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Sorry ahead of time if this turns out badly. That isn't my intention but I couldn't find much info on the question when I did a search. Thanks

Haha, ya i figured this might start a bit of a debate, though thats not really what i am trying to get. I was just wondering if there was a functional purpose to forging. mainly iwas wondering if you were able to achieve a longer lasting edge through forging a blade as opposed to stock...

Hi guys I have been looking into getting set up to try to forge some knives and i was wondering what the advantages of a forged blade over a stock removal blade ? does the forged blade hold a sharp edge longer ? etc ? thanks steve

Thank ya sir, i appreciate your comments Everyone on there has always been nice to enough to lend advice and experince when asked and i love getting to try it all out first hand. Like everyone else i wish i had more time to try different combinations and methods and see what lends the best...

Damn nice, I always like your knives, they look great. I love the finish on the blade also !!

Thats beautiful !!! Great all over, really love the blade and the guard !!! awesome !

any suggestion on which one you all think would work better ? Edge quenched in heated canola oil or clay coated and full quenched in room temp Parks 50 ?? whick method do you all think would produce the best edge holding in a heat treated blade ? thanks steve

Thanks guys I will probably just go with a angled quench, i just dont know how i could get both the tip and the back edge of the blade cooled quickly enough rocking it, thanks for the info guys, i will post some more results as i get a chance thanks steve

I finally got a chance to start work on a group of small 1095 blades i planned on edge quenching. This is 1/8" 1095 steel that i soaked at 1475deg for 5min and then edge quenched on a aluminum limiter plate in canola oil heated to 150deg. I placed the blade tip down in the quenchant on the...

Welcome !! Glad to have another okie

Good lookin !! I like em both a lot !! love the etched and tumbled finish on the first one and the hamon on the second !!

Thank ya sir Some times what i am thinking and what comes out in typed words aint the same thing and also it is very easy for internet posting to get taken the wrong way, so i just wanted to clarify all that. All the info I received worked great for me and i cant wait to use it all again!

Looks good !!! clean looking and i like the depth of the finger groove, should keep him safe love the wood also !

I wanted to just clarify a thing on two on this post. When i made this post I was simply trying to show my progress with 52100 steel. Kevin Cashen was nice enough to help me out with some info on the normalization process for this particular steel and that info has worked great for me. My...

Thank ya sir !! Im glad they got to talk to ya, I know Brent (the short guy with your knife) was especially excited about, he has followed your stuff for a long time. He introduced me to knife making a year and a half ago and showed me how to slack belt grind, he also let me borrow both copies...

Here's a pic of their visit

My buddy made it by Ed Fowlers shop today to show him his Fowler knife. He said Ed Fowler was a hell of a nice guy and he had a great time talking with him. Hope I get to make it up there someday and meet him myself.

Beautiful !!! Love the burls, the steel, all of it !!! Awesome job !!!

Great, Ya i think you told him to give you a call the day before to check in with ya. I know he is lookin forward to meeting ya .

Wow so it this The Ed Fowler ?? A buddy of mine, Brent Peck, is supposed to be on his way up to see ya, he is going mule deer huntin around Thermopolis, WY in the next day or so and I recently helped him purchase one of your knives. We found a Pronghorn yearling for sale on Ebay and him and...