10 Things I Wish I knew before I started Making Knives

In this video I cover the ten things I wish I knew when I first started making knives. These are tips and experiance that I learned the hard way in my knifemaking journey. For new makers or those about to get started in knife making and blade smithing, these 10 things will hopefully give you an idea of what to do and not do when starting out. The American Bladesmith Society Website: https://www.americanbladesmith.org/ Framelock building playlist: https://studio.youtube.com/playlist/PL3J5OXaYrzvTmfsS4J46JJjspcib1MlFj/videos Knifemaking Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3J5OXaYrzvSu9Y9O1VvqcTBrFlXcrB_1 Damascus making Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3J5OXaYrzvQmX2JoRJC710cppxj7Iq2T (Below are affiliate links to products that I get a small fee at no extra cost to the buyer) YesWelder welding machines https://yeswelder.com/?ref=qkvl6voq Use CODE: TONYSEVERIO at checkout for 10% OFF! Optical Center Punch https://amzn.to/3GSLGY6 8-9 Ounce Vegetable Tanned Leather https://amzn.to/4cBGq7j Weldwood Contact Cement https://amzn.to/4lyhx06 Brown Leather Dye https://amzn.to/3GexsRe Neats Foot Oil https://amzn.to/43Tgu4F Barrel Lap set https://amzn.to/4eY47Gx Digital Angle Finder https://amzn.to/3CFWJC9 #53 Carbide Drill Bit https://amzn.to/3ZbhqhW #54 Carbide Drill Bit https://amzn.to/3Z82u4i 1/16 inch 440C ball bearings for detent https://amzn.to/3ZbiZfO 1/16 inch ceramic ball bearings for detent https://amzn.to/48UAHaI Cutoff Wheel and Arbor https://amzn.to/4eoW0T5 5/16 Carbide Ball End Mill https://amzn.to/3AL24Hv Optical Center Punch https://amzn.to/40vS3Z8 5/64 carbide drill https://amzn.to/3AhnagC #44 carbide drill https://amzn.to/3YToY9b .166 counterbore https://amzn.to/4e2hAfS #13 (.185 inches) Carbide Drill https://amzn.to/4eVfyQ3 3/16 (.1875 inches) Carbide Reamer https://amzn.to/3UmDBPi 1/8 (.125 inches) Carbide Spotting Drill 9/64 (.14 inches) Carbide End Mill Reading and Instruction: Knife Engineering by Dr. Larrin Thomas: https://amzn.to/3SO7hlP BUILD YOUR OWN HYDRAULIC FORGING PRESS by Dr. James Baston: https://amzn.to/3fV86L1 THANKS to my Patrons! Dominic Kidwell Charles Apodaca Michael Hodges Jeff Schafer Mark Anderson Allan Williams Anderson Hand Forged Michael Baker Sonja Stevenson Jeremy Green Justin Goodman James Buck Jason Mulkey Richard Branton Robert Bryant Bruce Brissette Clint Hancox Joe Dees Steve Mowatt Dave Perry Dan Still Sam Daugherty Shane Wismeyer Robert Gore George C. James Murphy My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tonyseverioknives My Website: https://www.tonyseverioknives.com My Instagram: http://instagram.com/tonyseverioknives My Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tonyseverioknives My TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@tonyseverioknives #knifemaking #bladesmithing