How to become a Knifemaker web style

dsloan

dsloan

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The first thing you need to do is find a maker in your area. Design a knife to your liking and have the maker make it as you observe the steps. Then over the course of two weeks take up all his available time. (Understand that the maker is part time with a full time job that runs from 2:00pm to 1:00am) Call 'em at 9:00am every morning to wake up and get started. Make sure this is before the makers main knife show. (Was it Ed Fowler or Wayne Goddard that had an article about asking a knifemaker help?)

Now here's the main step to get started. Take the KNIFE THE MAKER MADE display it on several forums as your own. Only then do you attempt to make one. As with all thing on the net a little coverage goes far.

Let's talk sales tactics: HOW TO SELL SNAKE OIL
Post pictures or get someone to review the knives. (hopefully everyone here realize a knife is suppose to cut)
Now remeber you've only made one or two knives by this time and quality photos are bad. Then if all else fails and you have to take better photos remeber to use the line it's a using finish this will cover for lack of quality.
Now make sure to bump the thread every eight hours or so.
Also try and switch sub forums to get your wares in front of other potential marks.


I believe most makers here would consider this a slap in the face if it happen to them. I've been making knives for 6 years. I've attended the ABS School, hammer ins, read countless books, study pics., watched videos, bought better equipment and talked with other makers. I can tell you composition of 7 different steels and heat treating formulas for 3. During this time I've meet and spoke with what I consider the some of the best makers around and the one thing that I've learned from them all is INTEGRITY. Do your best work and be honest.

Dave
 
Dave, that post looks like you have a gripe against someone. Can you explain what it was that brought you to the point that you felt you needed to get all that off your chest?
 
Several factors brought me to this. I've considered this for quite some time, in fact I've given it alot of thought. What started my concern was that the knife I made (it was stamped just that the opposing side was pictured) was misrepresented.

The second factor that is bothering me. As a maker I do want the this individuals lack of quality, sales tactics and inexperience. To reflect upon myself having been the one to start 'em off.

Now this is just me and my feelings. I'll leave this post to die. But I believe a certain amount of dues must be paid before you can play with the big boys. In my mind if you want to make knives first learn how. Spend sometime on this wonderful forum and learn. Just don't grab a piece of steel grind somewhat of a taper on it call it a knife. Then every other week offer something else.

Dave
 
Though this has nothing to do with this thread, is there anywhere that a person can see some of the knives you have made?
 
Sorry it took so long to reply Keith. Besides the one mention above I had one of my small hunters listed in the exchange but I was unable to locate it.

I hope to send two knives out to coop to photograph. Just as soon as I can get the second one handled. Then I have some good pictures posted.

Thank you for your interest
Dave
 
Now here's the main step to get started. Take the KNIFE THE MAKER MADE display it on several forums as your own. Only then do you attempt to make one. As with all thing on the net a little coverage goes far.
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That is plagerism and I can't tolerate it, I'm quiet sure others dont as well. Also understand that doing something of that nature could result in major legal issues as many makers, including part time makers, have copyrights.

I know you didn't mean what you said as you was making another point, but still, you might give a few thread readers bad ideas and they might actually be foolish enough to try it.
 
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