warreng8170
New Member
Hi all, I just wanted to take a moment and introduce myself. My name is Warren and I am from the Charlotte area in North Carolina. I was just recently introduced to the idea of knifemaking. I have been making pens on a lathe for the last several years and had the opportunity to make a pen for a friend-of-a-friend who just happens to be the son of the late Frank Centofante. We started talking and within a very short time I was enthralled with the idea making my own knife.
I have been lurking here as well as some other forums just trying to get familiar with the terminology and to see if I can get an idea of the basic process. I already have tons of questions, but have held off asking so far thinking I can try to figure some things out on my own by reading as many posts as I can.
I just started working with another local maker and he has me working on a file-knife. So far, all we have done is annealed the file, hammered the ridges semi-flat and cut the profile. Waiting for our schedules to realign so we can get back together and start the grinding process. In the meantime, I want to get some barstock (right term?) and start working on a stock-removal knife just using hand tools.
Anyway, I really like the tone of this forum and how friendly everyone seems to be here. It reminds me a lot of the penturning forum I participate on. I look forward to learning as much as I possibly can and can't wait until I finish my first knife.
Thanks for having me!
I have been lurking here as well as some other forums just trying to get familiar with the terminology and to see if I can get an idea of the basic process. I already have tons of questions, but have held off asking so far thinking I can try to figure some things out on my own by reading as many posts as I can.
I just started working with another local maker and he has me working on a file-knife. So far, all we have done is annealed the file, hammered the ridges semi-flat and cut the profile. Waiting for our schedules to realign so we can get back together and start the grinding process. In the meantime, I want to get some barstock (right term?) and start working on a stock-removal knife just using hand tools.
Anyway, I really like the tone of this forum and how friendly everyone seems to be here. It reminds me a lot of the penturning forum I participate on. I look forward to learning as much as I possibly can and can't wait until I finish my first knife.
Thanks for having me!
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