clancy
Well-Known Member
For anyone in the Malta NY area I wanted to mention that I have an open forge every Tuesday evening at 6pm. Usually 2 or 3 guys show up, some just interested in blacksmithing others like to talk knives or even forge one. This week one of the guys was interested in damascus so we made a 10 layer stack and folded it once. He went home with the 20 layer stack to play with.
My website at balchsigns.com has some gallery photos of my knife hobby. I try to keep the blog updated and am posting videos there as I get a chance.
I also have a CNC router and a laser system that I show people how to use but so far most guys have been more interested in forging. I find the laser to be great for cutting knife templates. I can draw the blade shape on the computer and laser out a clear acrylic blade template for marking out the shape on my damascus billet. This way alignment is easy and I can make several knives with the exact same shape.
contact me for directions if you want to stop by.
ernie
balchsigns.com
My website at balchsigns.com has some gallery photos of my knife hobby. I try to keep the blog updated and am posting videos there as I get a chance.
I also have a CNC router and a laser system that I show people how to use but so far most guys have been more interested in forging. I find the laser to be great for cutting knife templates. I can draw the blade shape on the computer and laser out a clear acrylic blade template for marking out the shape on my damascus billet. This way alignment is easy and I can make several knives with the exact same shape.
contact me for directions if you want to stop by.
ernie
balchsigns.com