I know there were one or two threads a while back on the topic of going full-time as a knifemaker. Here are a couple of articles from Anvil Magazine.

REFUSE TO LOSE: Avoiding the Traps that Cause New Businesses to Fail
by J. Tol Broome, Jr.
Published in the January 2001 Issue of Anvil Magazine
www.anvilmag.com/comment/101f2.htm (http://www.anvilmag.com/comment/101f2.htm)
and
Blacksmithing as a Business
© Nol Putnam
published in ANVIL Magazine, January, 1996
www.anvilmag.com/smith/blcasabs.htm (http://www.anvilmag.com/smith/blcasabs.htm)

Maybe someone will find them useful. I might :)

Roger

Roger,Jerry Fisk also wrote a small book on the subject.It is very straight forward and some good advice.Dave