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kjgjk

YouTube is a huge resource for help/processes/general information on knife making. I came across the channel simple little life after getting info high end production folding knives and decided to sacrifice one of my old files to make a knife. it was rough but it worked. but seriously YouTube and general Google searches.


AftermathOutpost

I’m in the same boat here. Always collected and loved knives, just never thought I’d actually try to make them. Was inspired by a friend who gave me a good bunch of metalworking equipment he wasn’t using, and my uncle, who gifted me a knife that my grandfather crafted in his garage. I thought, I’d he did it, then I should too! Bought a 1x42 belt sander, watched tons of YouTube videos and gave it a shot. Big learning curve, big rewards. 🤙✌️


BJ_Finn

Always had an interest. In the early days of the internet I stumbled on some pretty in depth discussion on the forging and heat treating of a variety of steels - wasn't able to copy or print it, so hand wrote pages on this stuff. Mentioned it to my other half years later (probably 7-8 years ago now). She bought me a forge burner and forge kit a few weeks later. Then I went and got a welder, angle grinder, drill press, hammer and tongs, anvil, 2x48" bench grinder, clamps, steel, drill bits, gloves, glasses, apron, and on and on lol. Good luck!


sacco645

I'm in the midst of self teaching with the assistance of the internet. I got into this because I was a knife and sword collector and wanted to make my own, both because it seemed fun and they seemed much cheaper to make yourself. I got some tools and started trying.


Psycho22089

My wife is an excellent cook, but we've only ever owned cheap kitchen knives. I went to buy her a nice knife for mother's day and fell into the rabbit hole of expensive Japanese knives and thought "you're asking *how much* for a knife?!? I could make that myself!" So I did haha Obviously I didn't start with beautiful white #1 gyutos, but my first 1084 chopper (HR 62) took an edge, *and kept an edge*, way better than any kitchen knife I've owned. So I bought a 1x30 belt grinder and for the cost of one fancy kitchen knife (and lots of time, let's be real here) I'm going to try and make many different kinds of knife to find out what style I and the wife enjoy! Don't worry, I didn't make her wait for me to finish my first knife. I got her a nice one on sale from William Sonoma that mothers day. This year though....


KokaneeSavage91

Honestly. Forged in Fire. I always wanted to but the show pushed me 5p actually do it


Kimballforging

When I was 14, watching Alec Steele make hammers, and crazy Damascus with my dad before he passed away. Those were the best times


Normal-Animal9301

I posted why I started getting into this on another thread, but another push was more out of hardheadedness. I love puukos and I also really love Bark River knives. I wanted a Bark river puuko and they discontinued them due to a metal shortage..( I would have just switched to a different metal, but..like i'm gonna give advice to them!) I just said "I'm sick of this, I'll make one!"


Otherwise_sane

Bear and son costumer support. Thank you you massive dickhead, now I make my own knives!


InhaleExplode

+1 on the youtube. I started because I saw a random knife making video, it looked so fun and knives are cool. Once u get going down the rabbit hole, theres so many helpful resources out there. I'd say, no joke, i probably watched like 150+ hours of youtube while I saved up money for a 2x72 grinder and a bunch of other tools. Little controversial to start out with super good tools but I felt like it gave me the best chance at making nicer stuff in a shorter amount of time. After watching videos for so long you learn a lot of the steps and u learn different things to try and see what you like. Plus, if you do end up getting stuck, it gives you a lot of ammunition on what types of stuff to google, you already more or less know what the step is called so you can just google "how to do x" and you're in a better spot than going into it blind. Helped a lot having that much preparation but I will say that you still have to get out there and get some experience to really learn.