Is there a single site where many of the knife making instructions/tutorials are listed? I have seen a variety of them piecemeal but wondered if there was one place to find most of them. This would be very helpful to people looking for structured information rather than asking the same questions for the zillionth time.
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Compendium of instructions
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Oldnamvet,
I have been muddling around the net for years trying to find what you are looking for, unfortunately the internet is an absolute mine of information but it is NOT very specific. You have to dig a bit Sir (see the posting " a bit of advice to newbies")
Shane comes across a bit hard at first but the bottom line is true, we have to scratch around a bit and if we really want to do it we will. I have a severe case of lack of confidence but something that the late Bob Engnath said right at the beginning of his tutorial gave me heart and I quote :
"Sometimes a fellow will have a hard time getting started simply because he doesn't know a logical sequence to do the work. This doesn't mean he's not bright, but just that he probably hasn't had the company of a knife maker who took the time to explain how things work. There are also a heck of a lot of ways to arrive at a good knife, all of them correct."
Here is the URL to the web site:
http://www.engnath.com/
You will find a lot of info there regarding all the parts of knife making.
Also try typing in "Knife making tutorials" into a search engine like YAHOO, found a couple of hits there.
Try the one below as well, I actually found it on this forum today.
http://www.robbrownknives.com/tutorials/index.php
I have only been visiting this place for a week and have seen that there are a lot of very knowledgable people willing to give good answers.
As Shane also said,"the best learning you ever did was by doing" and this is true. Throw caution to the wind and just go for it. I assure you, the feeling of accomplishment you feel when you have ground a blade is unbelievable, even if it is not perfect, it gives you the balls to try the next one and to learn from the mistakes made with the previous one, but you have GOT to try the first one. You just have to break through the wall. Good luck Sir!!
Sincerely,
Mike
I have been muddling around the net for years trying to find what you are looking for, unfortunately the internet is an absolute mine of information but it is NOT very specific. You have to dig a bit Sir (see the posting " a bit of advice to newbies")
Shane comes across a bit hard at first but the bottom line is true, we have to scratch around a bit and if we really want to do it we will. I have a severe case of lack of confidence but something that the late Bob Engnath said right at the beginning of his tutorial gave me heart and I quote :
"Sometimes a fellow will have a hard time getting started simply because he doesn't know a logical sequence to do the work. This doesn't mean he's not bright, but just that he probably hasn't had the company of a knife maker who took the time to explain how things work. There are also a heck of a lot of ways to arrive at a good knife, all of them correct."
Here is the URL to the web site:
http://www.engnath.com/
You will find a lot of info there regarding all the parts of knife making.
Also try typing in "Knife making tutorials" into a search engine like YAHOO, found a couple of hits there.
Try the one below as well, I actually found it on this forum today.
http://www.robbrownknives.com/tutorials/index.php
I have only been visiting this place for a week and have seen that there are a lot of very knowledgable people willing to give good answers.
As Shane also said,"the best learning you ever did was by doing" and this is true. Throw caution to the wind and just go for it. I assure you, the feeling of accomplishment you feel when you have ground a blade is unbelievable, even if it is not perfect, it gives you the balls to try the next one and to learn from the mistakes made with the previous one, but you have GOT to try the first one. You just have to break through the wall. Good luck Sir!!
Sincerely,
Mike
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This site has a lot of the links you are looking for, but be warned, you can get lost for days.
http://www.knifelinksportal.com/
http://www.knifelinksportal.com/
I would like to suggest that you pick up a copy of how to make knives by R.W.Loveless. A wealth of info. http://home.earthlink.net/~michaellovett/
http://www.knivesby.com/knifemaking.html :thumbup: