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kolhoznik

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I have been reading here for a little bit and would really like to learn more about how to go about making a knife. Does anyone know of knife making classes in the Chattanooga, TN area?

Also, how have some of you started from square one? Thanks.
 
i bought Bob Loveless's book, "how to make knives"
and joined the local knife colectors/makers club.
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Read the stickies at the top of the "Shop Talk" forum page.
Buy two or three books and read them two or three times through - every page.
Join the ABS.
Attend a hammer-in. You will learn a lot.
Find a maker in your area (there are several right around you) and see if he/she will help you learn.
Visit sites like www.knifehow.com for tutorials and info.
Don Fogg ,Dan Gray, and several others have a wealth of knowledge on their sites.
Darren Ellis has a lot of information and supplies for building forges and other supplies. http://forgegallery.elliscustomknifeworks.com/

Of you are serious and can swing it, attend the ABS School of Bladesmithing in Old Washington, Arkansas. It will move you a year ahead in your learning curve. Info on the ABS site.
Stacy
 
kolhoznik said:
I have been reading here for a little bit and would really like to learn more about how to go about making a knife. Does anyone know of knife making classes in the Chattanooga, TN area?

Also, how have some of you started from square one? Thanks.
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The North Carolina Custom Knife Maker's Guild works with Montgomery Community College to provide knife making classes every year. The classes are very affordable and do not require membership in the guild. We get some very talented makers to do the classes. It might be a bit of a drive for you, but there are affordable accommodations nearby and the cost of the class and stay may be less than some places for just the class.

Check out what is being offered here:
http://www.ncknifeguild.org/classes/

All of the other advice here is excellent as well. There are tons of makers that will gladly show you their shop and how they work. Try to get in touch with some in your area.
 
+1 on the MCC classes.

They are top notch and you'll learn a lot in 3 days. I've taken 2 classes there and hope to go back. I figure I saved myself a good bit of money early on by learning the proper way to do things. Less steel in the scrap bucket means more quality knives to share and sell.
 
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