I didn’t know y’all were into this stuff. My son attended a blacksmithing class last year and has been turning out some really cool knives and sheathes. He built his own forge, worked some old files into blades, worked some old lawn mower blades into knife blades, and bought some quality wood for handles.
It’s fun..... always was into fabrication and restoration thus forging was an evolution . All my life knives have been an important tool to never be without. Tell yer son not to get stuck on just knives. Tools, widgets, gifts, belt buckles, etc are where real skills are learned in my experience. Wish him well. Tet68 is the master here .....I’m just a hammer hack rookie compared to his knowledge base.
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