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Hello all, I wasn't sure if this goes here or the for sale section, but seeing as how I'm not selling it, only trying to let folks know it's available, I thought I'd start here. (Moderators, feel free to move if inappropriate.) One of my best friends, mentor and well-known blacksmith up here...

Knife Makers’ Corner #9 with Phil Baldwin will be held Thursday July 22nd at 7pm PST. Master Bladesmith Phillip Baldwin will present his process for forging a knife from an iron bloom! CLICK HERE to learn how you can join the NWBA and gain access to our wealth of online events focused on forging!

Hello all. Lately, I've been getting notifications on my account about threads that are updated that I have not posted in, have no interest in and have never even looked at. Today's example was the toothache thread. On my new-posts page, this thread had a bell icon indicating that I was...

Knifemaker's Corner - Metal Inlays and Carving with Andrew Meers

Hello all. I'm not sure if this is the way I should disseminate this information, but there's a guy in Ontario (not sure what city) who is looking for a damascus chef's knife with a stated budget of at least $500 that was looking for suggestions on Kitchenknifeforums. I suggested that he look...

Hello all. I want to make a chess board for the damascus pieces I'm making, and I was planning on using ebony and holly for the squares. I have a supply of boards ~3/32" thick that I'm going to cut into ~1 1/4" squares that I was planning on gluing to a backboard, and wondering if there's any...

Hello all. Just wanted to let everyone have an opportunity to sign up and watch a Master at work. Knifemakers Corner #5 with David Lisch, MS Date/Time Date(s) - 03/25/2021 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm PST Join us for Knifemakers Corner #5 with David Lisch, on Thursday, March 25th at 6pm PST! For this...

Hello all. I hope everyone is staying healthy and happy. The recent threads on Gun-Kote made me think this would be an ideal addition to my damascus chess pieces I'm making. The problem is, I can't seem to find any at Brownell's.com, and the stuff from KG Industries doesn't come in an aresol...

Hello all. I hope everyone continues to stay healthy and happy. Join us on Thursday, January 21st at 6pm PST for Knifemaker's Corner #4 Bhakti Sa from Arachne Forge will cover disc and belt grinder basics, which are the two primary abrasive tools used by almost any knifemaker to transform a...

Hello all. Here's the 3rd installment of the NWBA's Knife Maker's Corner, now available for public viewing:

Hello all. I hope everyone is staying healthy and safe. The last couple of times I've fired up my forge, I noticed that when starting, only about 1/2 of the holes in my ribbon burner seem to be firing. (See video) I've cleaned out the orifices recently, so nothing's blocking them, and also...

Join us on Thursday, December 17th at 6pm PST for Knifemaker's Corner #3 at 6pm! David Tuthill will bring something for all skill levels with this one! Beginners to damascus will learn how to hand weld a billet of steel on the anvil with no heavy equipment. Experienced pattern welders will be...

Hello all. Now that I have squaring dies, and am starting to learn how to use them, I'm wondering if there is any limit to the number of pieces that is practical to weld up. After my first pizza cutter failure, I'd like to try again, and I have a 60 layer bar already forged out into a 3/4"...

Hello all. I'm in the process of trying to make some explosion pattern pizza wheels for the holidays and am wondering if anyone who makes folders (@BossDog?) had any suggestions on what to use for the axle/pivot. My initial thought (using part I have on hand) was to use some large brass corby...

Hello all. I hope everyone is staying as healthy and happy as possible. I'm on my second attempt at an explosion pattern based on Mic Maxxen's pictures in Gunther Lobach's book Damascus Steel: Theory and Practice Unfortunately, I'm not quite good enough with the press yet and here's what the...

Hello all. My 35-ish y/o neighbor would like me to teach him how to make a damascus chef's knife. While the damascus part is a bit off in the future for him (no forging experience), I thought I could start with the grinding part. I've got a few 15N20 blanks that I cut out a number of years...

Hello all. Here's the first installment of the NWBA's monthly KnifeMaker's Corner digital demonstrations:

Hello all. I need to replace a broken element/coil on my Evenheat. Does anyone have a manual they can point me to? I couldn't find one using Google. There is a video on Youtube from 2018 but there's no narration and parts of it don't show what he's doing. It looks pretty straightforward...

Hello all. Giving you a little heads up this time. Knifemaker’s Corner #2 with Rashelle Hams Date/Time Date(s) - 11/19/2020 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Are you interested in forging knives or tools, but don’t know where to start? Look no further! Portland knifemaking celebrity Rashelle Hams will...