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We had a neo-tribal KITH a year or two back, some beautiful work was presented... I really like the brut de forge challenge idea.

Here's what this article brought to mind when I read it... "For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them...

Thanks for that Calvin... awesome... I'm about to start quoting Romans again...:)

Really, if you get a chance, read the book of Romans, no other book of the bible spells out the gospel as clearly. "I know and am convinced in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself; but to him who thinks anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean." Romans 14:14 Therefore...

Colder than it has been since the 1920's apparently....

I agree with you on some points, but I do believe that the Bible is the inspired word of God. It is hard to argue with prophecies being fulfilled, the odds are astronomical that these things happened by chance. If one is honest with oneself, the truth is unavoidable. God is real, and He has...

Chuck! http://knifedogs.com/showthread.php?34032-9-Roses-9-Bird-Beak-Pipe-Hawk-with-Pipe-Bag-and-Custom-Flint-Striker-circa-1850-s

A swordsmith once told me, if I wanted to make swords I would need to learn how to straighten warps. In other words, expect warp, and know how to fix it. You can get a hamon on 1084/1086, but not anywhere near as much activity as you could get with a more shallow hardening steel.

I have a craftsman I bought back in 2000, I'm going to replace it with a real grinder when it dies, but it refuses to die....(it is starting to sound odd, that time might be growing close). Mine is the older 3-wheeled version with a larger disc that I'm not sure I could live without, I use the...

Here we go!

I too like to think of it a souped up 5160. The only thing it has in common with 1080 is the carbon content... Alpha Knife Supply's 1080+... Aldo's 80crv2...

Aldo started carrying it a few months back, and it is virtually the same as the 1080+ Alpha carries. I've heard good things about it, but haven't tried it yet. 1080, but with vanadium and chromium carbides, what's not to like about that?

Kevin, that is a beauty. I particularly like the guard shaping, the blade polish, and the handle wood. I've been meaning to try aqua fortis on some other species besides maple, this gives me an idea of how it will look with oak.

Alex Daniels used basically the same method to shape the frame/wrap when he demonstrated at Batson's and Bowie's.

I love that sheath design, I've heard knives like this one called 'picnic knives' because they can be safely carried in a pack or basket. I really like the bone. Cool little knife.

Love the blade shape, as well as the modern take on it. Well done...

Finish the blade out to 120 grit or lower, and leave the edge about the thickness of a nickle. Normalize the blade, clean it up, and apply the clay, give the clay time to harden, then heat-treat it. Use as fast a quenchant as you feel comfortable using.... As for heat control, when steel...

For the flashiest hamons, go with the lowest alloy content possible. Virtually any alloy added to streel other than carbon will increase the hardenability, and this is a bad thing for hamon development. Chromium is bad. Manganese needs to be kept as low as possible. W2, w1, and 1095 are...

The ones on top in this image really impressed me with their simplicity and usefulness. Next time I fire up the forge I'm going to make me a pair like them.

I love a good bone handle, and this one is a good one. You did a very nice job adding some color to it, it gives it that relic vibe...