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I have a White Oak Bourbon barrel im planning on using at some point.

woof woof, get me in here, thanks man!

Thanks man, I greatly appreciate the help and will fallow your advice.

What about temperature regulation, should I eye ball it or should I put the PID in the forge and use it when im heat treating placing the thermocouple in the pipe? I was hoping to really be able to get some soak times on the steel with a bit of consistency. Man thanks guy you are a great help!

I have seen some pictures of the mistakes some have made and it out right scares me. I would like to think I have the sense enough to give them the respect they deserve but I have also been guilty of a bone head mistake from time to time and im sure not above doing it again. At this point I...

I'm sure that the more options you had available the better off you would be. I chuck up a small barrel sander in the drill press and use it until I get a small wheel attachment for the grinder. To shape the handle I use the belt grinder and cheap AO belts, this was recommended in the USA knife...

USA Knife makers has a great how to select belts article that I used, Also a great place to deal with and shipping was fast and accurate. I started with full flat grinds, pretty easy to do freehand and they have turned out well. Then I went to convex full grinds, again pretty easy to do. Now...

As Normal I read more and get a bit scared, I think what im going to do is build it with gas but try it without salts for a bit until I feel brave enough to put salts in it. If I use a Thermocouple and a PID inside the pipe I should be able to hold and regulate a consistent temperature. Anyone...

Ok I have a few questions for toughs of you using these. Im looking at building one but cant decide if I want to go with gas or electric heat. My plan is that if I go with gas ill build it much like a round forge on end with a PID controlled gas valve, pretty much the same if I go with electric...

Thanks guys, I have been at it hard lately but dont have any pictures to post as of yet. I have built a gas forge and head out tomorrow to pick up the refractory to line it with , I got a KMG belt grinder and have ground out a few nice blades. I used L6 that I got from a saw mill blade and its...

I have seen a few of your knives now and must say....I am a big fan.

I made the handle for the little axe that I call "The Mighty Chopper" from a oak firewood round. It was something fast and easy, built to suit my needs and hand. It would look great with file work but I was to taken back by it to even polish it up.

Pretty cool, I found a very small hatchet head made by craftsman a few months ago, its a bad little axe for sure , sharp as all can be and just tiny. I was amazed to see the craftsman name , awesome knife, I wonder if the warranty would still be valid?

Pretty cool and all but now all i want to do is drop a ball bearing on every one of his anvils and see the different reactions, that was one heck of an anvil collection. Im glad to see someone preserving so many but at the same time im all broken up that they are not in use.

See that is why you folks are the best, for days I have been hunting, looking, hoping, I had just about decided that i would have to forge the rounds down myself if I ever wanted to see this steel as a bar. Yep he has some listed, its just a bit thicker then i was looking for but will do the...

OK so I got some steel from an old mill blade a few weeks ago and fell in love, this stuff is just great! I want to work this some more , but I cant find Flat bar anywhere! Am I going to have to forge down round bar to get this stuff of do any of you know anywhere I can find some ground flat bar?

To flare the tubing I use a Field point from an arrow, I chuck it up in the drill and go pretty fast. At first it would take just a bit of finishing but the point is so polished now that its smooth as butter. To make the hole I firs drill the hole and then get the bit that is 2 sizes larger and...

I found some, http://www.sakmarenterprises.com/home

I take it im either going to have to make some, or have it made...lol

I need to find some Mokume pin material for a knife im working on. Dose anyone even make it?