Knives

[clowman]

Who all makes knives here? Could you show me some examples of your work?

 

[ChrisMathes]

This probably doesn't help you at all, but I have a friend who highly recommends this guy. He's not local and the price of his knives match the quality...maybe just an interesting site to look at.

www.burtfoster.com

I think this one is especially nice!
http://www.burtfoster.com/hunters/hunter_12.htm

Cheers,
Chris

 

[Henry W]

I have tried a few kitchen type knives - very simple ones. I bought the blades and attached the handles. I have no pictures of these (yet?).

What specifically are you interested in? Pictures? Trying a few? New design ideas?

henry

 

[clowman]

What specifically are you interested in? Pictures? Trying a few? New design ideas?

Ive been meaning to ask for a while. I See people selling "knife blanks" and wondered what styles people made, and, what price ranges they were. The links chris provided are super nice... He's right, the price match his work.

 

[junquecol]

When you are over at Woodcraft, ask Joe to show you some of the knives he has made-WOW!

 

[DaveO]

Clay, there was a couple articles in the most recent issue of Woodcraft Mag. on knife making. I have the issue if you would like to look at it.
Dave

 

[clowman]

Clay, there was a couple articles in the most recent issue of Woodcraft Mag. on knife making. I have the issue if you would like to look at it.

Thanks Dave, I'd love to take a peek at those. I was just a bit curious about what styles there were, how they looked, the usual.. seeing if there was any excuse to get a new tool 8-O

 

[DaveO]

I'll round it up and get it to you some how. I believe it mentioned several kits that could be obtained thru Woodcraft....'magine that :eusa_thin

BTW, there is always an excuse to get a new tool, there just isn't always the spousal understanding and forgiveness

Dave

 

[BumoutBob]

Clay, there are many custom knifemakers out ther and a web search will find them. Some of the more famous names are Randall, Lyle, and Loveless. Custom knives seem to start at $200. I have found that it takes an 8 hr day to make one (8 x $25 = $200). What you pay for is the skill in the grinding and the expert finishing work. Mass produced blades are available for $10 to $60. All you have to do then is to install handles. There are how to books available. Look in Barnes & Noble for knife magazines. They show styles and makers.
The handle assembly is easy for a good woodworker. The major tool you need is a narrow(1" or 2") belt sander. A 6" will work but you have a tendensity to touch some other part of the knife on the belt.:BangHead:
here are some links to work with: www.kovalknives.com, www.texasknife.com, and this last is a large commercial knife supplier www.knifecenter.com

 

[froglips]

Chris,

Your email is timely, if not a week late.

I had the honor of taking Joe's "Make a knife" class at woodcraft this past weekend. I'll post as soon as I get my act together on the details.

That said, Joe at Woodcraft in raleigh is an amazing wealth of knowledge on knife making. If he offers another class, I can't say enough how great it is.

We used O1 tool steel that we cut to lenght, then shaped into blades.

I really enjoyed it and plan to make more knives and tools in the future.

What kind of work are you doing or looking to do?

Jim

 

[clowman]

I may have to keep my eyes open for another knife making class. It's just something that has been in the back of my mind for months now.

Thanks for the input guys, I will check out these links.