Grinding & Heat Treating/Blade Finishing Class

🔥Grinding and Heat Treat Class) 

next class is February 8th & 9th 2025

( Please email me at davidsonknives@gmail.com if you’re interested in a specific class or private lessons. )

 Learn how harden, temper, grind and finish your blades. (I provide one blade for you to practice on) plus what you bring to work on)

This will cover in depth
•How to prep your blades for heat treat
•Heat treating carbon steels
•Free hand grinding
•Grinding with a jig
•Machine finishing
•Handsanding
•Understanding edge geometry and performance
•Overview of sandblasting/stone washed finish
•Sharpening on a 2x72   
•Leave with 2 finished blades ready for handles.

This is an opportunity to clean up, drill, Heat treat, grind and finish the blade you made in the fundamentals class.

(This class can also be taken with stock a removal blade profile if you don’t forge.) Please make arrangements with me ahead of time if you haven’t already taken my fundamentals class.

This is a two day class
7am- 6pm.
$425 per person. 
Learn what it takes to make a tough, sharp, functional blade.
I will provide one blade profile to focus on leaning grinding bevels after that you can start on another blade you brought with you. 
(This is a opportunity to finish one of the blades from the fundamentals class) If you already make knives / haven’t attended the fundamentals class and want to bring a profiled blade that’s ready for bevels and you’re interested in this class please see the blade requirements below.

**Requirements if you want to bring a blade to Heat Treat/grind*
**Basic Carbon Steel (5160,1080,1085.1095,52100,80CRV2,etc.)
*No unknown steel 
*Must be full tang 
*Must be no larger than 5” blade

*Please don’t HT or bevel the blade before class. (I will provide one blade ready for bevels)
Some experience recommended for this class. 
You need to have already completed the fundamentals class/or have basic understanding of tools/working with your hands.
We will cover tricks and tips to make clean straight grinds, how to scribe and layout you grinds, Heat treating carbons steels, handsanding tips, edge geometry, etc. 

if you have any questions please reach out. I hope you’ll join us!
Please Email davidsonknives@gmail.com or call 817 528 2416 if you have questions.
You can purchase the class through this web listing