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Thank you frosty I'm only making a small knife and from what I've seen and heard something of this size shouldnt take more than a month, I plan to make a small herb chopping knife from an old file I do have some money that I could Use to buy better steel but at this point I want to get the basic techniques down before I do anything with more expensive materials

I live in Adelaide, South Australia haven't looked at the ABA yet thanks for the advice

Thank you to everyone who has replied I didn't see the other sections of the about beginner knife making, I was in a hurry while writing this post. Steve as for time I have over 6months to complete one or more knives. Swedefiddle and ThomasPowers thank you for the generous offer but as I live in Australia it would be a bit hard to do that. I would love any feedback or help I can get here though because for my project I actually need to talk to someone about the steps and procedures involved in knife making.

Hey guys For my Yr12 research project im making a herb knife and i need some of what steps and techniques would be involved in doing so, I have access to a makeshift forge, an anvil, a large arrangement of hammers, a large grinder, and an oven for heat treating. Disclaimer: Some replies will be used as a source for my project