First Project, Recommendation?

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NazT

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As I'm reading and learning more about knife making can you guys suggest an extremely easy first knife project to keep me busy in these cold months? or several knife projects to keep me busy?
I don't care what kind of knife I make as long as there is some educational value to it, so anything will do. My tools are limited to basics, files, vise, hammer, dremel, saws...
 
When I started I too was using all hand tools....files, sandpaper, etc. Someone suggested stating with a small wharncliff style fixed blade. The straight edge makes learning to draw file easier. You may be suprised at how fast you can remove steel with a sharp file and good draw filing technique. Anyway, that is where I would start.

-Mike
 
Just about any fixed knife is a good start. Have you got a favorite knife design? Single or double edged? Functional hunting knife or shiny display piece?
 
IMHO, the best starter project is a drop point hunter. The style is simple, usefully, and will look pretty good no matter what problems you have.

I really recommend you getting in touch with George Rubello and getting together to forge and grind out a simple knife. Bringing along a six pack is the traditional fee for a new smith. Learning how to say "hello" in Portuguese will earn bonus points.

Boa sorte!

Stacy
 
Will Leavitt said:
You can also follow the project we're running...........

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=704980
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Will this be over my head? I'll look into it!

thompsonblades said:
Just about any fixed knife is a good start. Have you got a favorite knife design? Single or double edged? Functional hunting knife or shiny display piece?
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The only thing I'm worried about for my first knife is difficulty. So lets say a single edged blade with an easy handle (not sure which handle style is the easiest.) A display piece would seem out of reach for me.
 
bladsmth said:
IMHO, the best starter project is a drop point hunter. The style is simple, usefully, and will look pretty good no matter what problems you have.

I really recommend you getting in touch with George Rubello and getting together to forge and grind out a simple knife. Bringing along a six pack is the traditional fee for a new smith. Learning how to say "hello" in Portuguese will earn bonus points.

Boa sorte!

Stacy
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Stacy, it's a case not a six pack and it's Rebello. HEHEHEHEHEHE!!!;)
 
Getting a lesson and some hands on for a case of beer would be a fair trade.

Stan thanks for refrencing my WIP not sure if he would learn much from me, being that is my first knive:o You will get through the filing fairly quickly though NazT. Doing a drop point with hand tools is educational, and helps you get use to filing through the curves and maintaining your angle. On mine the curves were fairly constent and it made it just a thing of maintaining the bevel. I cheated ther ethough, I had a friend make up a file jig, still have to pay attention to the angle just not as closely as free hand.

Figure out what you want to make, ask plenty of questions here, search the forum first because your questions will have been asked already. I can't remember the google search line but it here somewhere. read the noobs sticky. It will come fairly easily if you prepare.
 
Well you ain't going to make a knife talking about it.... draw some knives, mock them up in cardboard then make the knife... really simple actually :p
 
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