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It worked Here is the heat treated Messer blade next to a XVIII arming sword I'm working on.

And hopefully generate interested buyers!

Next step would be installing the flux capacitor ?

Well howdy everyone! It seems I've fallen a little behind with my shop hours. Having been occupied with moving from one state and back, a job search, and balancing work with play (not much time for play anymore), I've neglected to complete or even start a blade. Anyways, I ended up being quite productive on my days off and managed to dust off ye ol'e grinding wheel (literally!). I was sure to throw sparks out the garage door for all the world to see, and ended up having a crowd of interested neighbors and their not so amused wives from across the street. Sure cuts nicely and a pleasure to cook with.

My makers mark showed up the other day. This one turned out ok....first one needed more etch. Probably would have been ok if I would have been smart enough to clean the top of the stencil. I had a light bulb moment on the second blade. lol Do you typically just mark one side of the blade. You probably can see much of it in the photos....but the piece of w2 has quite a bit of activity going on. I need to build one of those photo box dealios you guys talk about. Edit...any constructive criticizem(sp) is welcome. Not sure if the mark should have been closer to the heel...and or centered a little better on the top of the blade ect.

I like Zeb's idea! And you can braze in your charcoal forge. Use borax for flux and little shreds of copper as the brazing material. You will need a tight mechanical fit so it doesn't wobble on you, though. Here is one I did by tapping the tang:

Glad to see you back on here Austin and making stuff again. Wait until the new neighbors get to hear the ringing anvil! That will surely make for a good time

I really enjoy the process of an idea becoming a concept then a design and then a prototype followed by testing and improvements.

All goes together! Needs some small refinements to fit, then on to finishing! Also, the blades are still at 62.5, so they get one more cycle.

Beautiful knives!

Both look great! Nice looking handles. Plastic or not. Sayas look especially nice, could you share a bit on there construction?

My pure-breed Africanis was diagnosed with Kennel Cough 3 weeks ago, medication helped but he declined immediately when it was done.......last week they diagnosed Lymphoma, and by the looks of it extremely aggressive. He was a happy and healthy 9-year old, the best non-Labrador I've ever met, and I'm very sad watching his decline....