First Knife/ First Post/Intro included/ Seeking mentorship

A.McPherson said:
I live out in BFE Texas so I'm kinda screwed in that area.
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WHAT??? You've got the Greatest Little Tourist trap in Southwest Texas.....Railroad Blues Bar!!! :eek::rolleyes:

But you're right about everything related to equipment and materials:(
 
Lol! I'll admit, Alpine is a cool little town, and the Railroad Blues Bar is pretty cool...

But I live an hour and a half from the big city of Alpine, out in the desert!

It is a pretty cool area though. As they say Rangers get paid in sunsets.

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12345678910 said:
Get the australian Lloyd Harding templates

I'm not sure if these are working links

https://www.tharwavalleyforge.com/articles/free-knife-designs/lloyd-harding-archive

and search for the Bob Engnath Knife Patterns

http://www.mediafire.com/file/qgx7yebn77n77qx/Bob_Engnath_Knife_Patterns.pdf/file
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Are these actual size? I have my lady who works for the state about to print all these out . Just curious if there’s a way to resize them or if they are good to go. These are gold too, so thank you so much for dropping it.
 
Update: made my first file jig, gonna hit the Home Depot up this weekend and grab the basic hand tools and a couple power tools and get started Shout out to that red beard guy on YouTube and Stacy
 
Eddiem0nster said:
Are these actual size? I have my lady who works for the state about to print all these out . Just curious if there’s a way to resize them or if they are good to go. These are gold too, so thank you so much for dropping it.
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Any photos or drawings you do, you can scale up or down on a photo copier.
 
12345678910 said:
Any photos or drawings you do, you can scale up or down on a photo copier.
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So I'm looking at the drawings and I'd like to make accurate templates, I'd like to get one of those portable bandsaws and jig it up as a stand up, can you interchange the blades to cut either wood or metal to cut accurately. Or what is your process for transferring the stencils to wood? I'm looking to buy one application and I'm hoping the variable speed will allow some interchangeability.
 
Eddiem0nster said:
So I'm looking at the drawings and I'd like to make accurate templates, I'd like to get one of those portable bandsaws and jig it up as a stand up, can you interchange the blades to cut either wood or metal to cut accurately. Or what is your process for transferring the stencils to wood? I'm looking to buy one application and I'm hoping the variable speed will allow some interchangeability.
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Short answer is yes. 14tpi or 18tpi blades will cut about anything in the shop and a blade change takes about 2 minutes. SWAG Offroad has a nice table to convert it upright. Since you're a welder you may be able to rig something for much cheaper.

-John
 
Eddiem0nster said:
So I'm looking at the drawings and I'd like to make accurate templates, I'd like to get one of those portable bandsaws and jig it up as a stand up, can you interchange the blades to cut either wood or metal to cut accurately. Or what is your process for transferring the stencils to wood? I'm looking to buy one application and I'm hoping the variable speed will allow some interchangeability.
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Portaband saws and the SWAG offroad tables or some other diy version of it are popular

Transfering stencils from paper - I use Elmers wood glue to stick it on and cut it out.
 
Eddiem0nster said:
Update: made my first file jig, gonna hit the Home Depot up this weekend and grab the basic hand tools and a couple power tools and get started Shout out to that red beard guy on YouTube and Stacy
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readbeard posts a lot but there are much better makers.

Kyle Royer - anyone can learn a thing or two from him.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEZME1N4Be_m_vp_pc3zlAA

Walter S
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkLxJCuQZ4hStBfs8TCnT9Q

Aaron Gough did a nice video showing that file guide, but he wasn't the first.
https://www.youtube.com/user/slappybuckshot/videos

Nick Wheeler Knives,
He's well known for his hand sanding videos, but he's really got design and processes nailed.
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/wheelers-steel-stuck-in-the-metal-with-you.808140/

https://www.youtube.com/user/NickWheeler33/videos
 
12345678910 said:
readbeard posts a lot but there are much better makers.

Kyle Royer - anyone can learn a thing or two from him.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEZME1N4Be_m_vp_pc3zlAA

Walter S
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkLxJCuQZ4hStBfs8TCnT9Q

Aaron Gough did a nice video showing that file guide, but he wasn't the first.
https://www.youtube.com/user/slappybuckshot/videos

Nick Wheeler Knives,
He's well known for his hand sanding videos, but he's really got design and processes nailed.
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/wheelers-steel-stuck-in-the-metal-with-you.808140/

https://www.youtube.com/user/NickWheeler33/videos
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YouTube has been my best friend lately. I can’t imagine how these dudes figured shit out prior to YouTube. Looking forward to watching some new content, thanks.
 
I'll second the shout out for Kyle Royer and Nick Wheeler, both are amazing artists who really know how to present their knowledge in a way that is easy to understand.

Kyle is an ABS Master Smith, and Nick could/should be.
 
With what Kyle Royer and Nick Wheeler have posted on Youtube you can learn just about everything you need to make a high quality knives.

There are a lot of people making 3 piece knives and they can really step up their game from what Kyle and Nick post.

It is always better to learn from people who actually can show you what to do then just reading words on a page.
 
AVigil said:
With what Kyle Royer and Nick Wheeler have posted on Youtube you can learn just about everything you need to make a high quality knives.

There are a lot of people making 3 piece knives and they can really step up their game from what Kyle and Nick post.

It is always better to learn from people who actually can show you what to do then just reading words on a page.
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Just Nick's guard templates alone are a great example of super stupid simple solutions to getting that shape layed out perfectly
 
AVigil said:
With what Kyle Royer and Nick Wheeler have posted on Youtube you can learn just about everything you need to make a high quality knives.

There are a lot of people making 3 piece knives and they can really step up their game from what Kyle and Nick post.

It is always better to learn from people who actually can show you what to do then just reading words on a page.
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I couldn’t agree more, I learn so much better being shown how to do something vs reading it. I’m surprised these two names haven’t popped up in my YouTube searches so this is gold.
 
Nick and Kyle are legendary but are a bit more advanced or at least sorta. They give information that is valuable for knife makers of all skill levels. I think as a pure teacher it is hard to beat Walter Sorrals. He just has a good way of breaking it down so anyone can understand it and it is in structured lessons. I'm not dissing Nick or Kyle but what they put out becomes more valuable the more experience you have.
 
Storm W said:
Nick and Kyle are legendary but are a bit more advanced or at least sorta. They give information that is valuable for knife makers of all skill levels. I think as a pure teacher it is hard to beat Walter Sorrals. He just has a good way of breaking it down so anyone can understand it and it is in structured lessons. I'm not dissing Nick or Kyle but what they put out becomes more valuable the more experience you have.
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Big fan of his content for sure. He’s one cool dude.
 
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