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This is a temporary forum for you to be able to report issues you have following our message board upgrade. It will be removed at a later time.

This is the place to post the pictures of your latest work.

This is an area for photos. They don't have to be knife related, just images that you created that you want to share. I have had great fun with my digital camera and find it is a way to open the creative vein. Keep the images no larger than 640x480 and around 50k.

A dedicated forum for posting videos and other forms of animated multimedia.

This forum is to provide a place for members to offer their knives for sale. No dealer or commercial postings, but if you have a knife that you made and would like to offer it for sale please feel free to post.

A place to show your work and receive design help and critique.

A place to discuss the history of bladesmithing and share information about blades from all cultures

A place to share information and photos of past Masters of the craft. No living makers please and be sure to have permission to post images.

A resource to list references, video and books that would add to the general knowledge of the craft.

This is the place for all questions related to forging and hot work.

This forum is to replace the old hot work and bladesmithing forum. Please post new topics here.

For the growing field of smelting iron and steel. This forum is open to crucible and bloomery discussions.

All "newbies" / beginners, please post your questions in this forum. Thanks.

Threads saved for a reason.  This is stuff you need to know.

Here you can find teachers of the craft

The tools of the trade and how to make them.

Discussion, tips, tricks and questions about finishing.

Because every blade needs a sheath.

Discussion of techniques related to decorative arts such as carving, engraving, chasing, repousse, filing etc.

Tips and hints to keep you in one piece and not bleeding

Non-Ferrous: fittings, alloys, patinas

Questions and discussions about heat treating.

A catalog of methods for proper heat treatment of blade steels arranged by particular alloy

Post your classes, hammerins, shows and events of interest.

Open discussion about it all.

A Place for Smithing TomFoolery

Post your book/video and other media type recommendations here.
Links to interesting articles / websites.
Anything related to the craft.

A place to sell and where to find materials and supplies. This forum is intend for the use of our members and is not for commercial purposes.

Nominate a thread for inclusion in the hall of fame. Reply to existing threads to cast your vote for or against the inclusion.

Work voted by members to be the most significant contributions to the forum within the Show and Tell category.

Work voted by members to be the most significant step-by-step tutorial or Work in Progress (WIP) contributions to the forum .

This is the home for pinned topics

Home for pinned hot work topics

Pinned threads relating to casting, smelting and making steel

The place for pinned topics on tools and toolmaking

Old but good pinned topics from the Fit and Finish forum

Post your own mark here

Use this forum to post unknown marks.

A more compact home for all the past years' KITH forums

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