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Well I looked for a place for an intro, but my search came up empty so I figured what better place to introduce myself than in the place that I will be asking for help and insight.
My name is Brad, and I am a virgin when it comes to knife making. I have done a ton of reading and I think I am ready to jump in head first. I have a few tools in my garage, but have access to pretty much everything I need (tools and machines) to build my first knife. My inspiration comes from my grandpa that passed away 4 years ago. I recently was able to go through his shop and came across a few worn out files and asked myself what I could do with them. I remembered a friend of mine telling me about a knife that he had made from an old rasp. It was a true work of art and I knew that these files had found a new home. My plan is to build 3 knives from the files, one for me, my brother, and my dad. THe handles will be crafted from a pin oak tree that was cut down at my grandpa's lake house. The tree was always a "conversation piece" between him and my grandma on our many trips to the lake. He wanted to cut it down, she refused to let him. A few months ago the top of the tree was struck by lightning and became a hazzard to our house and the house next to us. THat was when the only man could finally look down from Heaven and laugh with his tongue sticking out right at my grandma. I felt what better way to pay tribute to such a great man, a man that served his country, God, and his family than to make a knife that will last for generations to come.
So here I am, eager to learn, eager to design, eager to build, and most of all eager to admire. My plan is to build a few knives until I can perfect the design that I have come up with and then go through with building these 3 tribute knives.
The way I see it, every knife should have some kind of story behind it. I feel it will give the knife maker that sense of accomplishment when they complete the knife because they know they have contributed to that story with their God given talents. This is my story and this is where my road to accomplishment in building knives begins.
So enough of the ramble, here is the design that I have so far. It will be a drop point skinner because the old man was an avid hunter. There were many days spent in the woods and I am sure he would have loved to have a tool like you guys make in his bag of goodies. The blade will be 3 3/4" and the OAL will be 8". By all means critique, change, and suggest. I am still learning.
My name is Brad, and I am a virgin when it comes to knife making. I have done a ton of reading and I think I am ready to jump in head first. I have a few tools in my garage, but have access to pretty much everything I need (tools and machines) to build my first knife. My inspiration comes from my grandpa that passed away 4 years ago. I recently was able to go through his shop and came across a few worn out files and asked myself what I could do with them. I remembered a friend of mine telling me about a knife that he had made from an old rasp. It was a true work of art and I knew that these files had found a new home. My plan is to build 3 knives from the files, one for me, my brother, and my dad. THe handles will be crafted from a pin oak tree that was cut down at my grandpa's lake house. The tree was always a "conversation piece" between him and my grandma on our many trips to the lake. He wanted to cut it down, she refused to let him. A few months ago the top of the tree was struck by lightning and became a hazzard to our house and the house next to us. THat was when the only man could finally look down from Heaven and laugh with his tongue sticking out right at my grandma. I felt what better way to pay tribute to such a great man, a man that served his country, God, and his family than to make a knife that will last for generations to come.
So here I am, eager to learn, eager to design, eager to build, and most of all eager to admire. My plan is to build a few knives until I can perfect the design that I have come up with and then go through with building these 3 tribute knives.
The way I see it, every knife should have some kind of story behind it. I feel it will give the knife maker that sense of accomplishment when they complete the knife because they know they have contributed to that story with their God given talents. This is my story and this is where my road to accomplishment in building knives begins.
So enough of the ramble, here is the design that I have so far. It will be a drop point skinner because the old man was an avid hunter. There were many days spent in the woods and I am sure he would have loved to have a tool like you guys make in his bag of goodies. The blade will be 3 3/4" and the OAL will be 8". By all means critique, change, and suggest. I am still learning.
