Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith
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Good deal Fletch,
As to NJ,
I left in 1952. My Dad's town, Chatham, had it's first murder ( they called it a violent death) since 1990 last weekend ( church janitor stabbed a priest to death in an argument), so there are still a few quiet places left. When Dad was a boy, he used to take his shotgun to school with him so he could squirrel hunt on his way home. Like you say, a lot has changed.
On archery,
Dad was the first scout in the Morristown District to earn the archery merit badge. In that day you had to make your own bow, make a dozen arrows, and shoot a Junior American round with them, with a 250 score, IIRC. He was presented a set of 12 aluminum arrows by one of the sporting companies in NJ for the accomplishment. In 1936 aluminum arrows were rare and super expensive.It was such a big deal that a local cabinet maker offered to made a custom case for the arrows and Dad's archery supplies. Dad passed them to me, and I passed them to my oldest son. The bow, arrow case, and most of those arrows were still around until about 10 years ago when my son sold them at a yard sale.
On your knife,
Think about the knife, email me if you have any questions. If it will make the startup easier, I will profile your shape on the blank to save you the cut out work.... or you can saw it out yourself.
When you have some ideas, post them here and ask the forumites their thoughts. Consider their advise, but let your thoughts and ideas guide you. After all, its your knife...... and making it is going to be fun.
Stacy
As to NJ,
I left in 1952. My Dad's town, Chatham, had it's first murder ( they called it a violent death) since 1990 last weekend ( church janitor stabbed a priest to death in an argument), so there are still a few quiet places left. When Dad was a boy, he used to take his shotgun to school with him so he could squirrel hunt on his way home. Like you say, a lot has changed.
On archery,
Dad was the first scout in the Morristown District to earn the archery merit badge. In that day you had to make your own bow, make a dozen arrows, and shoot a Junior American round with them, with a 250 score, IIRC. He was presented a set of 12 aluminum arrows by one of the sporting companies in NJ for the accomplishment. In 1936 aluminum arrows were rare and super expensive.It was such a big deal that a local cabinet maker offered to made a custom case for the arrows and Dad's archery supplies. Dad passed them to me, and I passed them to my oldest son. The bow, arrow case, and most of those arrows were still around until about 10 years ago when my son sold them at a yard sale.
On your knife,
Think about the knife, email me if you have any questions. If it will make the startup easier, I will profile your shape on the blank to save you the cut out work.... or you can saw it out yourself.
When you have some ideas, post them here and ask the forumites their thoughts. Consider their advise, but let your thoughts and ideas guide you. After all, its your knife...... and making it is going to be fun.
Stacy
. I figure the actual butting the bevel on a knife and assembling the handles is where I need to really get a feel for. I'm fairly sure in my abilities that I can cut along a line with a hacksaw. So yeah if you don't mind doing that it would be great. 
