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.














Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Fancy hammer handle

I had to replace the handle on my hammer recently, so I decided to spiffy it up this time. I put in two inlays using lead free silver bearing solder, and pouring them in. Then I stripped of the varnich it came with, and stained it my own color.


Photo showing the original hickory wood color.

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And the stained and mounted handle.


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