How To Be A Master Knife Maker

By George Dodson


The history of knives comes a long way through the ages. Over the thousands of years, knives have evolved from stone cutting tools to instruments made of specifically designed materials for all kinds of activities, to include outdoors, survival, and just plain everyday use.

There are those who love to keep a set or specific selection of knives at home. Kitchen knives are a common item used for variety of cutting purposes in the kitchen. Those who engage in outdoor activities make it a point to carry with them an outdoor knife for survival. For this reason, many companies exist that make knives and make good ones. Furthermore, companies that create knives that are cheap are also present in the market since the item is easy to sell. Anyone who knows how to handle knives can tell which one is good and durable. Having said that, is there a way on how anyone can become good in creating knives?

For one to be able to have the title "master knife maker", he or she should be able to grasp the full details about knives. You want to be thoroughly familiar with all the applications of a knife, from the bayonet and combat knives to kitchen knives and specialty knives like box cutters. This is for the reason that you will need to know the classification of knives in order for you to suggest the right knife for your client depending on his or her needs. The shape and design of the knife used in combat is entirely different than the one that the surgeon uses. Each and every knife out there has a different specialty or function that a master knife maker should keep in mind.

As mentioned, a knife will serve a sole purpose. An effective knife maker should know how to design a knife for a specific purpose and should have a thorough knowledge with regard to metalwork. All such skills and knowledge should be present in an effective knife maker.

As soon as you ask a master knife maker what would be the recommended knife for your needs then they would say "form meets function". Say, if you're looking to have a throwing knife then the master knife maker would design a knife that would fit the task. Hunters usually look for a good hunting knife therefore a master knife maker should understand that the sought for knife should be a bit rugged, thick and durable as well as sharp in order to properly serve its purpose.

Knives are made of many materials. The function of the knife usually dictates which type of material to be used to create the tool. Durability is usually what is sought for in a knife and therefore materials with this trait is often used. There are also those knives that require thinner materials for thin slicing and there are also those that should be thick for hard cutting.

In addition, knife makers are artists. They might produce a knife that looks good, has an exotic handle, or a special function such as a foldout knife, or a knife specifically designed for cutting rope.

As you can see, in order to be a master knife maker, you need some special skills such as knowing the material that makes the best knives, how to form that material so that it best to competences the function it was designed for, and how to create a work of art.




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