Wanted: Knife Making Course Recommendations?

[deerstalker.308]

Funny thing.

I didn't even feel the need to go on a one-day course.

Fairly pleased with my effort...just wondering if I should now take out Trade Member?

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Is that your grouse and salmon knife?

 

[Stalker62]

Is that your grouse and salmon knife?

@deerstalker.308


Actually it is, and consequently is still in pristine condition...

 

[deerstalker.308]

@deerstalker.308


Actually it is, and consequently is still in pristine condition...

Mint. Collectors like that in a knife, be worth a packet to the right person.

 

[deerstalker.308]

I didn’t say what the packed might contain though…..

 

[Dickie]

@deerstalker.308


Actually it is, and consequently is still in pristine condition...

Seeing your previous manual skills how much of your own blood did you loose in the making of said knife

 

[sh1kar]

Just booked myself on a few one day courses, I'm doing farming, motor mechanic, engineer, surgeon and gas fitter, just in case the knife making doesn't work out.

I'll obviously be fully capable of doing all of these after a full 8 to 10 hours of training.

I think from my experience the latter occupation is a one day course..............

 

[Bowland blades]

Graham Clarke is your man at Clarke Knives. As regards training 1. He trained as a metallurgist back in the 60s- 70s at Salford Uni 2. He can actually teach and explain why we do what . So many knifemakers are formulaic they do the steps but dont actually understand what is happening or not happening or why .
Most who can do a thing cannot teach a thing , its a different skillset you see . But Grahams thing is training and heat treatment services . Which in short means he is set up to do this , its not just something to do every now and then when slack .

 

[Bowland blades]

Oh in-case you feel its a future career ? The vast majority pack in after spending and loosing a lot of cash , well there are many reasons why so few make it even a single year .

 

[Stuart Mitchell]

I think from my experience the latter occupation is a one day course..............

Gas fitter..?

 

[sh1kar]

Gas fitter..?

thats the one. Found a decent one now who also sorts the boilers and the Aga

 

[Stuart Mitchell]

thats the one. Found a decent one now who also sorts the boilers and the Aga

You can't be a gas fitter after one day though, I know that...

 

[sh1kar]

I think this might need a 2 day course

J

 

[steve w]

i am thinking of doing a course i looked at a 3 day course for about £500 i have made 5 or 6 knifes so far using 01 tool steel in my spare time .i am retiring soon and thinking of doing it it for fun and to keep me busy .

 

[Thetownie]

have a look at York Knifes

York Knife

York Knife

yorkknife.co.uk

 

[Thetownie]

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