damascus kitchen knife making

carlmorrell · Dec 17, 2016

I have been thinking about getting into "making" some damascus kitchen knives. Family has enough pens.

How can I get started? Shall I just do a search on ebay for a damascus blank and hope I get a good one? I am confident I want a made in USA blank. Are there preferred makers? Features to look out for or avoid?

Opinions appreciated.

Regards, Carl

TellicoTurning · Dec 17, 2016

Not into knife making myself, but looked into it some time back... can't speak for quality
or Made in America on the blades, but try Atlanta Cutlery.... Knife Making Supplies - Knife Making Kits | Atlanta Cutlery

thewishman · Dec 17, 2016

Alabama Damascus Steel

EBorraga · Dec 17, 2016

Knifekits.com has some nice Damascus kits

jleiwig · Dec 17, 2016

If you thought pen turning was expensive don't even begin to look at knives. Just an FYI though that Jesse James is now hand making damascus kitchen knives so your in a fairly crowded market already to begin with. Alpha Knife Supply has probably some of the most innovative and thus expensive damascus and timascus but well worth the money.