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By Bjorn Jacobsen, Oct 2022I was supposed to work on my bowie build for the #townsbowiebuildoff challenge this week, but felt like forging instead. I had 3 hours Thursday night, here is what I did;Last week I watched this great video on youtube by a Swedish blacksmith called Philip Lufolk where forged a spearhead and made it into a candle holder. I have wanted to do it since watching the video, as my only attempts so far on anything similar have not been great. At the St. Ives med …

Murray Walters from Merino Forge in the Southern Tablelands posted a photo of his first stainless steel chef knife on the Australian Beginner Knifemaking Group on Facebook this week:Now that is a nice looking chef knife! What is interesting is also how Murray is using specific materials to speed up a couple of the steps involved.Murray went for AEB-L stainless steel in pre-hardened billets. These are great as they come heat treated already and means you can start designing and grinding the …

Hayden made this little video clip showing how he builds a knife kit using basic hand tools.Using the Laurin Knife Kit and adding some vulcanised spacer materials for a bit of colour, check out his result on youtube: …

Uri Hofi is a Master Blacksmith from Israel who became quite famous in the blacksmithing world when he travelled internationally and demonstrated his "Hofi Ergonomic Technique for Moving Metal".Hofi's technique was based on finding ways to work that was easier on the body, reducing or removing the strain forcing many blacksmiths and knife makers to stop forging after a while. Hammering while death gripping a hammer and the vibrations shooting up the arm has caused many a smith up through the age …

Easy process for stonewashing a stainless knife blade with Ferric Chloride and a cardboard tube!By Bjorn Jacobsen, Oct 2022Etching blades is something usually done with damascus steel. The etching affects the different steels in the damascus at different degrees, creating the visible patterns between the different types of steel that makes up the damascus. For instance 15N20 with 2% nickel is resisting the etch more than 1084, creating a more shiny layer.But also single steel / monosteel blades …