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, December 29, 2010

Leather Holster

Well, I got a handful of leather working tools for christmas , and this was my first (well, second) project with them. I was at tandy leather recently and I was looking at buying a holster kit. I looked at it, and realized I could make a holster just as easily without the kit. So I got my dads .38 special (unloaded of course) and started to work. Here's what I came up with.

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  1. NoahJanuary 10, 2011 at 8:44 PM

    Not too shabby, Stephen! Those leatherworking tools were a good investment for the people who got them for you for Christmas--I'm looking forward to seeing more

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