Im finishing up the first knife ive ever tried making and i liked the experience. Ive learned alot looking around online and have already discovered some mistakes ive made but i really want to try my hand at more. I used an old usa nicholson and just shaped it, no tempering. Im aware that tempering is a very big part of making good knives. I do not have the space or money to really expand into much or any tempering, sooo..my question is whats your opinion on where to go from here? I want to practice but still get a decent knife out of it.
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Almost done with first knife, what next?
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Keep at it. You have started the knife making process. That means that you're
way ahead of the 90% of us who have said, "I think I'll try making a knife someday."
No ,really, i am gonna do it one of these days.
way ahead of the 90% of us who have said, "I think I'll try making a knife someday."
No ,really, i am gonna do it one of these days.
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The BF Knifemakers Shop Talk Questions and Answers sub-forum would be best suited for this type question.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/741-Shop-Talk-BladeSmith-Questions-and-Answers
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/741-Shop-Talk-BladeSmith-Questions-and-Answers