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Hello,

I thought I would introduce myself. My name is Robert E. Molenaar MD, age 85. I have been a knifemaker for the past 10 years and I live in Cannon Falls, Minnesota.
Several of your members know me, Les Voorhies and Randy Tuttle(randydance0624499)and RB Johnson. Randy Tuttle is handling all the computer stuff for me.

I hand forge most of my knives from 5160 steel and have also used a variety of other steels,M2, D2, W2, pattern welded Damascus and I have even tried to forge Wootz by hand ( not something I would recommend!).

I use a variety of materials for my handles, wood and bone primarily. The main style of handle construction I use presently is a narrow hidden thru tang that is threaded on the end and a brass nut is applied at the butt cap ( this is all epoxied together).

I have used a variety of heat treating and tempering methods which of course vary with the type of steel used
and the desired outcome.

In the Gallery forum Randy Tuttle has put up photos of three of my knives. The M2 fighter, the D2 Utility and another in the thread titled feedback please.

The link below will take you to a photo set of me , my shop and some quick photo's of some of my other knives.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/randydance062449/sets/72057594089097028/

If you have any questions just send me a PM or an email and Randy Tuttle will get in touch with me for an answer. Or you can call me.

Thank you,
 
Welcome to BFC, Robert.
I hope to be as active as you are now when I get to your age.
I've got another 28 years to get there.
Thanks for sharing the pics.
 
Hey Doc, it hurts when I do this:

*moves arm around*

Just kidding! Welcome to Shoptalk, and glad to see another maker show up in here. I'd like to think we are a real friendly bunch in here. Come on in, and pull up a chair. The fire is roaring in the old potbelly stove, and help yourself to a pickle out of the barrel. Lets talk about KNIVES!

Cheers!
 
hello Doc. There's no way you are 85.
We're almost neighbors. I live in Mankato.

I'm sure you know Mike Blue there in Cannon Falls.
I went to Mike Blue's place a couple years ago at a hammer-in he held with the metal guild out of the cities. It was pure chaos there and I kept bouncing back and forth with Ron Johnson showing how to make folders and Randy forging damascus. We even smelted some steel that day out of iron ore pellets. I had a look at your knives in the gallery. Very nice work. I hope you come around here often.
 
Pleased to make your aquantance Mr. Molenaar.I checked out your link and your work is very nice.I really like the M2 Fighter with the Lignum Vitae Handle & your use of spacers in other works of yours is excellent! I see you suffer from one of the same ailments as I ( not being able to let go of some of your work , i.e. "Basket of Blades" :) ) I hope you stick around here for awhile & let us in on some of your "tricks" & "techniques".
 
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