Russ Kommer walks through the process of designing and making a knife with Stephen LeBlanc.
D.E. Friedly Custom Knife Show
This is an online-only event hosted by Dennis Friedly.
Interview with Knifemaker Sal Manaro
Today we meet Sal Manaro of Manaro Custom Knives. He is a knifemaker extraordinare!
http://www.manaroknives.com/default.html
Enjoy!
Master Smith Jim Crowell Television Interview -The Art of Knife Making
Last week Master Smith Jim Crowell and his wife Jenny were the featured guests on the TV Show “Talkin Outdoors” which featured the topic “The Art of Knife Making”. The TV show is hosted and produced by Steve “Wildman” Wilson who is with Arkansas Game and Fish. During the interview Master Smith Crowell talks about bladesmithing, the American Bladesmith Society, and describes the testing requirements for Journeyman Smith and Master Smith ratings in the ABS.
During the interview there are video clips shown of Jim chopping 2×4’s in half, and wife Jenny cutting a free hanging rope with one of Jim’s Bowie knives. In addition, there is a video clip of Master Smith Lin Rhea at a meeting of bladesmiths giving a forging demonstration which is narrated by Jim Crowell.
Cutting the Rolling Golf Ball, Rope, and Heavy Cardboard Tube
BladeSports International cutting demonstration of various cutting challenges in a competition.
Bear Grylls’s Ultimate Knife
Bear shows us his Ultimate Knife. It is the flagship knife in the Gerber Bear Grylls Survival Series of knives.
BladeSports Competition Knife Measuring
Demonstration of BladeSports International Cutting Competition Knife measurement and the measuring jig used to measure the knives.
Must Read Articles
Knifemaking 101 – Read This Before You Make a Knife
by Wayne Goddard
My experience has taught me that there's nothing like digging in and getting started. I've often said the hardest part of the...
