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I didn't know what else to make the title, hehe.
23, from Perth, been making knives on and off for a "few" years, most ending up crap, some being purely experimental(like trying to "forge" a bit of aluminium tube into a bar to make a knife...it works, kind of, but you end up with more of a fork after a while. Got a nice scar from that one), using bench shears to get the end taper, etc. To the not so experimental, using bits of cheap steel to make machetes, small pocket knives, etc.
Decided it's finally time to get back into making them, mainly because I couldn't find any which fit my requirements. Unfortunately, now that I'm older and wiser, I've lost most of my access to the important things, mainly a grinder and a sturdy bench. Luckily I still have all my metal files, they are expensive these days.
23, from Perth, been making knives on and off for a "few" years, most ending up crap, some being purely experimental(like trying to "forge" a bit of aluminium tube into a bar to make a knife...it works, kind of, but you end up with more of a fork after a while. Got a nice scar from that one), using bench shears to get the end taper, etc. To the not so experimental, using bits of cheap steel to make machetes, small pocket knives, etc.
Decided it's finally time to get back into making them, mainly because I couldn't find any which fit my requirements. Unfortunately, now that I'm older and wiser, I've lost most of my access to the important things, mainly a grinder and a sturdy bench. Luckily I still have all my metal files, they are expensive these days.
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