Folding Knife Workshop

When: March 28 th - 29 th 2020 9am – 5pm Cost: $250 per student This includes 3 files with handles. Swiss made 8” size in half round, hand and flat patterns. Materials and fixtures to make one knife. All of that goes home with the student. Abrasives- shop roll, sheets and belts will be provided. Additional knife kits will be available for purchase. Lunch will also be provided. Class will be limited to 7 students Instructor: Mike Todd We will be making a simple slip joint pocketknife. I will have the pieces precut and marked, the students will be responsible for final profiling, beveling and polishing the spring and blade. We will cover the fitting of the spring, tang notch and the pre-load so the blade “walks and talks” or opens and closes with a snap. Heat treating will be done with a torch and a hot plate. Spring and blade will be 1075 steel. The handles will be brass or nickel silver- students choice. This will be a very simple and low tech method of making a folding knife, but that doesn’t mean it will suffer in terms of performance. The most complex tool used will be a drill press. Files will be used for the majority of the work- this takes a little more time, but most importantly- it gives you the opportunity to “sneak up” on the fitting so it goes together well. Additionally, doing it low tech hopefully makes it easier for guys to go back home and make another one. This is a stock removal project, no forging. It has more in common with jewelry making than blacksmithing. Plan on two full days. *YOU MUST BE A SOFA MEMBER TO ATTEND WORKSHOPS OR CLASSES

Events for February 2020 – Southern Ohio Forge & Anvil

Calendar of Events
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
26	27	28 10 Week Basic Blacksmithing Course	29 Open Forging	30	31	1 Monthly Meeting
2	3	4 10 Week Basic Blacksmithing Course	5 Open Forging	6	7	8
9	10	11 10 Week Basic Blacksmithing Course	12 Open Forging	13	14	15
16	17	18 10 Week Basic Blacksmithing Course	19 Open Forging	20	21	22 Tong Making Workshop
23	24	25 10 Week Basic Blacksmithing Course	26 Open Forging	27	28	29