ryecon

here is a knife im working n for a friend
17 inch overall
micarta for the handle
mild steel guard
still have a lot of wor to do yet but thought id show

ok here it is in a nutshell
anneal
forge to shape
normalize
final forge
normalize
grind polish etc
normalize
harden
polish
temper
final polish
handle guard etc
sell

my way not necessarily the right way but it works for me

normalizing de stresses the steel you do in between forgings to kinda calm the blade and put everything back where it goes

i havent posted here in awhile so ill update ya i got a new anvil {new to me }
and been a hammerin fool here are some pics
a spike hawk
a hawk for the cubmaster
and my first try at a folder
hope ya like

pepper i live in murfreesboro and have had some luck finding things at the lebanon flea market hope this helps
scott:)