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Oh yea, by the way, the whole knife is vulnerable to scratching. while quenching steel does make it harder it doesn't make it resistant to scratches, as many of us can sadly attest to. the reason you would quench a blade in the fashion you described is so that the knife will be tougher, more...

It depends on the steel but any thing you might quench in the way you described can be tempered or drawn at 350. 350 is an OK temp to draw at unless you are using some highly alloyed steels. You can do some research on the internet about the steel you're using and find out more about it...

Nice job. You say it's the 13th knife you've made? looks good for such early work.

thanks guys, I'm glad you like 'em. Franklin, that's in the works. one of my dealers brought up the same idea.

These are 1095 with a Hamon, about 6" long. I liked this knife so much that the first one I made for a dealer I decided to keep. There's two with micarta, two with amboyna burl, one with iron wood and one with Brazilian rose wood. Thanks for looking.

Hey David, I like the Florence Henderson hair! But seriously, besides sporting the usual accessories, I always try to be aware of where my fingers are when I'm grinding. It only takes one close call with the back side of a grinding belt, where it meets the wheel, to make one uncomfortably aware...

Thanks guys. Looks like Zoeller has Every thing a guy needs to build a gas forge.

I have a concrete floor and while easy to clean it can be painful on your feet and legs and back and..... you get the point. I highly recommend a thick mat where you spend a lot of time (grinder, assembly table). the mats with ground up rubber inside of them are amazing! I don't remember a...

Thanks guys. that's exactly what I was thinking. It seemed like a good price but I had some reservations, mainly the position of the burner and the shape of the chamber. besides that, the forge seems well made. I'll probably work on building my own but the but the problem is time. I've been...

Hey guys, I'm thinking about getting in to some forging and found this forge, What do you guys think. I'm not experienced in forging but something seems wrong these forges. Am I wrong? http://shop.ebay.com/ckforge/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p4340

You might want to consider drilling out the pins first. that will make the scales much easier to remove. Good luck.

I built this using almost all traditional methods. carved sheath, ray skin under the handle wrap, mokume guard and clay quenched blade. 1095, cherry wood sheath and handle with ray skin and leather wrap. I also made the mokume for the guard. I went off of the clay temper tutorial by Ed...

That could come in handy.

Nice job on your first, the shape is good and I like your thumb ramp.

The caly is my new favorite from spyderco. I lost mine a couple months ago. I could use a new one!

I'd put in my two cents worth. I like new steel.

I feel like a kid on Christmas, I just polished this blade and I'm very pleased with it. I'll post more pics when its finished, I just had to share this with someone and the family's out. this will have a mokume Tsuba or guard and a lacquered cherry wood sheath.

Looks good, looking forward to seeing them in person.

I use 220- 800 from these guys www.onlineindustrialsupply.com, they have the best price on wet /dry I've found. every thing above 800 and / or my last rub I do with black ice.

I just came across this while I was searching for a real RH tester and thought I'd see what you guys thought. Anyone have some experience with one? for the price, it seems it would be worth having one around...