In this three-day course, students will receive a perfect balance of hands-on involvement as well as lecture topics. Upon completion of the course, students will have designed and completed their own personal neck knife, and will have a basic understanding of the blade forging and finishing process.
Hands-on techniques will include:
- Selection of steel
- Forge maintenance
- Forging to final thickness
- Scale removal
- Cold forging
- Straightening
- Tempering
- Attaching handles
- Sharpening
- Hand sanding to completion
- Advanced Kydex sheath making
Lecture topics will include:
- The Philosophy of Japanese Metallurgy
- The Five Criteria for Superior Cutlery
- Expose on Laminates vs. Homogenous Steel Blades
- Practical Parameters of Cutlery Design
- Slide show presentation of bladesmithing in Japan.
Travel and lodging are at the student's expense.
SKU#: BSC103
Sell Price: $3,000.00
