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Rich that would be great im only a few hours drive from vegas if you would be so kind as to let me know of the actual dates i would love to get down ther and speak to other smiths and knifemakers as ive never really met anyone else in the industry in person. right now my smithing pays for itself and im happy to leave at that.....for now

thanks everyone for your input i dont intend to quite my day job and if it ever does turn into more than a lucritave hobby it wont be so one dimensional as knives i hope to someday have a general steel fab shop and cater to a larger consumer base.for now people who are interested and know good work when they see it will keep me busy at the forge doing what i love

the blade is 5 1/2" and the knife is ten inches overall it is pretty hard to tell the scale of the blade in these pics

hey everyone ive just finished a cable blade with purple heart handle and was wanting some input on what yall think

thnx for the posts guys in my four year career as a smith ive sold maybe 3 dozen knives but that was only as a hobbiest creating my own business is a dream of mine and so is making blades and hamering steel figured maybe put em together but ive been pretty discouraged at the lack of interest of the general public and the unwilliness to spend more then ten bucks on a knife even when i tell them its forged from xxI crane cable they say its very pretty but no thnx ill buy a gerber.

not bad at all! to answer your question above about the man forging in the yellow colors its very possible and high carbon steels usually weld in the orange color ranges remember to take your time practice as much as possible and always adjust youre methods based on both failures and success

just a question for any input. what are everyones oppinions on the feasibility of a bladesmithing career is it really possible to have a full time job and buisness at the forge and can we compete with the large market of manufactured knives???

i really do hope so

hello everyone my name is Ryan just doing a simple introduction of myself I am relatively new to the smithing world with only four years experience im hoping to learn a lot from the large knowledge base of this site and its people. Anything i might be able to share i will be more than happy to do so.My talents lay mostly in fixed blades cable knives and a bit of decorative iron work.

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