Slightly off topic (Age bracket)

Justin King said:
36 (I think?!?!), ruined my first handmade knife at 16 or 17. Had made a few miniatures before that. Took 20 years to get all the tools I wanted and now I have a whole new list...
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Yeah, there's no such thing as 'enough tools' ... let alone 'to many tools!'!
(or to many blocks of wood... bars of steel... pieces of leather or those other things that got collected ...)
 
I think one of the best and most challenging things about knifemaking is the fact that there are no "secrets." There are very few makers who won't let you know exactly how they do something. I also think the reason for this is because knowing how to do something and executing it well are two different things. Knifemaking isnt something that you can just read a book and then go down into the basement and excel at...it takes practice and dedication and neither of those can be taught. Knifemaking is a series of a thousand steps, each with its own oppurtunity to be done well or poorly. Since we all share the passion, we inspire and encourage others through that shared experience.
 
GGEEEEE, your all a bunch of KIDS.
Got my first fixed blade when I was 9years old and had my own gun that my parents did NOT know about when I was 10years old.

Started making knives in 1987 I think and now I'm 70 years old.
 
I'm 20 this year and started making when I was thirteen. Seven years later I'm still a beginner - I have a feeling it might take another seven before I consider myself an intermediate!
 
looks like that under 33 you dont have the sense to not throw $ awway on knife making then from 35-60 you save your $ liek all the other smart folks

By 60 you say to your self oooo crap i got ot spend all this $$ befor i kill over

we all know you cant make money at this knife making thing :D
 
Im 42-( how did that happen) my birthday was on thanksgiving.hehe
I started making kit knives in 2007, now I make " mama knives" ( small -stock removal-flatground- full tang)and basically give them away. I am interested in forging something in the near future. There is so much info and people to help you on this forum--here is a BIG--THANK YOU ---Marekz
 
butcher_block said:
looks like that under 33 you dont have the sense to not throw $ awway on knife making then from 35-60 you save your $ liek all the other smart folks

By 60 you say to your self oooo crap i got ot spend all this $$ befor i kill over

we all know you cant make money at this knife making thing :D
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No money but sure have fun.
 
James Clarke said:
I'm 20 this year and started making when I was thirteen. Seven years later I'm still a beginner - I have a feeling it might take another seven before I consider myself an intermediate!
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I'v been at it for 23 yeas and still not intermediate, I must be a slow learner.
 
Rick Marchand said:
At the end of March, I will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of my 19th birthday.


Rick
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I'll be following suit with Rick in May:D I'm 38, collecting knives since I was a kid in the seventies, selling sharpening and repairing them for a number of years, and making them just for a short time, but it didn't take long to find out what a generous and helpful lot knife makers are:thumbup: As far as I can tell it has nothing to do with age. I've enjoyed talking with them all, young and old.

Hope everybody had a great Thanksgiving!
 
I made my first knife in 1942, it was not handmade, it was homemade. I continued making better and better homemade knives until Bob Loveless introduced me to the belt grinder. I then continued making handdmade knives until watching Bob Dozier and Bob Loveless convinced me that I would never be able to match their speed or the quality of their work and I began to focus on design.
 
I am 42 years old. Been making knives very part time (never enough time for shop work it seems) for about 3 years.
 
I will be 47 next month. Started grinding knives when I was 15. Started forging when I was 26. Started making mostly tomahawks 10 years ago and learn something new all the time.
 
Frank Aguirre 36 yrs old night and weekend warrior steel grinder for around two yrs.
 
One of the reasons that I stay in this business is the cordial attitude that exists here. I believe that I have learned as much over the years from the youngsters as I have from the old timers. I am 63 now and hopefully what they say about "old dogs & new tricks" doesn't apply. I have always maintained that there is something to learn from everyone whether they be a novice or master.
 
I am 30 and have been making knives after the baby goes to bed for two years. I finished my first knife in December 08.
 
Just turned the big 4-0 and I've been mangling perfectly good steel for about 5 years now:D
 
Paul Meske (LonePine) Age 60. Sun Prairie, Wisconsin

AMATEUR knife maker. I've been interested in making knives since about 1972 but just made my first complete knife from scratch when I retired two years ago.
 
28 here. Been dabbling in knife making for about 10 years, been making halfway decent ones for about 5. :)
 
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