

Cotton Eye Joe
Where did you come from where did you go Cotton Eye Joe?? A summary of the AK platforms kits price performance in the United States....


The Truth about Mag-Well Dimples
When you want your build to look as original as possible the first thing everyone notices is the mag-well dimples. Mag-well dimples are a...


Green Eggs and Ham
The long proposed idea of welding rails into receiver blanks while still remaining an "80 percent" receiver is finally here! For years...


What goes into making the best 74 blanks ever?
The first time I completed my first batch of Bulgy 74's I was sure that I had done my best possible work. The tools and and development...


Making Perfect Spot Welds
First off the fallacy of perfect in the context to AK welding should be addressed. A perfect spot weld doesn't look at home on a real AK...
100% ReCreator Receivers
I'm very pleased to announce that ReCreator Blanks is now an 07 FFL manufacturer and will begin production of our own completed AK...
Important Updates
For the past few months Ive been workng on ways to improve the quality of the parts coming out of the heat treatment process. The...


New Year New Products!
Necessity is the mother of invention, and with the amount of Blanks being scrapped due to warping.. This fixture was long over due. The...


4130 vs. 8620
The material choice of American manufactures for AK Blanks Receivers and Flats has always been 4130. It is an excellent alloy steel its...


Hungarian "FEG" Pattern Blanks
I decided it was time for Recreator to make a dedicated "FEG" tribute blank. Actually all of the 47's will be getting a revamp with more...

























