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Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: KHalverson on October 16, 2013, 06:02:41 pm

Title: smithies and knife makers
Post by: KHalverson on October 16, 2013, 06:02:41 pm

who had inspired you the most?
I am a HUGE fan of Joe Keesler, Daniel Winkler and Lin Rhea
I hope to one day know half of what these fellas have forgotten .
there are also quite a few amateurs here and on other sites that set the bar pretty high also.
Kevin

Title: Re: smithies and knife makers
Post by: killir duck on October 16, 2013, 06:04:20 pm

ben tendick

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Post by: rover brewer on October 16, 2013, 07:33:09 pm

Ed Fowler, Tim Lively. the fire and hot iron.

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Post by: Olanigw (Pekane) on October 17, 2013, 09:08:51 am

Not that I beat that much metal, but Hofi busted my mind wide open.

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Post by: killir duck on October 17, 2013, 11:15:26 am

matt of Ml knives is one of the guys that inspired me become a custom knifemaker as well

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Post by: burchett.donald on October 18, 2013, 05:56:40 pm

Kevin,
          In the early 40's my grandfather Jesse Burchett worked in a steel mill in Portsmouth Ohio and made knives from bearing races during this time. Some of his Knives were given to men going off to war and they were called freedom knives. I would have to say my grandfather inspired me along with my father and has been passed down through the family. Here is one of mine from 154cm, no longer use bearing races. Full tang, handles are white phenolic and brass guard front and rear are peened. I'm not good with photography but I tried. Do you recognize the hawk head? Yea I've been to busy to put a handle in but hope to soon...You done a good job on that hawk bud.

Title: Re: smithies and knife makers
Post by: tallpine on October 19, 2013, 12:57:19 am

William Scagel also known as the father of custom knife making. This is a large camp knife I recently completed.(http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z424/Roconman/ClassicBowieNoTwo003.jpg)][URL=http://s1189.photobucket.com/user/Roconman/media/ClassicBowieNoTwo003.jpg.html](http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z424/Roconman/ClassicBowieNoTwo003.jpg) (http://[URL=http://s1189.photobucket.com/user/Roconman/media/ClassicBowieNoTwo003.jpg.html)[/url]

Title: Re: smithies and knife makers
Post by: tallpine on October 19, 2013, 01:05:17 am

Sorry for the double pictures, I don't know what happened. I hate computers and they hate me

Title: Re: smithies and knife makers
Post by: cracker on October 21, 2013, 01:41:12 pm

Pretty much anyone who is willing to show me something that I don't already know. Ron

Title: Re: smithies and knife makers
Post by: Thesquirrelslinger on November 03, 2013, 12:09:19 am

man, you guys are soo good my work looks like crud.
anyway, I take function over form- i honestly don't care about prettyness...

I am inspired by no one.
I just like making stuff.

Title: Re: smithies and knife makers
Post by: JEB on November 03, 2013, 05:23:30 pm

They say Scagel lived just 5 miles down the road from me but you don't see any of his knives around that are not in collectors hands.

Title: Re: smithies and knife makers
Post by: Silver John on November 03, 2013, 07:41:45 pm

Ed Linhardt  of Weeping Water Forge
Winkler
Scagel