Basic Knifemaking Tutorials

[tsterling]

Glenn asked me to upload a couple of tutorials I made a while back that might be useful for beginning bladesmiths.

The first is a basic blacksmith's knife (a little light in heat treating information) made with pretty basic tooling, and the second is how I produce my signature "Knapped Stone" look steel blades.

Hope they're helpful, folks!

Tom

Blacksmith_Knife_Project.pdf
Knapped_Steel_Neck_Knife_Tutorial.pdf

[WmHorus]

Cool Tom, I had someone ask why I didnt put up a blueprint to do it and I simply stated if you looked the guy who taught me how to do it has a great one up.....

[bigfootnampa]

Those are very nice tutorials Tom! Thank you! I really like the beautiful shape of your blacksmith knife! The knapped pattern knife is quite interesting! Thank you for sharing with us!

[Kwisatz]

Thanks for sharing.

[Jeff Lodge]

Tom,

Thanks for sharing! Great detail on both projects and I look forward to trying them myself.

[2Tim215]

Thanks Tom, been wanting to try a knapped knife for a while now.

[tsterling]

Thanks for the kind words, guys. Hope the tutorials are helpful.

Tom

[homeshow]

Tom I'll be banging out a few of these for practice. I'd like to gives the ones I make away to a friend and his oldest son for skinning deer and whatever else needs skinning before it goes into the freezer.