Hand Forged Knives by RWMack
RWMack hand forged knives, I hand forge all my knives at my shop, For each knife comes out with a different appearance. John got me started in Making hand forged knives, He tried to keep it basic with me, but I Ventured into Damascus, with trial and error, I get much satisfaction with what I make now.
My P.R. Man "John McGinnis" I've been Blacksmithing for about ten years. John encouraged me to make a Hand forged knife. He lives in Central Florida. His name is John McGinnis, He is very knowledgeable with steel and knife design. He has been a lot of help to me in this field. I enjoy making Damascus steel for Knife blades. I have built almost all my tools from Internet searching and books and attended a course withLarry Harley in Bristol, TN. . But hands on experience has been the best way for me to learn. My knives are hand made except for the drawing out of the Damascus steel which I do with my home built power hammer. Most of my Damascus knives are made of 1095, 15n20 steels, regular knives made of 5160 steel, Please take a brief tour of the Gallery it has a wide range of my tinkering around and some knives I have made, I make one of a kind knives all hand made or bench made. If you see a knife style you like I can make one similar, please allow 6 to 12 weeks or more for a special order, for I'm a busy one. John specializes in hand made, the Blacksmith�s way, period replication knives, items, such as tent stakes, cooking tools, He is also into historic Argentina Gaucho's Etc.Check out the Gallery it has knives that I have made and a venture to one of Harley's hammerin.
If you're interested in a book on Hand forged knives,Barnes & Nobles has books and such on these subjects, go to Barnes & Nobles and do a search for what ever your looking for. Shopping for books online is a lot cheaper than to travel 50 miles or the next big city to get what you're looking for.
Thanks RWMack
