Sean,
The only thing I don't do is mine and refine the steel/iron. I
have several heat treat ovens, have a working knowledge of heat treating
and tempering.
My big sellers are hunting and fishing knives. Mine aren't pretty,
but they are next to indestructible. I do make Damascus and other specialty
steels for knife making.
I started making knives many years ago, I had a set of files, a
Chinese made 5 inch vise, a hand drill, bunch of sand paper, lots of sweat.
Making a knife is not that hard, it's depends on how much pride
you put into it.
Jerry
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At 05:26 PM 11/28/2002 +0000, you wrote:
Now you do all that hardening and quenching and thigns yourself? Do
you make knives liek hunting knives or more tactical type things?
just curious, I am to poor to invent in knife making..
Sean
--- In 7x12minilathe@y..., Jerry Smith <jfsmith@a...> wrote:
Sean,
I am not going to say that anybody famous has one of my
knives,
but a few firefighters do carry them as crash knives. I spend 50 to
70
percent of my time making knives. The rest is for other things..
If you want a knife, I can make it, if want order one I
can make,
if you want to trade stuff for one, I can do that, if you want to
trade for
the right materials I can do that. I have several prefinished
blades
looking for handles around.
Now if you want to learn how to make a knife, I can let
you know
the name of several good books.
Jerry
At 10:53 AM 11/28/2002 +0000, you wrote:
Thanks for replying Jerry, yeh knifemaking always intrested me,
though it was cool same with blacksmith. Do you jsut make knifes
for
yourself or do you custom make them and people order or ask which
ones they would like made?
Sean
--- In 7x12minilathe@y..., Jerry Smith <jfsmith@a...> wrote:
Sean,
I come from a different background, I am a knifemaker
and
a
blacksmith. I use a 2 x 72 belt grinder, which is common in the
knife
trade. Which I built both of the ones I have. I just got my
little
lathe
and done some neat things with it, but what I did was a
refinement
of
things I have done in the past. I also own a mill/drill and have
made
jewelry, remade tools, found out what not to do with some bits.
I have to order some of the accessory items for my
little
lathe,
because some of the things I want to do, needs another chuck or
a
third
hand type device.
Oh, and congratulations on taking the plunge, it took
me a
while also.
Jerry
At 05:16 AM 11/28/2002 +0000, you wrote:
I chose this one manly for price, but I have some thigns in
mind.
I
been reading alot of the pages that people make and am amazed
at
the
stuff they design and build!! I actaully was planning on doing
some
toolpost grinding after I make a proper holder... I figured I
might
use my dremel with the flexible tool attachment, what other
things
cna I sue for a grinder?
Sean
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