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Update: I finally got around to fixing my anvil to the stand. I used an entire tube of construction adhesive (boy, did that make a mess!), and I have to say... I am amazed at how quiet it made the anvil. Even without being chained or pinned down, the anvil is now almost as quiet as it is with...

I bought the pre-cut washers from our resident supplier and they worked out great. Plenty big enough for the largest handles, though they might be a bit pricey by some's thinking. I wetted the washers in clean water and used Gorilla glue to join them. Two or three at a time, I clamped them up...

Very nice. I'm tempted to try making my own slabs, but have so many other irons in the fire... One thing I would recommend is switching, or incorporating, prints instead of solids. A busy paisley or floral pattern requires less mixing of fabrics because the colors are changing so much as you...

That's fantastic. I've always been curious about those things and look forward to seeing it in use! It's gotta be awesome to have four drill bits ready to go, and not really taking up that much space.

Beautiful. Can't imagine how it felt to find an almost-new 100# Bradley!

Did you use a drift that matches the angles/tapers of the handle, or did you just do a fold-over/weld of the steel? If the walls of the eye are parallel to each other, you won't be able to get a tight fit on the tapering handle without adding shims....and that isn't a good solution. Is the wood...

Yup. Best to use known steel to make a knife so you have the opportunity to make the best knife you can. And best to use wood or MDF to practice grinding so you don't wear down your belts too much. I really love building wooden knives out of 1x1 tomato stakes or porch railings because it lets...

Glad I could be of help, Mike. Don't forget to post pics of that knife when you get her done!

Don't even have to do that, Stab. Just need a stronger magnet. The 20# magnet likes to jump around, but it's small enough to stay out of the way of 90% of the work you do on the horn. If I can get a 40# magnet that's not much larger, I can place it on the side of the horn between me and the...

Thanks for the kind words, gents. I've spent a good number of hours studying sound attenuation and how it works so I could better understand what was happening. The impetus for this little bit of experimentation was to prove, or not, a lot of the various techniques for quieting an anvil...

Thought I'd contribute a bit and do a short video on how I took the ring out of my anvil. I'm sure like a lot of you, you have a what amounts to a church bell that rings with every hammer blow. With my neighbors sleeping during the day, I'm always keen to eliminate as much noise as I can...

Some beautiful wood, gents! I don't have much stabilized burl in the collection, but I hope to change that once I get back to work. Really love the look of those babies!!

Did you just put the whole cone in a soup can and back fill with epoxy? Did you die the epoxy?

Yea, ain't nothing wrong with that anvil. The wear on the edges is to be expected and the dinks in the top won't hurt you one bit. The best thing you could do is to work some hot iron on it and learn about the anvil and how you work. Might find that you don't need to do anything to it. If...

Sweet! Squished the snot out of that steel, didn't it!?! 5" is plenty of room for a billet, and I like how fast the action is. Definitely gonna have to keep my eyes open for one of these.

Thanks, hoss. I'll have to do some local searching and see what I come up with as that would sure beat hammering all day! I wonder if 7 tons is enough to do damascus, or if you'll have enough room for a billet once you make up some dies. Of course, it might not be a problem if you can make...

That's a awesome setup! I was thinking about investing in a log splitter, but would love to have something smaller. What's the tonnage? How large a throw do you expect after installing the dies? How fast does the ram travel? What's the make/model for that press? I might have to check into...

You can use oils and waxes (like shoe polish or car wax) to waterproof the sheath, but don't forget to coat the inside of the sheath as well as the outside. This insures that there is good penetration of the oil, and therefore, less room for moisture to be absorbed. Another thing I like to do...

That's a nice friend you have! There's a lot you can make from stock that thick, and who can count the number of knives in that beast!

How firm are you on that exact blade shape? Looking at it, you've taken the edge down to the last possible, but you can alleviate the plunge issue by simply taking 1/16" from the edge. This won't change the overall look of the knife, or the functionality, but will give you a bit more meat to...