Instructions

How To Heat Treat Simple Carbon Steels: ** Recipe for 1084, 1075, 15N20 and 5160 ** 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 temperature QUICKLY quench in...

How to Heat Treat Cu Mai (1084 + Nickel + Copper + 1020) Cu Mai is an amazing-looking material in the right hands, but certainly not a beginner project. The laminated copper in between the steel and nickel makes it temperamental, and will require some...

​ELMAX Superclean is a powder "super steel" by Uddeholm known for excellent edge retention qualities and high toughness. The steel has 1.7% carbon and often tempered to 60+ HRC in use for knife blades: Uddeholm Elmax SuperClean is a high...

Heat Treat Instructions for AEB-L Stainless Steel: Heat Treatment: the short version Requires temperature control, like a thermocouple in gas forge, or better yet a kiln. Heat to 1066 and hold for 15 min, quench in oil. Put into kitchen freezer (as cold...

Instructions: Uncle Bjorn’s Handle Finish (UBHF) Neutral Finish. Resin Based Hard Wearing Handle Finish The kit consists of Bottle 1: the resin mix itself Bottle 2: lubricant oil Cotton fabric to apply the resin mix Sand paper We recommend...

Instructions for Hardening and Tempering 12C27 Steel 12c27 is a popular Stainless Steel, made by Sandvik in Sweden. There are several hardening profiles suggested by Sandvik, the below is one of these, providing good hardening with a temperature...

How to make your own blade and fulltang knife  These instructions show how to make a knife including the blade itself, using our 1084 Carbon Steel kits.  The instructions are showing how to make a fulltang blade, the only difference with making...

Increase grain contrast by staining the wood   Some handle pieces are special because of the way they look, others because there is something special about the piece and how you got it. Staining the wood and sanding some off again, can be a good way...

 Pouch style leather knife sheath This guide is for making your own sheath in vegetable tanned leather ,but can be completed in most any leather by using the below images as a guide to cutting out the pieces required. Most if not all hand...

Quick overview of the steps involved in making a "scandi knife sheath":   Required equipment Needles and thread Half-tanned leather Awl There is a better tutorial coming, please excuse the mobile quality images for now. Steps: Wrap...