Fiddleback University - Knife Making 101 Class - Two Days

Knife Making 101 Class - Two Days - One on One Instruction NOTE: This is NOT a forging class. We use hammers as little as possible! What you will make in class: 9" or smaller fixed blade knife. You can choose a Fiddleback model, or design your own (with Andy's prior approval of design) Handle type will be a full tang style Steel will be carbon steel, to guarantee the needed heat treating process can be done within the allotted class time Handle material will be your choice of micarta or wood, with micarta liners and G10 pinstripes ... chosen from Fiddleback Forge's current stock Skills you will learn include: Use the stock removal method for shaping a knife "blank" to exact specs. Prepare and glue up handle materials, including scales and liners Lighten the steel beneath the handle scales and prepare surfaces for attaching handle scales Properly gauge and mark handle pin placement Marking the blade for proper edge width during grinding process Create a desireable tex