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The Newbies Arena Are you new to knife making? Here is all the help you will need. |
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Greetings
I thought a quick hello was in order since I've been lurking about for awhile and wanted to order the 2 dvds that Ray has for sale.
I'm 51 and live in the Upstate of South Carolina. I am much the beginner and find the whole endeavor to be fascinating. I recently bought a Grizzly 2x72 with both 8 and 10 inch contact wheels and learning how to work with it. I would like to offer my thanks for the wealth of information on this forum as it has allowed me to avoid some beginners mistakes. |
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Welcome to the madhouse, we'll do our best to untangle knife making for you!
Check the Sticky threads at the top of the forum for answers to some of the most common questions a newbie usually has. Take note of the Sunday Chat thread, very useful way to get a leg up when you're getting into this, you would be welcome to join in ... |
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Welcome James. You have come to the right place. Ray runs a tight ship.
__________________ Carl Rechsteiner, Bladesmith Georgia Custom Knifemakers Guild, Charter Member Knifemakers Guild, voting member Registered Master Artist - GA Council for the Arts C Rex Custom Knives Blade Show Table 6-H |
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Thanks for the welcome, I've enjoyed reading through many threads here.
My goal is to become skilled enough to make my own including heat treatment. To that end, I'm interested in the Forge video and newest video from Ray. is $27 to knives@rayrogers.com the correct method? thanks James |
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James,
Also like to invite you to visit us at my Trackrock Hammer-in the last weekend in March. I hold it at the Trackrock Campgrounds in Blairsville, GA. Not that far a drive from Anderson. Makes for a great spring weekend camping trip as well. Unlike most other hammer-ins, admission is free. You can inspect several different style forging setups, see different techniques, and discuss technical issues with different accomplished knifemakers. A good way to get your "hair singed" so to speak. Although we do cater to the youth, most of the time if you look hungry enough, you can get a little time at someone's forge. More info will be available down in the Georgia Guild forum here at KNF and I will also post a notice here in the Newbies section as well a bit later. __________________ Carl Rechsteiner, Bladesmith Georgia Custom Knifemakers Guild, Charter Member Knifemakers Guild, voting member Registered Master Artist - GA Council for the Arts C Rex Custom Knives Blade Show Table 6-H |
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Money sent via paypal. Hopefully I did it correctly so that my address and phone is included.
Thanks James |
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Welcome James.
__________________ Mark |
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Thanks for the invite to the hammer-in, I will definitely consider it.
That is some pretty country up there. |
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Yes it most definitely is. My personal laffin' place is just a little NW of there. My avatar pic was taken at the campgrounds during our very first hammer-in there. Only 6 in attendance and rained all weekend, but we had fun. This one coming up should be #28 (twice a year), and the number of participants averages 15 - 18 with spectators running around 150+ per day. Check out the campground at www.trackrock.com (best directions found there).
__________________ Carl Rechsteiner, Bladesmith Georgia Custom Knifemakers Guild, Charter Member Knifemakers Guild, voting member Registered Master Artist - GA Council for the Arts C Rex Custom Knives Blade Show Table 6-H |
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