Knife Makers Mastery

In this final episode (episodes 14-15) of the 15 Knifemaking Steps, Steve discusses final polish, presentation, packaging, and marketing your knives. If you are new to knife making and thinking about creating a knife making business down the road, then you'll want to listen to this episode.

Links:
Gale E. Spring, Adjunct Associate Professor of Scientific Photography, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
https://youtu.be/XG2VY2vxFhc
Walter Sorrells Videos on Photographing Knives
https://youtu.be/i1Mkki1L3V4

In this episode, Steve discusses his techniques for making his knives hair-shaving sharp and why it all starts with beveling!  Is it all about the type of sharpening stones you have?? No!!! It's all about using the right techniques.  Master these techniques and learn how to achieve optimal sharpness in your blades. 
 
Links:
Carter Cutlery sharpening a knife with a brick:  https://youtu.be/CXLaE1JvQ94

In this episode, Steve goes through the entire process he uses to finish his knife handles. Each part of the finishing process, to include the blade finish part, are crucial to the final presentation of your knife. For that reason, Steve explains the importance of the finishing stages and how to achieve professional results.

In this episode, Steve talks about the 2 major ways to attach knife handles and breaks down different ways of doing it. He then explains exactly how he does his knife handles and options for buying handle hardware.
Links:
https://www.knifemaking.com
http://www.jantzsupply.net
https://www.aspenfasteners.com/

This is the second part of core topic 10, finishing your blades. Steve talks about how to get setup for sandblasting, how he does it and how he also blackens his knives with ferric chloride and other methods.
Here are the links from this episode
https://youtu.be/O7ZThs1y8xs --"Self Made Knives" rust test for knife makers
https://youtu.be/MpnALC4HDeg --acid etch with ferric chloride -"Dirty Room Knives"