The New Guy

Hi I'm David. I have been in the blacksmithing world since August of 2010. I started taking blacksmithing at the Haywood Community College (www.Haywood.edu). They have a great blacksmithing course that is tied into the jewelery program. I hope they make it into a seperate crafts degree.

Anyways the ABS (American Blade Society I think?) meets here now and offers lots of seminars and weekend courses on bladesmithing.

I work with the Traditional methods of forging out the steel with a coal forge. I have made one knife so far and am currently taking a knife making class as well as advanced handwrought metals.. which goes into forge welding and damascus steel making.

So this is me. I have browsed these forums from time to time and figured I'd stop and say hi. so hi

First Knife I forged in basic blacksmithing class. I jumped the gun and learned some of the advanced stuff from a bladesmith and the rest of the finishing process (grinding, heat treat, handle and pins etc) from my instructor.

Welcome to the knife dogs

Welcome to the pack David. It's good to have you here with us.

Welcome to the pack David.

God bless,Keith

Hi David and welcome to KD

Welcome to KD David.
-John

Hello!

thanks guys. next class i will be starting to forge my next knife for the class. will be my first knife under complete instruction. i have a couple of other knives that i have been working on that i hope to get closer to the finish work stage. still have a few dings to hammer out. i'll put up more pictures in the appropriate forum when i get to the shop to take some.