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How To Get Started Blacksmithing: (Sticker and Video Link Fixed.) Video Includes Types of Forges, Safety Equiptment, Anvils, Tools and Everything You Need To Know For Getting Started. Save Money and build some of what you need yourself.

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Please feel free to check out Resist The Grind on Youtube for more historic trades, blacksmithing projects, and green woodworking. Sorry about the errors the other day, think this post is correct now. - Best, u/obxchris 's wife

Finishing up this full tang chefs knives knife, forged from 1095 steel, black g10 and Goncalo Alves for the handle. LMK what you think of this piece.

1084 steel maple handle

I'm pretty happy with the first attempt

A few more pendants from the cutoffs of mosaic at various stages in the process. These are super fun to make and I hate wasting good steel, so, win win!

These western chefs knives are both wearing Honduran Rosewood Burl with G10 liners and copper pins. Cores are 1084 & 15N20, cladded with 1084. Enjoy.

Hey guys thought I’d show off a few skeletonized edc style knives I made recently. The knives are forged from leaf spring then I filed out the inside of the handle. The filing took absolute ages but it think it came out pretty well. Let me know what you think.

I managed to get a knife out of the failed one I posted last time around. Figured I'd share. It's no masterpiece, but is only my third knife.

This is a departure gift for a member of my unit, its my take on a fairbairn sykes knife. Forged from a 52100 bearing. I still need to make the pommel and a sheath for it, but I'm very happy with how its turning out. Advice is always welcome.

Hello, knife enthusiasts. I recently picked up this interesting knife at an estate sale and I’m hoping someone can help identify it.
The sheath is clearly stamped “WEILER,” and based on examples I’ve found online, I believe it was made by Donald E. Weiler. The knife and sheath came together, and the fit is absolutely perfect, which makes me think they’re original to one another.
What gives me pause is that the knife itself is not stamped. Every Donald E. Weiler knife I’ve found online has the maker’s mark on the blade. Did Weiler ever make unstamped knives? Could this have been a special commission where the customer requested no blade stamp? Or is it possible Weiler only made the sheath and the knife was made by another custom maker?
The knife appears to be very high quality. It has a full-tang forged blade with what looks like the original forge scale left on the flats. It doesn’t appear to have ever been used. The handle is made from two different horn materials with brass pins, a mosaic pin, and brass inlays.
I also have a restoration question. One of the thin brass inlay pieces in the handle is missing, and the matching one on the opposite side is loose and falls out. I’d like to have it repaired correctly without hurting the knife’s value. Can anyone recommend a craftsman or custom knifemaker who specializes in this type of restoration?
I’d also appreciate any thoughts on whether this looks like an original Donald E. Weiler piece and, if so, what its approximate age.

Coilspring, redwood and ebony!