... What a great site.. thanks again... any good books you or others might like more than other?? I need all the help I can get,I plan to make full size ,but...
hi to all from san jose calif.. u.s.a. I would like to learn knife making but more into MINATURES.. so I would like to be pointed into a direction that is...
Hello All... I need your expertise. I am not happy with the appearance of the pins in some of my folding knife handles, particularly those that do not get ...
... yoyo you can usually start with any chunk of iron with a flat surface or find a peice of railroad rail from a railroad yard or mining facilaty. you could...
... I found these: http://www.metalwebnews.com/howto/anvil1/anvil2.html http://www.anvilfire.com/FAQs/anvil-1.htm Myself, I think most of my meager needs could...
Helo, my name is yoyo, and i come from israel. i've been making handles for blades for some time now, and made a knife or two from chunks of steel, and i am...
I had just about came to that conclusion already. I appreciate the information. I will check that site out. Thanks for getting in touch with me. Dwayne...
Dwayne, Sorry it took so long to reply, but you may want to check out www.ckdforums.com. They are very active, and will have someone who can answer your...
Howdy all. I started building custom knives about a year ago. I have added a few pictures to the photo's section. I would like to build some folding knives....
Hello All.I just joined the group.I have been making knive for about 4 years now.I have made about 250 knives but I only numbered 67 of them.I only number them...
Phillip, I would think that the blade would be one of the tool steel varieties. If you have not, I would suggest annealing the steel first to soften it up....
Hello, I have a question that someone here may be able to answer. I am currently making a knife from a discarded planner blade. I am not sure what kind steel...
Bush is some thing we have heaps of , go a hour out of any major city and you are in the bush . Our beer comes in 375 ml bottles and cans but I make my own and...
I think if I did go to Austrila "The Bush" is where I would like to go not much of a city dweller (Kind of bad since I am currently living in Dallas TX) :-)...
It is a beautiful place , very harsh sort of country inland , It's a damned dry place at the moment , we've had about 2 or 3" of rain all year , and bugger all...
Already fired up the forge and tried it out yesterday , had to make some new chisels for wood turning , made up the handles for them this morning and tried...
Well at least there are a couple people here I have never been accoused of shy or even quite for that matter :-) My experiance as well is starting with the...
I just joined yesterday , yeh , it is a bit quite , I've made a few knifes in the past , just by stock removal , not much experience at all , now I want to get...
Mike, I've been on the list for about a month and have seen only one other post. Guess everybody's somewhere else. If you are interested in the knifemaking...
not much activity in this group ?? I just found it would love to chat with some knife makers online and or in the Dallas area. I am very interested with very...
Ron, One other thing. If you start making knives, be prepared to never want to stop. The first time you grind a good blade and get a nice handle on it, ...
Ron, I started making knives when I was 13. I started with some files, a 6x48 belt sander, several packs of sandpaper, and a lot of elbow grease. I used my...
I am thinking of getting into Knifemaking as a hobby and I thought this may be as good a place as any to find out the basic equipment, what skills I need to...
I'm wondering if there are any makers either part time or full time here locally.I'm from Baton Rouge ,La. and i am interested in finding someone close to my...
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