Mar 5, 2019 · Hello all. I am new to this forum as well as knife making. I'm getting all the things I need to get started slowly. I just got my anvil this past weekend from New York. I have tried all the tricks I can …

Dec 14, 2025 · I have a rare small anvil by John Brooks, England, 1952, 11LB, with hardwood base. Weight: 11lb = 5kg, length 23,7cm, width 9,3cm, height 10,8cm. Stand: without base, 14,7xW12x …

Sep 19, 2017 · Who produces the heaviest anvils ? and what do they weigh ? I'm trying to find an addition to my shop, to be able to work with some strikers, or just to have an excuse to buy a …

Oct 29, 2008 · The multiple hardening lines are the end result of a multiple edge quench in goop: no magic, just luck with a first blade and remembered what happened ("went wrong") with that quench.

Apr 26, 2016 · You do not want to quench the handle tangs, so an edge quench in the goop with the handle tangs hanging down might work. IF you use a steel that hardens well in goop, which limits …

Mar 30, 2012 · I have been a member of this forum for about a year, never thought of spending much time here. Looking for information on sword making, and particularly on leather wrapped handles I …

Jan 29, 2014 · I remember reading an article years ago about Michael Bell at Dragonfly Forge using electrolytic sponge iron in his oroshigane process to make his own tamahagane. I remember the …

Aug 30, 2017 · I may have put the title wrong which I apologize for, but how does one go about obtaining the title of master blacksmith status? I'm sure there is an apprentice, journeymen, master path like in …

Dec 18, 2019 · I still have some work to do on the reigns and need to get some rivet stock or make one, shorten one jaw and work the hammer marks out of the other. Starting stock is 2 inch x 3/8 inch hot …

Nov 3, 2018 · I recently scored a sword HT rig from fellow forumite Dennis McAdams, based on the highly successful one built by Jesus Hernandez. While I know I can use decalescence, and I'm pretty …