About Me

Hi, I'm Stephen Stumbo, I'm 18 yrs old, and a self taught knifesmith/blacksmith. All through my childhood I've had affinity for blades, probably starting with my first pocket knife. At 12 I tried to grind a knife out of a sawzall blade, and was so proud of how it turned out. At 14 I convinced my dad to help me make a forge so I could try blacksmithing. After building the forge I had a rough time getting started, but after meeting a local blacksmith and getting some tips, I went at it. About a year into blacksmithing (2009) I decided to try my hand at making knives. I started out terribly, but I've slowly been progressing to where you see now. Take a look around, and let me know what you think, you can also find me on facebook to keep up with the goings on around the ole smithy.














Monday, August 8, 2011

The Beast

Introducing, the beast.

Measuring in at 1 lb and 14 3/4" long.

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(hot tip- work with the glow in the dark paracord pre resin coat with really clean hands, and/or, latex gloves. It likes to collect dirt).
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The beast slices -


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and shaves-

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Then chops -

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And it will still slice-

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It sill shaves too, but I forgot to take a pic.








This is a chopper I made, just to test out the 5160 HT before making a custom ordered bowie out of it for somone. I think it works.

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