152 results for 'file guide'

Meet The Maker: Billy Pearce (Post)

By Bjorn Jacobsen, April 2023I met Billy during the Master Class of the 2022 Blade Symposium. What a guy! Going with Jamie and Pierre to the master class I knew it would be fun already, but Billy c ...

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 agains ...

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 ho ...

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 ...

Meet The Maker: Julian Roche & the Golden Ratio(Post)

Meet The Maker: Julian Roche from Roche CutleryMTM #25 by Bjorn Jacobsen, September 2023Julian Roche is a maker from Western Sydney really starting to turn heads in the Australian knifemaking commun ...

Finding a blacksmith for custom-made jobs(Post)

Uncover the Hidden Artistry:Find the Perfect Blacksmith Near You for Custom Forged CreationsStep into a world where craftsmanship and creativity collide, unveiling the hidden artistry of custom fo ...

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 someth ...

Meet The Maker: Tony Earwaker, Tony's Bladesmithing(Post)

MTM #26 Tony EarwakerBy Bjorn Jacobsen, November 2023.Tony is one of those guys who is always happy to help. Having met him several times over the years it was no surprise to anyone when he decided ...

Hofi Ergonomic Technique for Moving Metal - save your arm(Post)

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' ...

Why Bed The Tang In Epoxy - Then Knock it OFF Again.(Post)

What is "Bedding the tang"? Bedding the tang means gluing a stick-tang blade into the handle block in such a way that it can come off again to be shaped without the blade in the way. The advantage i ...

What Knife Steel to Buy? How to compare steels?(Post)

Choosing the the right steel type for knife makingAre you looking for flat steel bars for making blades but unsure of how to choose the right type for your need? Look no further, here is a quick bu ...

AWARDS 2023: Winners & Prizes(Post)

The Australian Knife Making Awards is a free to enter, online knife making competition run every year in May.The 2023 AWARDS ended Wed 31st of May with the Winner Announcement live stream where Riley ...