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.
Saturday, June 18, 2011
First San-mai
This is the finished knife I posted a wip about earlier. Let me know what you think.
That's a great piece of work! I really like the way you were able to differentiate the different layers of metal so well.
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Albert A Rasch
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VERY NICE!!! You got MAD SKILLS !! Nice work!
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