How to become a fulltime knifemaker (my story)

[@K3Flyguy]

Most blade smiths are retired guys from a machining background. If you add forging skills, abilities to repair or fabricate your own equipment, marketing and networking skills. Most young people simply don't have the experience in any of these areas. But what they do have is unstiffled creativity. Sadly, that is never enough. I worked labor and maintenance jobs many years saving money and building skills as a hobbyist knife maker that I would need to eventually realize my goal of blade smithing at a positive cash flow. You sir are a very rare exception. Be careful of burnout, it is a real phenomena that often hits one just as you "make it to the big times". Trust me, "everything in measure" is the best way of life in everyway possible. Good luck with your business, and I hope your able to continue your input into your passion! Well done video! Thanks for the valuable time you put I to it.

[@Aleeknives]

Inspiring to say the least! I think a lot of people feel defeated before they even start because they see other makers with all the high dollar equipment and feel you have to have it to succeed! In reality we all start with nothing and work up from there. Great interview! Thank you sir, cheers from Aleeknives!

[@armageddonknives]

thanks man, glad it helped

[@lindboknifeandtool]

I’ll make it happen. I’ve been dicking around for too long thinking I’d never be able to run a knife company. I’ll be old and pissed I didn’t take the leap. Great information, thank you very much.

[@ThePointstheif88]

Great video. Good to hear all this from a knifemaker. Makes it abit better that how my business has been going the last 18months sounds like normal progression in knifemaking.

[@armageddonknives]

oh man its brutal, especially the first few years. thanks for watching

[@danmcdermott2014]

Live that dream Dom!!, nothing was built without hard work mate very inspiring video and stay safe👍👍👍

[@armageddonknives]

Thanks, will do!

[@bernardhill1622]

I take my Hat off to you young man!! Keep up the good work..!!

[@LetsPrepTogether]

Thanks for sharing that was very inspiring. All the best for you and your company!

[@armageddonknives]

Thank you! You too!

[@jawaaddavids6625]

Super grateful you taking the time to make this video. I recently left my place of work to pursue knife making. Looking at this video I am more motivated than ever. We will definitely do a collaboration video some time soon. Your drive and work ethic is sickening! and its awesomely lol. Happy to learn you safe and healthy. Thanks again for all your content. Looking forward to your next vid explaining how you started knife making :) Much respect from South Africa.

[@armageddonknives]

I'm glad I could help man, good luck with the knifemaking my man

[@fabianzeller9485]

That was really really great. I love your down to the earth attitude and I can always highly respect people who really love what they are doing. Please keep up the good work and keep those Stories about your life coming. I, and most likely a lot of people, really love them.

[@armageddonknives]

I appreciate that! More storys on the way. Just need to film them

[@NRiggiKnives]

Great story and love to see where you have gotten to with desire and hard work.

[@armageddonknives]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ChrisR676]

That is awesome that you have deals overseas to sell knives! Keep on the KZbin mate keeps me going while I’m away at work 🙏🏼

[@armageddonknives]

Will do! thanks for watching Chris

[@LCantwell]

Holy shit that was inspiring.... I didn't realise you'd been making knives for so long, great idea with the budget knives too.

[@armageddonknives]

haha yeah man, nearly a decade in at this point

[@average5940]

hey man. i am so inspired by you and this video! i am still in High School and i hate a lot of it (mostly math) and I am very interested in getting into knife making. This video is a fantastic introduction to knife making so thank you!

