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  1. Vance C.

    what/when should i consider business insurance?

    thats kind of what i figured/ feared. i mean as long as my blades are good, people shouldn't have too much of a reason to sue me or anything haha
  2. Vance C.

    what/when should i consider business insurance?

    I am possibly going to start heat treating / grinding patterns for an online company, and was wondering what kind of business insurance i should consider getting, if any, because this wouldnt be a "full time" gig, i would like to do it as inexpensively as possible, while still getting good...
  3. Vance C.

    damascus fixed blade

    thank you sir!
  4. Vance C.

    Damascus

    no, the process i heard about was to take out the center, then in a seperate fire, just logs or what have you, burn off all the oil, then with a low heat, twist the cables tighter, so there are less air gaps to fowl up the process, then bring it up to a forging heat and flux and hammer...
  5. Vance C.

    Damascus

    ok thanks ed, what mess are you talking about? the only problem i have so far is getting it to weld properly, since there is a huge gap in the center when i pull out the nylon. i know its possible because my buddy and i did it once, but after that time, i have had no such luck
  6. Vance C.

    damascus fixed blade

    thats no good, they show up fine on my computer, ill try to attach them on here
  7. Vance C.

    First cable blade

    those curves would make any woman jealous! really like the handle shape
  8. Vance C.

    Caveman from Colorado

    Thanks! im in the morrison area, pretty much west of downtrown. i actually just put up some pictures of a knife i made in audra draper's class in the "photos" forum if you wanna take a look! the headline is "damascus fixed blade"
  9. Vance C.

    damascus fixed blade

    i do believe we used 1095 and 15n20 steel for all the damascus, and deer bone for the handle, i made this knife in audra drapers class, and had a blast:lol: now im trying to make my own damascus via the power of my own two hands!
  10. Vance C.

    Damascus

    i recently purchased some large pieces of 1095 from admiral steel, and i got the damascus bug, i was wondering if there were any other metals besides 15n20 that 1- are cheaper and 2- create a high contrast? Also, i have a lot of elevator cable that my neighbor donated to me to make damascus, but...
  11. Vance C.

    Newbie from Idaho.

    i am new to this place too man, what techniques do you wanna do?
  12. Vance C.

    Caveman from Colorado

    Greetings to all you dogs out there! i have had this site suggested to me way too many times, so i finally signed up! i am a forger, that is i steal other peoples ideas, and pass them as my own:p just kidding, i forge knives with my homemade forge mostly supplied by zoeller forge. I have...
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