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I wear a leather apron all the time I'm working in the shop. Also I switched from using a buffer to using felt belts on my grinder to buff polish my projects. A lot safer and buffs just as good.

Nice ones that are made by hand can take several hours to make. Hand engraving and shaping them takes time. Time is money. You can get some OK imported ones really inexpensively. I make wooden and micarta ones by hand for my projects. I wouldn't dream of trying to sell them as most of them have...

Storm the Castle is a source that simplifies things quite a bite. The project you chose on there is one that comes after several other more basic projects. I would suggest if you are not committed to O1 use either 5160, 1084, or 1075 for your steel. They are a lot less critical to heat treat...

I've done 3 KITH events and they are fun. The last one end in the summer of 2014. Due to a foot injury I've been out of the shop for 10+ months. When the Doc releases me I would participate in one. Part of the issue may be that quite a few say they will do it and around a third or more drop...

Good cause, and very knife!

Got my stainless steel pot at Wal-Mart for $12 holds enough for a 12" knife completely covered.

I use either my port a band saw or a dremel with a cutoff wheel to cut them. Depends on which is closer to me at the time.

Eric, one of your best to date! Stay sharp and forge, I mean craft on...

Very nice! I especially like the treatment of the guard and coinagen

Thank you for sharing!

The Team is back and has hit another home run! Both are beautifully crafted...

Been doing it for years now. They work great!

Welcome to KD from Florida!

Welcome to the group!

I started with a welding apron with pockets and had it catch a piece of hot metal that came of a bar I was cutting. Next I got one without pockets from Kayne and Son. Leather with straps and very comfortable. There are times I come into the house with it still on and the wife will ask me if I'm...

I mainly like to buy knives with Curly Maple, English or American Walnut, and California Redwood Burl. All very nice in a larger knife design.

Nice! I like the pommel treatment.

Charles Turnage has a very good DVD showing how to work it. If you've never used fossil ivory it's a good one to have in your collection of resources. Boss carries it.

Great looking knife! You should really do more of them. Thank you for sharing!

Am I the only one here who has ever witnessed an ABS Bladesmith's Challenge were bladesmiths have 2 hours to produce a finished knife? Yes we don't work like that regularly because that pace normally would result with us dropping our quality and getting to the point that our health and...