Playing with Steel

with Jerry McClure

This class is taught by Jerry McClure, Bladesmith. Unlike most knifemaking classes, this one includes the making of damascus as well as pattern development. Class will cover forging a damascus billit, developing a pattern in the damascus by upsetting the layers, forging the billit to the shape of the blade, normalizing, annealing and then heat treating the blade, grinding and sanding the blade, making the handle scales, etching the blade in acid to bring out the pattern and then completing the knife by putting on the handle scales. Handle material will be available for purchase at the class. Prices vary depending on choice of material.

Jerry is a voting member of the Knife makers Guild, Professional Knife makers Association, Charter Member of the Texas Knife makers and Collectors Association and the Knife Group Association of Oklahoma.

My career in knife making began in 1965 after learning to forge steel in high school welding class. Using simple, as well as state of the art materials, I make many fixed and folding blade design knives. I use the liner lock system and my own jeweled pivot system on my specialty; gentleman’s folding knives. Many of my fixed blade knives are hand-forged, one of a kind Damascus blades which are my original design and will not be duplicated. I use a variety of steel in the construction of my knives such as hi carbon, stainless, my own patterns of welded Damascus as well as several other knife maker’s Damascus for my knives.  

Damascus Knife by Jerry McClure

 

I have been given 14 awards for different knives that I have built over the years.  Some are; Best Bowie at 05 Knifemakers Guild show, best folder two times at Denver 08 and 06 best hunter 07, best hunter 2007 & best fixed blade 2008 Pasadena, best folder 2 times, best hunter, best damascus and living history award at the Oklahoma show.

Class fee is $600.00
July 12-16 (5 Days)
Materials fee is $30.00 (This will cover the damascus billit and class consumables. Sandpaper, Propane etc. etc.) This fee will not get you handle material.

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