49 results for 'aluminum oxide'

The Etch Test: Ferric vs Hydrochloric vs Gator Piss(Post)

The Etch Test: Three Very Different Looks From One Steel One of the great things about knife making is how much variety you can get from the same material, just by changing your finish. Etching is a p

How To Heat Treat Carbon Steel (1084/1075/15N20/5160...Simple Carbon Steels)(Post)

How To Heat Treat Simple Carbon Steels:The short version:Heat the steel to non-magnetic any way you can (815 C / 1500 F)No hold time required, just get the entire blade to this temperatureQUICKLY quen

Sydney Knife Show 2023 - Photos & Winners(Post)

What is it like going to a knife show? How is it exhibiting at a knife show? Who won at the Sydney Knife Show?Largest Knife Show in AustraliaThe Sydney Knife Show is the largest show of the year for

Meet The Maker: Keisha Wurth from Dark Horse Forge(Post)

By Bjorn Jacobsen, March 2023Keisha is a maker from Queensland who over the last couple of years is really starting to make a name for herself. Clean, good looking lines in her knives paired with qual

How To: Making a Chef Knife Slip Sheath(Post)

Or how to get into leather working with a simple leather knife sheath.How to make a knife sheath is another whole area of knife making with tools, techniques and ways to make it as simple or as advanc

Simple way to make Wa handle shape (Post)

Simple way to make "Wa" or Japanese style handleThis was a great learning exercise and sharing the photos and process here - even though the result is not what I wanted.   I messed up already when rou

Can You Forge Baker Forge Steel?(Post)

By Bjorn Jacobsen, Jan 2024.If you have been doing knife making for a while, you possibly have come across some of the amazing photos of Baker Forge & Tool steel. The knives usually have a black core

How To Etch Stainless Damascus Steel(Post)

By Bjorn Jacobsen, March 2023.Here are some photos I took recently of making a stainless damascus steel paring knife.Wanting to show how to etch stainless damascus steel in a way that will last in dai

How To: Silver Wire Inlay In Guard The Easy Way(Post)

By Bjorn J, January 2024Silver Wire InlayHave you ever wanted to try wire inlay in a knife guard for added effect?Wanted to etch a piece of steel and have something show up as nice and shiny against

Build Article: Damascus CuMai Knife(Post)

Build article on the Damascus Core Cu Mai Knife: SteelHeat treatmentGrindEtchingHandle shapingSheath texture, dye and finishSpecial steelThis blade is made from damascus cored cu mai (or cumai) made

San Mai Recovery and Our Veterans Forge(Post)

What is san mai? San Mai is a term used to describe laminated steel, a sandwich of blade steel in the middle and cladding of some sort on the sides. The cladding can be another blade steel or somethin