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The Newbies Arena Are you new to knife making? Here is all the help you will need. |
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Newbie Here!
Wanting to start making some knives. Any good videos showing tools and instructions. any good first projects?
Thanks! |
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Check out the stickys in the newbie section. YouTube helps! Remember to keep it simple. Don't use mystery steel like files, saw blades, the stuff from Lowes. Don't try making any swords. A small hunter with a 3-4" blade is plenty. Use 1/8" 1080/1084. And most of all have fun!
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Welcome to the forum! You might want to drop into the Chat Room this afternoon, it's easy, it's free, and it's a fast way to get a lot of your initial questions answered. Just go to http://www.rayrogers.com.chat/chat.htm and sign on with your KNET ID or your real name between 5 pm and 8 pm Pacific today....
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__________________ Walt |
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Start small and simple. Get the basics down solid, then expand on that. Evaluate the tools and resources you have on hand and work within their capabilities as you learn the basics of knife mechanics, geometry, thermal cycle physics and esthetics. Everything else will fall into place in due time.
__________________ Carl Rechsteiner, Bladesmith Georgia Custom Knifemakers Guild, Charter Member Knifemakers Guild, voting member Registered Master Artist - GA Council for the Arts C Rex Custom Knives Blade Show Table 6-H |
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There is so much to know and learn, it can be overwhelming. The more you learn, the more questions you will have. Start out slow and simple. Like they say - don't sweat the small stuff (or was it the big stuff?) anyway, have fun, learn from your mistakes and don't expect miracles. Most of all, ask ask ask. Knife makers are some of the most generous and helpful folk I have ever met - no - THE most generous and helpful!
Welcome to the addiction... __________________ Chris K. Two Mountains Forge Delta, BC, Canada www.twomountainsforge.com |
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Starting to stabilize wood
Making knives is new to me. I have made many pens and want to branch out into stabilizing wood like buckeye, also. I have the vacuum chamber & the pump. Where can I find the Best price for the heat cure type clear resin that I will need?
Thanks Gerald |
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I have used several types of resin and the one that i have been using lately and really like is Cactus Juice sold by TurnTex. I work with a guy that is one of the leading experts on resin formulation in the US and he said that the best he has found for stabilizing is methacrylate ester resin. It is low viscosity and does not change color over time like some resins. USA Knifemaker is selling som enow But I have not tried it. One reccomendation I would make is to buy it uncatalyzed. The resin and the hardener are not mixed together when you get it. The shelf life will be longer. Good luck and let us know if you find another good source.
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Thanks for the replies! Just got to find some metal and a template.
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The Best and what I use is http://www.turntex.com/index.php?opt...art&Itemid=121 Sam __________________ R. Yates 13 & On Forge Live and Let Live , Do Not trespass on Life or Me! As we are not so kind or forgiving ! |
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Welcome Allen, nice long chat we had Sunday
Austin |
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1084, art, blades, easy, files, hand, heat, hunter, knife, knifemaker, knives, made, making, newbie, resin, simple, stabilizing, steel, tools, wood |
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