Knife making day with my son,
So the story is that I had read on a knifemaker's website that he offered a "father/son" knifemaking experience. I knew I wanted this even thought he was several states and about 1,100 miles away, so I contacted the knifemaker and didn't hear back. So I tried the knifemaker again, and still no response. So I thought to myself, let me try to find someone else, perhaps even close by. Long story short, I found David Sharp and initiated some discussion. After some conversation back and forth, and due to a serious of circumstances, David agreed and made himself available.
The idea was to have a memorable experience with my son, and leave with a set of matching knives. We were not trying to learn knifemaking so much as being engaged in the personal experience with the maker. My son wanted and we agreed to make a pair of folders. We knew going in that we were not going to complete and leave with the knives that same day.
So we made the drive up and met David at his workshop. I asked to see David's award winning knife and he showed us several Loveless knives.
Immediately my son decided that he wanted one of the Loveless fixed blade styles, essentially dumping the idea of making 2 folders. We talked about the Loveless chute knife and decided that was going to be the knife for us.
This was very interesting for me as I'm a folder guy and not really into fixed blades and frankly had little knowledge of the Loveless design and history.
Fortunately David had CPM 154 blanks in the Loveless chute design ready to go. So we began!
I come from manufacturing so grinding, drilling etc wasn't knew to me, thus I let my son and his cousin be hands on with David's direction and guidance.
My son and his cousin looking at the Loveless pattern knives, we arrived at just after 7 AM
The maker David Sharp explaining the various knives and options to us.
Me looking goofy like a kid in a candy store, I believe I'm holding the very knife that David won his award for - best new maker at the Blade show.
David setting up the grinder and demonstrating
My son using the surface grinder to get both sides flat and parallel, remove the rough scale and get the blank to size.
So the story is that I had read on a knifemaker's website that he offered a "father/son" knifemaking experience. I knew I wanted this even thought he was several states and about 1,100 miles away, so I contacted the knifemaker and didn't hear back. So I tried the knifemaker again, and still no response. So I thought to myself, let me try to find someone else, perhaps even close by. Long story short, I found David Sharp and initiated some discussion. After some conversation back and forth, and due to a serious of circumstances, David agreed and made himself available.
The idea was to have a memorable experience with my son, and leave with a set of matching knives. We were not trying to learn knifemaking so much as being engaged in the personal experience with the maker. My son wanted and we agreed to make a pair of folders. We knew going in that we were not going to complete and leave with the knives that same day.
So we made the drive up and met David at his workshop. I asked to see David's award winning knife and he showed us several Loveless knives.
Immediately my son decided that he wanted one of the Loveless fixed blade styles, essentially dumping the idea of making 2 folders. We talked about the Loveless chute knife and decided that was going to be the knife for us.
This was very interesting for me as I'm a folder guy and not really into fixed blades and frankly had little knowledge of the Loveless design and history.
Fortunately David had CPM 154 blanks in the Loveless chute design ready to go. So we began!
I come from manufacturing so grinding, drilling etc wasn't knew to me, thus I let my son and his cousin be hands on with David's direction and guidance.
My son and his cousin looking at the Loveless pattern knives, we arrived at just after 7 AM
The maker David Sharp explaining the various knives and options to us.
Me looking goofy like a kid in a candy store, I believe I'm holding the very knife that David won his award for - best new maker at the Blade show.
David setting up the grinder and demonstrating
My son using the surface grinder to get both sides flat and parallel, remove the rough scale and get the blank to size.
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