[@camillesennegon]

Thanks for the tips, i'm a 16 years old bladesmith from france, i'm working has a fabricator for the moment. I want to try one day to become fulltime bladesmith, buts has you said, it's really difficult

[@armageddonknives]

Good luck! its definitely not easy man

[@SavageCustomCreative]

good luck i hope business keeps coming in

[@armageddonknives]

thanks man

[@mohammadyounus5138]

Yes indeed that's a real mans job 🙏❤️

[@furrbros]

i know what u are talking about i went from knifes to blacksmithing knifes and horse shoes and i did that about 3 years and once this pandemic hit and i am now looking for a new blacksmithing job oh i started when i was 13 in my back yard i wasent a fulltime

[@armageddonknives]

good luck man

[@furrbros]

@@armageddonknives thanks

[@justtoms3773]

the way you talked about why you want to be self-employed is exactly what i thought to myself too and i turned to knife making, i do sell a few of them every week but i am trying to work in a company too people there are annoying at best but i mostly work alone there

[@georgehafidz6262]

i gave up my carpentry business and went back to work....now i dont work at weekends! but i miss being in the worksop for sure

[@trainwon5699]

Great job thanks

[@redstoneman9308]

Im 17 and i always wanted to make knife last week i made my first and its look very good.the only thing about knife making is it takes long to make n good knife espesialy the temper of the blade

[@willsmith1988]

wow that is so awesome, that dude is still carrying that knife 8:21 good looking knife as well

[@armageddonknives]

thanks man. yeah I'm pretty proud its still going

[@carlo8308]

I love your vids

[@carlo8308]

What is the tools that you use the most in your shop. What is the most essential?

[@ryjenko]

the most shocking thing about this video is that you're 23. good stuff

[@armageddonknives]

thanks :)

[@aerodylluk2543]

Everything worth doing is difficult. There are so many people doing so many things that all fields are saturated. Try being a graphic designer today, there are thousands. 10 full time knife makers in the whole of Australia? Sounds like good odds. Not to take away from the challenge and work this must take, but for those who are put off by being told something is hard...everything is hard, period. And 'earning a full time living' is absolutely dependent on the kind of life you want.

[@sirsir9665]

Making money is partly hard because you get paid by knife and being a handcrafted knife maker you can only generate so many knives by a certain time. If something goes wrong it can be very costly with a knife and ruin that product/machine or cause bodily injury easily.

[@lukefindlay4651]

Hey mate where can we buy your knives

[@armageddonknives]

hey mate. on my website dbblades.bigcartel.com/

[@wadeinaustralia4009]

Good real chat sir. Cheers

[@armageddonknives]

thanks man

[@ThatOneOddGuy]

1:29 difficult Oh I realised that when I turned 16 I had to be really really high on caffeine to..... Posting my 2 year doghsit wasted time here⬇️ Read if u bored be able to try to learn how to use my tools else I would fall of to sleep on my grinder What was that time schedule back then 2:45pm home then from 3to4 sort out school work then 5pm-10pm practice working with tools I say practice because I never knew what I was doing back then cos about 2000mg-4000mg of caffeine really altered my state of mind when I used to have it for just about everyday for 9 months Now about 5 months back I stopped the caffeine and realised what I was doing wrong in knife making, then got some steel 4 months back(took awhile cos there arent many knife steel suppliers in my area) and now I started cutting the bloody thick shit I now know how much time and effort it takes I'd roughly say it would probably take me about 15hrs to make a decent knife I started all this for fun, I still find knife making fun even though the effort But now I dont have the time to do knife making properly anymore So now I'll wait till the end of this year or till I get a week off which will be in about 3 weeks from now

[@tomkinross7213]

Less or more monotony & routine now as a business with socials etc?!

[@joeydiesel227]

The problem with knife makers is they're makers not designers they make ugly stuff that isnt unique and drop it in a market full of other makers, making boring knives. Also why buy a subpar diy knife when china is making better knives. You gotta be unique and know what specialty designs are actually wanted

[@joeydiesel227]

Oh and the details so many makers make something and are so proud but the finished knife isn't even finished

[@johanesgo8096]

Budget knives !!!

[@armageddonknives]

yeah man, more surgeons and infernums are coming

[@furrbros]

can u make me a knife

[@joshwebb4442]

He has a website my man, it's in the description

[@furrbros]

@@joshwebb4442 ok cheers