My student Tom's work

[Sam Salvati]

I am starting to offer private classes in my shop, and My Friend Tom came by for a one day intensive class, forged both of these knives and the axe. We started at 9 in the morning and ended at about 1100 at night. Tom had some previous experience forging, he attended some classes at Peter's Valley Craft Center where I was the blacksmith shop assistant this past summer. Knives are 5160 and 1084, axe is W1.

 

[panch0]

I am jealous of Tom, I don't think there is any blade smiths with in 100 miles at least from here.

 

[strahd71]

dude i would so love to spend two weeks one on one with you and learn some stuff

jake

 

[Salem Straub]

Isn't teaching great? I really enjoy it too. My dream is to one day have a school of knife making and/or metal work in general.

You must be a good teacher, your student's work looks really good. I like the axe especially.

 

[Sam Salvati]

Come on by Jake! Bit of a drive though

Frank, start networking around, it's funny you really never know who's down the block.

Salem, yeah it is! It is a blast, i'd love to have a little school, like a separate space with a couple forging stations one day.