When it comes to supplies I have made all the mistakes for you so you don’t have to. 🙂 I have tested and used many sharpening stones and supplies over the years and here is my recommendation for the best supplies for your money.

I believe the buy once cry once. Buy the best quality tools you can afford and you will thank yourself later. I don’t know how many times I have tried to “save money” just to end up spending the money a second time to buy the right tools. I think for someone starting out you can’t beat the King 1000 and 6000 stones. I recommend buying separate stones, in the long run it is the most economical […]

Let me help you learn how to make your own knife. Easy.

***Class is only available to attendees of the TSP Fall Event***

Cost $600 ($300 deposit, $300 at the event) 

I will be bringing enough materials for 5 attendees to build their own knives. This is the third time I have ever done a hands-on group knife build. This is going to be something really special and you can thank Jack for talking me into it, and for equipping his shop with some basic tools for the class! I will be bringing plenty of my own tools, including my TW90 Knife Grinder, which is a work horse […]

$600 Knife Shop

Most everyone has heard of the book $50 Knife Shop. If you have not then that is a good place to start on building a shop. I get asked often what tools people should buy. Unfortunately there is no one answer to the question. It depends on each persons budget, goals, and work space. I started my shop with about $1000 of tools. I bought an Anvil, Drill Press, 4X36 Grinder, and a bandsaw. I already had basic hand tools, I built a forge from scrap from the scrap yard and started making knives. Not long after that I built my first 2×72 grinder from an […]

Every wonder how to find the proper angle while sharpening?

Maybe you have a Professional Knife Sharpener like the one below. Or maybe you just want to know what angle you are holding when sharpening. In the past I have covered these topics in other post. However I figured I would cover it from a new angle. 😀 pun intended.

 One simple way I have covered in the past, is to use paper, and known angles like below. Simply make a guide and placing it between the knife and sharpening stone. 

A new twist to this old trick […]

Let me help you learn how to make your own knife. Easy.

***Class is only available to attendees of the TSP Fall Event***

Cost $400 ($200 deposit $200 at the event) 

I am excited to be one of Jack Spirko’s instructors again this year! Jack’s “The Survival Podcast Workshop” sold out in just about 2 hours last time! That means that you guys really want to be at the 9 Mile Farm in November. And so do I!

This year there are less instructors and more time! Also we will have an area dedicated for the knife class. 

I will be bringing enough materials for a small 8 […]