Updates & Musings
Forged in Fire Home Shop Tour
History Channel just posted a YouTube video of the shop tour I did as part of the Forged in Fire experience. The video also has a recipe from Spicy Mike [...]
Media appearances with KLLL- Jeff and Mudflap morning show
https://youtu.be/Tj_IN3RtBd0 Here's the post-showing interview. https://youtu.be/QZEQ6m1rB5E
Forged in Fire Season 5 Episode 26: Qinglong Ji
I am pleased to announce that I will be on Forged in Fire on September 4, 2018. I cannot release any other details at this time, but will post more [...]
Bowie Knife for Texas Governor
Back in September 2017, Texas passed a law legalizing the carry of certain knives that used to be illegal, including the Bowie knife. To commemorate the legalization of the iconic [...]
KTXS ABC News: More Knife Freedom
I was fortunate to be on the Abilene ABC station's 10:00 News on 9/15/17. I spoke about the knifemaking craft and about the recent change in Texas' knife laws. The [...]
How to build a frame handle knife WIP
Back in December of last year, for my 300th knife I built a frame handle hunter. I took work-in-progress pictures and posted the WIP on several forums. Today I realized [...]
How to checker a knife handle
I recently did a work-in-progress thread on several forums on how to do a checkered knife handle. The link to the WIP is below. http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1215059-Knife-handle-checkering-WIP Here is a picture of [...]
How long does it take to make a knife?
One of the questions I get asked frequently is "how long does it take to make a knife?" There are two kinds of time involved in knifemaking: hands on skill [...]
Variable Speed Grinder Upgrade
In September 2012 I finished building my 2x72 No Weld Grinder with a 1 HP motor and step pulleys for three speeds. This was a major improvement over my Craftsman [...]
Heat Treating Instructions for Common Knife Steels
Here are some basic heat treating instructions for several common knife steels. These instructions are based primarily off of internet sources, particularly Kevin Cashen's page, but also from various Bladeforums posts [...]