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I've wanted to do a chevron pattern for some time, and was partly inspired by a blade Owen and Mick made a couple of... ...

There are many different systems in place for designating the composition of a steel. The most common systems are... ...

Steel
Steel is a solution of carbon in iron and the properties of steels can be changed by altering the amount of carbon present, adding other alloying elements, or by heat treating the steel. At high temperatures iron exists as a liquid in which the carbon is dissolved. As the iron cools it solidifies and takes up first a face centred and then a body centred crystalline form. Solid iron can hold ...

What is Hardness? Hardness is the property of a material that enables it to resist plastic deformation, usually by... ...

There are five classes of stainless steel, namely Martensitic, Ferritic, Austenitic, Duplex and Precipitation Hardening:

Martensitic types may be strengthened and hardened by heat treatment, in the same way as plain carbon steels, but the Ferritic steels, which in general have lower carbon and higher Chromium contents, do not respond in this way. Martensitic and Ferritic steels are magnetic.
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A large private collection of knives from the Late Dr John Anthony's estate has been put up for auction by his widow through Holts Auctioneers.



Holts the auctioneers (http://www.holtsauctioneers.com/), contacted me and asked me if I thought the folks here would like to know. On browsing the catalogue, I said yes, I'm certain they would. I note this has been mentioned before here, but I prom ...

This visit was last October but I only just got round to sorting pictures. I was inspired to do so after visiting... ...

Some will have seen threads before about the threat to Portland Works the grade II* listed purpose built cutlery works... ...