Hello from the Kingston area. I just wanted to take a moment to say hello as a new member. I'm new to the field of knife making, but have been interested in it for years. I have a large collection of knives and look forward to finally making my own. I am making plans to take introductory blacksmith courses for the spring as I would really like to have the satisfaction of making my own blade from start to finish. I found a really good link that has great resources for the blacksmith; most are books in PDF format form the early 1900's and show traditional techniques. They are free to download and use. I look forward to learning and growing in this field and find it nice to have found a Canadian home for the field. Below is a link to the site I referred to. I hope you find it as informative as I have. Daremo http://www.artisanideas.com/category/47/*Free-PDF-Books.html
Hey daremo welcome to the forum. Looking forward to seeing your first knives. Be warned that knifemaking is addictive. Kinda like lays potato chips betcha can't make just one
Yeah ! what Dan Said! So once you start making knives, you can kiss your wife goodbye...she now calls me the basement troll ...
Welcome Daremo. I am also a newbie. I'm getting close to starting my first knife, although I will be sticking to stock removal for some time before I attempt any forging. Good luck and don't forget to post some pics for us all to see. Cheers. Gary.
