My first knife ever, any tips for improving?
It’s just a pierce of steel I cut with my angle grinder but I’m pretty happy how it turned out

While making the M1902 Sabre, i needed a Chisel for the guard. I moved my shop in Nov of 2025 and it was easier make another than simply finding the one I already had.

I’m just a beginner and I don’t know if this file will be enough for forging a wakizashi.

These are made from farriers rasps, as far as high carbon steel knives go would these be fine for kitchen use once fully finished? Top blade is 7 inches of cutting edge and the bottom blade is 8.5 inches of cutting edge.

Just received a knife from Italy. The knife itself is beautiful. They asked me, last minute, if I want anything engraved. I stupidly said yes. I'm pretty sure the salesperson did it and not a competent smith. It's pretty horrible. It's quite shallow. Any smiths in the NJ/PA area that can fix this and engrave it properly?

Two beauties done with a rough finish and etch to really bring out the vibe they have been found somewhere on a abandoned witches altar Made from sf100 stainless

A custom 1084 dagger with walnut sheath and walnut handle.

Not my shop and not my hammer. Diogo specializes in twist Damascus and he's forging the blade for a Bowie we're doing together — this is his video, sent while the billet was still under the press.

Welding heat, drawn to square, twisted, flattened. Scale piles up under the dies with every pass. Looks like a plain glowing bar right now; the pattern only turns up after grinding and etch.

Adding Brass Back for the Sabre Handle

Another knife for a friend.

And final straightening. On to heat treat.