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Hey guys, sorry it's been months since I posted on here. I used to be a really active user, but then school started back up again and I've been busy writing papers, doing homework and such. In any case, Christmas break is coming, and with it so does the knife making. I have a few questions...

Hello all, I haven't been on here in a while, and I haven't been knife making in a while either cause I've been pretty busy this summer. But I'm going to try to finish up my knife and its sheath before school starts again on the 26th. So I have a week. I have my fasteners ordered, I have the...

Had a question for all the more experienced knife makers out there about tools needed for knife making. I wanted to know....what makes a complete knife making shop? What would you say are all the tools and equipment I'd need to make a well equipped shop? I currently have a small wheel grinder, a...

Hey guys, so this is a continuation of my older thread of my first real knife. My parents were very generous to me, and bought me a drill press for knife making. I drilled the holes in the handle with no problem at all, so looks like it was a good thing I didn't quench the handle. I'll post a...

Well, was curious about learning some of the backgrounds of my fellow forum members. What your background is like, what career you went to (or is knife making your career?) and what y'alls main interests are outside of knives?

Figured I'd show y'all my entire blade collection. Well, almost entire. Me and my brother kinda share our collections, what's mine is his, and what's his is mine. So not including my brother's; this is my entire collection. I'll admit, it's a bit lacking in custom knives, mostly due to money...

Had a question for y'all about knife making methods. Do you guys usually forge your knives, use a stock removal method, or both? Which way usually turns out better? Or are they about the same? I'm trying to get a better idea on what method most custom knife makers use, or maybe both are equally...

So, this is a question to get y'alls input on something I've been getting mixed reviews on, and that's lawn mower blade steel. I've heard some people say it's medium to high carbon steel, other people say it's junk for making knives. My guess is it's a mild steel, like 1055 or around there, but...

Hi guys, So, I'm currently making my very first (successful) knife. I bought a piece of 1095 steel from usaknifemaker (love 1095, it's a great performing, low cost steel) and ground away. However, I made a mistake when making the knife because I didn't fully plan through what I was going to...

Hello, I'm new here, and in fact I'm a beginner knife maker, but figured joining would be a great idea to learn some new things from my fellow knife enthusiasts. I'm from a small town in Virginia, and I've been interested in knives since I was a kid. I got really into them when I was 15, and...