146 results for 'file guide'

Meet The Maker: Mert Tansu(Post)

Meet The Maker: Mert TansuArticle for Nordic Edge September 2021 by Michael Masion, Australian Knife MagazineWhat sets Mert apart as a high-end maker of chef knives is his background as a chef. His ab

Meet The Maker #2 - Ben McKenzie(Post)

Back and fresh from the Holiday Season, we've our second of the Meet The Maker series.Ben McKenzie has been making knives for only a couple of years, but has most definitely seen the light and is now

Good Books for getting into knife making?(Post)

What books to get to improve your knife making?In Australia we are lucky to have a dedicated book web site for books on forging, knifemaking, damascus and related subject. Check out ForgeBooks here: h

2019 Blade Symposium(Post)

2019 Blade Symposium - A Noob's Journey My first blade symposium began with leaving home at 2pm, collecting Bjorn from the city at 3pm, and sitting in traffic for more or less the next 5 hours. W

BLADE Show 2024 In Photos - Road Trip to the US(Post)

By Bjorn Jacobsen, June 2024Blade Show is the world's largest knife show - by far! The first weekend in June every year knifemakers, collectors and others related to the knife making industry gather i

NOW LIVE: 2021 Destruction Test Challenge: 18th of Sept - 9th of October 2021(Post)

The 2021 Nordic Edge destruction challenge is now live!The Destruction Challenge is where you film yourself doing the destruction challenges with a knife you made in 2021, and enter the contest for br

How To Finish Micarta(Post)

How To Finish Micarta Knife Handle ScalesWhy use micarta?Micarta is a popular handle material due to ease of working and being water-proof. It drills, grinds and sands as easily as wood but with the a

Guild Knife Camp - improve your knives in 2 days!(Post)

Want to improve your knife making?Want to spend 2 days at Tharwa Valley Forge with hands-on lessons?Want some time with high-level makers talking through your knives with tailored help for your knives

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

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

Nessmuk Kit by Derek W with top-draw sheath(Post)

Derek W shared some photos with us this week of his last completed project.Nessmuk was the pen name of George W Sears who in the 1880 was writing articles about travelling light, enjoying the outdoors

Meet The Maker: Jake Summerell, 116 Blades(Post)

Meet The Maker – Jake Summerell from 116 Blades MTM #24 by Bjorn Jacobsen, June 2023Jake is a maker from Bega, NSW that over the last few