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, May 25, 2011

Girly edc (#2)

I just finished this one for sister, only 3 months after the birthday I was making it for.

You can see a full writeup I did about making it here


-Blade, 1080 steel edge quenched to form hamon.

-Handle, pink and purple twist denim micarta (homemade). The last photo shows the true colors of the handle the best.




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