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Another option is to use warmed lemon juice with a few drops of dawn dish soap in it as an enchant. It gives a more traditional polished look rather than the dramatic look. Each method has it's place and it's fans. Instead of soaking in the lemon juice, it is rubbed on with a cotton pad for a...

Thanx Smallshop! As I've been browsing around, I recognize a lot of names. :cool:

Last couple weeks I've been running in circles, directionless. I can't put my finger on it but it seems to be just general burn out. On the few days I've been focused, I've had unexpected company, and the day was wasted for knives, but good otherwise. The carpal tunnel has been slowing my hand...

At the Southern Alberta Hammer In I discussed this exact problem with Kevin Cashen. I'm sure he can explain it better than me. The steel is distorted by the 36g belt grit, and when you sand or polish just enough to not see the grit marks, it looks fine until etched, but the etching reveals the...

Samuraistewart is right. If you want a flexy blade, thin geometry flexes. I have thin paring knives that easily bend past 45-50deg without problems. I don't get the super thick blades people seem to like nowadays. 3/16" is thick to me, and will only use it if the customer insists. Full...

How about 15n20? I use it a lot for hunters/skinners, and it is very tough. Even above Rc60, it resists chipping out.

I just signed up for a membership here at the recommendation of several knifemakers at the Southern Alberta Hammer In. I have been making knives for a bit over a year and a half, but I have always had hobbies that were creative including being a musician, making musical instruments, making...

Are you sure you sanded past the deformation in the steel from the courser grits fully removing the problem?

I have quenched O1 and 52100 in fast oil (DT48) without any breaks so far, but it leaves me nervous. I am searching for a supplier for the houghton slower oils for these steels, but shipping is bloody expensive.

After the Southern Alberta Hammer In, I did some tests on my W2 stock (Aldo's new batch) and found the sweet spot in my shop at 1460f austentize after normalization and grain refinement. As I was experimenting in 10f intervals, at 1470, there was a lot of inconsistency in the readings with a low...