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To: LegendHasIt

Brits talk about banning knives. Americans have a game show to make knives, swords, axes, etc.


13 posted on 02/20/2025 4:15:43 AM PST by nuke_road_warrior (Making the world safe for nuclear power for over 20 years)
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To: nuke_road_warrior; Phoenix8

Yeah, in a previous life I was a knifemaker and made the occasional sword and axe. Even made and forged my own ‘Damascus”.... even a few pieces of meteorite damascus. The first few knives I made, with just a file and sandpaper for tools out of scrap steel.. Eventually built myself a coal forge, a forced air propane forge, belt grinders, heat treat oven, etc.

I occasionally thought of getting back into the game and competing on “Forged In Fire”, but I always liked to take my time with my craft, and the $5000 or (later) $10,000 prize wasn’t enough to be enticing.


22 posted on 02/20/2025 3:54:28 PM PST by LegendHasIt
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