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I'd be interested in some depending on the price. Jamie

Very nice. That turned really well. I like the cutout in the clip. Jamie

I use the dish soap and water routine as well, but I follow it up with one time through the ultrasonic cleaner to remove any little bits that were missed. Jamie

It looks great here, too! That's how I've always made mine. When I first posted pictures of the kit, the prototypes were left handed. I had a few people email me to ask if I had assembled them backwards. :D Jamie

That looks really good. I'll be interested in seeing the whole thing through the process. Thanks for sharing! Jamie

I really like how that one turned out. It makes me really want to work on my press so I can start playing with that pattern. Thanks for sharing! Jamie

A kit called grinder in a box already exists, though. http://www.polarbearforge.com/grinder_kit.html Jamie

I'll be sending mine either Thursday or Friday. My father recently passed away, so things have been different around here. Jamie

It's always a blast. That's why I've been driving down to Alabama from South Dakota for it for years. Jamie

I'd like in as well. PM Sent. Jamie

I'll be there again, camping in the same spot. (Just a little down from the ice machine in fact.) I'll have tong blanks with me again. Aldo has been there the past few years. There's usually quite a selection of supplies, weather permitting. Jamie

I'll second the Flogging Molly. My playlist for the shop also includes Dropkick Murphy's, Tyr, Within Temptation, Gaelic Storm, The Pogues, anything bagpipes, belly dance music (great for forging), Great Big Sea, and the like. Jamie

Yep, exact same thing that I had happening. Jamie

I had the same problem. I finally figured out that the moisture left in the wood out in the shop was freezing and expanding during the winter. When I'd bring them into the house, they'd thaw and shrink a little bit. I noticed that if I finished them in the late spring, summer, or early fall...

Greetings all! I've been lurking here for a while, and see a number of familiar names. I'm a part time maker and a full time laser programmer/operator. My usual fare is utility knives and some historically based/influenced blades. I make a lot of scramsaxes and styles influenced by them...