Instructors

Class: Decorative Custom Knife Filework Saturday, June 4th Room 113 8:30-9:30 AM Have you ever wanted to take your knife to the next level? Filework on the spine of your blade is something that really can make your customers say “Wow”.  Knifemaker Kyle Daily of KHDaily Knives will show you his preferred files as well…

Class: Cryo-Quenching Steel: What It Does And Is It For Your Blades? Friday, June 3rd 10:30-11:30 AM Room 104 Larrin Thomas has written extensively on how cryo-quenching changes blade steel, including the transformation of retained austenite, increases in hardness, reduction in toughness, improvement in wear resistance and more. Join him as he explains the subject…

Post-Heat-Treat Grinding Saturday, June 4th 8:30 – 9:30 AM The Courtyard  Award-winning knifemaker RJ Martin will demonstrate techniques for grinding such premium stainless steels as CPM S90V, S110V and S125V and also MagnaCut after they have been heat treated. He will cover abrasive belt selection and sequence of use, grinding speeds, pressures, coolants and lubricants.…