What Ray said!!!
I, like so many others, made the mistake of taking an "unknown" steel to make my first knife. Hours and hours of prep and elbow grease turned into frustration and grief when my test time came and I heard the cracks and saw the damage done to my "knife."
Sticky notes are your friend. You will not be disappointed in the information gleaned from this site... all for free!
Good luck with your endeavors. Mine started 8 years ago and I have enjoyed it immensely.
Pat
ps I finally joined the site after years of lurking...
