novam1a Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 hi guys, new to knife making , glad i came across this site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Not the first fellow from India on this site! Welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Our membership represents over 160 countries here, but I have to admit most of the posters from there are trying to sell us something. Welcome to the site, Fill out your profile and read through all the pinned "sticky" threads before posting too much, will save you some troubles later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Having lived 4 years in Indianapolis, Indiana; I bet he's from there and just didn't think that there are others around the world with similar names. Here in New Mexico, USA we have both a San Antonio and a Las Vegas and I have run into perplexed people who found themselves in the *wrong* one. (Not to mention Columbus New Mexico and a bunch of others all around the United States...) There used to be a billboard near my central NM house that was extolling the number of Drury Inns in San Antonio; unfortunately San Antonio NM was about 15 miles south of there on the Interstate and had *NO* hotels in it...putting a simple TX on the sign would have fixed it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Let's throw in Cambridge, NY and Cambridge, MA, while we're at it. Plus, there's Salem, MA and THREE towns in NY named Salem: Salem (in Washington County) and North and South Salem (in Westchester County). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novam1a Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 yes indianapolis, indiana, please excuse my ignorance. im here to learn not trying to sale anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Not a big issue; just a reminder that you are talking to the WORLD on this site. So what kind of knives have you done and what kind do you want to do? (and as far as bladesmithing goes I'll trot out my standard suggestion to learn to smith well and then progress into bladesmithing---say make a bunch of Christmas gifts at the forge as a start.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novam1a Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 i really dont have a style yet .i like choppers, fighting knives, hunting and scandinavian designs . ive been into knives a very long time. making them is more of a challenge do to lack of equipment. i have been a jeweler for 23 years. something just called me to start this up lol. as of now im doing stock reduction but will be forging soon. i have a very old 125 pound anvil that i need to true up. it came out of a farmhouse that was vacant and run down for about 30 years in 2000. they are family friends and said i could have it. that is the moment that started my interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Please show us a picture of the anvil's face first; most folks end up doing damage to an anvil that didn't need any help rather than improving the anvil. Forging anvil does not need silversmithing surfaces! Silversmithing helps a lot in doing metalwork for hilting and making scabbards (chapes, throats, etc) so you are already a step ahead there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JHCC Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 There are only two things wrong with that anvil: not enough recent use, and lack of a decent stand! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novam1a Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 fair enough,,, did say i was new lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Pounding red hot steel on it will polish the face shiney and a bit of a swale helps to straighten blades as you learn to push them just a tad too far so they bounce back to dead straight---takes a lot of practice. (I end up using the anvil I'v owned the longest for this as I have the most experience using it...33+ years on that one.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave51B Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Novam. your just in the nick of time...There is an IBA meeting this Saturday @ 9:00 AM @ the Parke Co. Fairgrounds in Rockville. Pitch-in lunch, coffee and doughnuts should be there when you arrive. John has a good set of demos lined up. I will be the tall guy with a beard. See ya there? Life is Good Dave Maybe, if we talk real nice...we can talk Steve into driving down for a visit....... Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 that is 7 to 8 hour drive round trip. better have more than coffee and a doughnut waiting for me maybe even a driver to get me back home after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novam1a Posted November 18, 2016 Author Share Posted November 18, 2016 unfortunately i will be deer hunting but i would like to meet and make friends with as many people as i can. message me ill give you my phone number. i live in clermont. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedefiddle Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Good Morning, Still with a "Life Time Warranty"!! Gotta love Snap-On. From this side of the screen, it looks OneDerfull!! Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave51B Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Well shoot....Struck out twice in one post. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalcain2 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 17 hours ago, novam1a said: i really dont have a style yet .i like choppers, fighting knives, hunting and scandinavian designs . long live the vikings! ...... ok, now that i've got that out of my system, what kind of scandinavian? that's a broad category. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novam1a Posted November 18, 2016 Author Share Posted November 18, 2016 like mora's but with the nice wood handles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 San Mai construction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novam1a Posted November 18, 2016 Author Share Posted November 18, 2016 above my skill level lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalcain2 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 cool beans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 2 hours ago, novam1a said: above my skill level lol we can fix that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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