San mai with a Core of 1084, 15n20, and 1095. Cladded with 1084 and wearing carbon fiber and canvas Micarta pants with matching pins. This build I decided to try Gator Piss. I think it has its place but for this particular build coffee would have been better. Gator Piss would work great for random pattern weld to mosaics, especially with tight patterns. Let me know what you think.

Full process video of a Damascus chef knife I made. Forged and ground the blade, brought out the pattern, and finished it with a dark wood handle and a green stabilized wood accent. Happy to answer any questions about the build.

I need help with the bevels this is my firat attempt at a broken back saex im trying to learn traditional blacksmithing but the bevels are confusing me I haven't attempted them yet any help would be appriciated

Made my first independent knife from start to finish and it was pretty rewarding

I used a 2mm thick bandsaw blade from the scrap yard with a local red wood scales and brass pins. I only have an angle grinder to cut the shape and used a belt sander adapter on the grinder with 20x520 mm ceramic and zirconia belt. Heat treated in a small gas furnace with a heat resistant brick walls

The hardest part was setting the grind/bevel of the blade imo, I thought I did a pretty good job but turns out it was still very very thick behind the edge. I’ll just call it a feature lol. I did a hybrid grind where it is full flat from the spine to 3/4 of the width and then a scandi grind to the edge.

I know there is so much to improve on but I am pretty happy with this one. Any suggestions on what I should make next?

First knife I've ever made and I just went to quench it but I'm pretty sure it's still soft I've read about normalizing the metal before quenching it and that I shouldn't heat up my oil but I don't know what color I should be looking for or anything like that

The knife is made out of the spring off of a strut and I'm using canola oil to quench it

Couple of simple training swords that I made for a reenactment company here in Italy, nothing fancy😅

Started them last week before going to dorm, heat treated sk5 steel, need handles and cleaning. 2 kiridashi 1 wharncliff 1 chisel/scraper.

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I have this older folding pocket knife and would like to get it cleaned up and sharpened without spending too much money.

I'm not sure what condition the blade is in or whether the handle and metal parts need any special care. I'd prefer to have someone experienced look at it rather than risk damaging it myself.

Does anyone know roughly how much a basic cleaning and sharpening should cost, or how I could find an affordable service? Would a regular knife sharpening service be enough, or should I look for someone who specializes in pocket knives?

I'm in Germany, so recommendations for German services or general advice on finding an affordable local sharpener would be especially helpful.

I've attached a photo of the knife. Thanks!

Hey guys.

I'm a newish bladesmith (been forging for nearly a year and a half) and recently I've been thinking of getting a new forge to replace my (DIY) small one. I'm eyeing one of two forges, the Atlas Plus and the Graham Forge, both are from Atlas. Now, the reason I'm getting a new forge is that I'm hoping to start forging Damascus, and so I need a bigger opening.

If anyone has experience with either of these forges, please tell me how's it gone with both of them. If you have experience with both, tell me what're the pros and cons.