When do you consider yourself a knifemaker?

[opaul]

The knife slices and cuts on your fingers from trying to finish a sharpened blade are a red badge of courage - you might be a beginner knife maker.

 

[springer82]

Oh good!!...it's not just me...

I have a old blue porcelain pot. lol,,, Its all good. Interesting thread. Something most of us can think about.

 

[Brad Lilly]

If you put your foot under a dropped blade because you would rather have a damaged foot than ruin the tip. You might be a knifemaker

 

[Freds Edge]

I like hot metal , I like to hammer on hot metal , I spend too much money on tools there for I am a Knifemaker.

 

[opaul]

You might be a knife maker if the fingernails on both right and left finger and both knuckles have grit belt abrasions.

 

[John Wilson]

You might be a knife maker if the fingernails on both right and left finger and both knuckles have grit belt abrasions.

Yes! and ground off at odd angles

 

[BossDog]

When you have so many cuts, nicks and grind rash on your hands people ask if you fought with a cat, you might be a knifemaker.

 

[Jesse Latham]

If there is no hair left on your arms you may have a serious addiction.

 

[opaul]

You might be a knife maker when your belt is worn out but you still put it on the "worn out belt hanger" to use on something else, but never do.

 

[Kevin Zito]

If you know what this means

Person 1: every scratch?
Person 2: yes, every single scratch

 

[BossDog]

If you have caught yourself on fire grinding a knife....you are a knife maker.

 

[opaul]

If you know what stabilized, ricsso, plunge line, and distal taper means. You might be a knife maker.

 

[John Wilson]

If you have caught yourself on fire grinding a knife....you are a knife maker.

Or felt your fingers burning and saw them smouldering but you were running such a good pass that you refuse to let up!

 

[Kevin Zito]

That’s what happened here lol

 

[opaul]

Oucha!!

 

[John Wilson]

NICE! That's commitment right there.

 

[CDHumiston]

I sold my first kitchen knife last week and have a kitchen knife and a skinning knife commissioned.

I have happy customers and all the knives I gave away for free while learning are holding up well.

The recipients of those knives are very happy as well.

I now consider myself a Knifemaker!

 

[jmforge]

If you have removed some portion of flesh from your hand with a 36 grit belt and continue to work at the grinder with a golf ball size wrap of shop rag, gauze, t-shirt, paper towel etc on the offending finger.........

 

[Gene Kimmi]

If you have removed some portion of flesh from your hand with a 36 grit belt and continue to work at the grinder with a golf ball size wrap of shop rag, gauze, t-shirt, paper towel etc on the offending finger.........

You forgot promptly catching that bandage on fire from the grinding sparks. Been there done that.

 

[jmforge]

You forgot promptly catching that bandage on fire from the grinding sparks. Been there done that.

Thats why you dampen the bandage in your slop bucket.