisher which I adore. The JHM is the shop...

Here's what I use Just about anything sturdy will work - I cut the top off an old mig CO2 tank and welded on some leg extensions to stabilize. I can drop lid on the extinguish should the fluid flame up.

On post #2, last knife -- can you tell me about it? It's beautiful

Looks good, but if I was going to put that much time into a knife I would start with a known, high carbon steel

Amazing talent you have

Thanks again for comments - I used white out and even though my billet was not perfect, it dropped right out once I pealed canister open. Will re-enforce as suggested and am working on next size smaller for progression. Do you go to regular (?name) dies once billet removed from canister for...

Squaring Dies Made Bruce - Have made Squaring dies, but still working on the mount for securing them. What do you think so far?

Thanks for looking guys!

excellent - thanks Rudy....You guys are great.

Thanks Bruce - This was first attempt and I am learning a lot. Will try again and keep posted. Also, don't have squaring dies, but will soon

Steel must be garbage I took that cracked billet back to shop ground into cracks, heated, fluxed, then brought up to a white heat - Squished the crap out of again on the press. They still have multiple cracks everywhere. What would be the brownish coloring? I think that has something to do...

@Rudy - Where did you purchase your bearings from? .