| This is a tutorial from a famous knife maker Tim Hancock giving knife grinding lessons at Travis Wuerts work shop the maker and owner of Wuerts Grinders. I am in no way associated with or receive any money for posting this. This work is copyrighted by the original creators . This work is compliance in the " fair use" act an only used for educational purposes. Thank You Tim and Travis ! About Tim Tim Hancock makes Bowies, fighters, daggers, hunters, and folding knives. His favorite perhaps is the Bowie knife, but he enjoys making "new things" and taking on "new challenges", so he never stays with only one style of design or combination of materials. The designs he creates always seem to reveal the influence of his affinity for the Old West, and each knife is clearly a unique piece. The blades are usually hand forged from 52100 ball-bearing steel or Tim's own patterned Damascus using a combination of high grade carbon steels. Tim also makes his own sheaths fashioned from special grade leather, and several are overlaid with sharkskin, or other exotic leather materials. Many sheaths also sport accoutrements made of silver, gold, or Tim's Damascus steel. Usually the sheath alone is a true work of art, and it always complements the knife so that the matched set is spectacular! http://www.timhancock.com About Travis Travis Wuertz hails from Coolidge, Arizona where he works out of his family farms shop. He learned to make knives at the age of thirteen after he and his father attended their first knife show together. After that, noticing his son's interest in knives, his father Marvin setup lessons from the western knifemaker Tim Hancock who resides in nearby Scottsdale for his birthday. Since then, Travis has been forging and grinding knives and taken an interest in anything mechanical. He attended the University of Arizona where he received his bachelors in Mechanical Engineering and is currently working on his masters in Agricultural Engineering. Travis has always had a passion for engineering and has turned that passion into hard work producing some of the most unique prototypes in all facets of industry. Look through some of the videos, images, and links down below to get an idea of what he's created and participated in over the last 15 years. http://www.twuertz.com/ | Views: 41 2 ratings |
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