Repaying Favors – the Mover
A few years back, when knife making was a simpler task and did not involve forging steel and power hammers, I offered to repay a favor...
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A Deal on a Knife Making Tool
Working with ball bearing steel will wear out a young arm in no time at all, and I’m not young! Extending the useful life of an “older”...
Commissioned Knife Trepidation. The Beast
Daman Products Co., Inc. wanted to present their top distributor salesperson with a unique and fitting gift. They commissioned me to...
Knife Making Mistakes are Required
If Jordan is correct, I developed a lot of wisdom over the weekend! Half tang knives require the finger guard to slide over the butt end...
Missing Atlanta
I’ve had the Atlanta Blade Show 2012 on my calendar since the 2011 show, and I’ve been looking forward to the trip from northern Indiana...
The Journey to World Class Knife Making
My interest in steel and fire dates back to 7th grade metals class and my cold chisel project. As we all know, artisan crafts of this...