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Heartland
Bladesmithing Symposium
The 1st Heartland
Bladesmithing Symposium is offered by
the American Bladesmith Society,
Inc. and is set for October 2nd and 3rd,
2010. It will be hosted by the Kansas
Custom Knifemakers Association at the
shop of Master Smith Steve Culver in
Meriden, Kansas.
The
demonstrators will include ABS Master
Smiths James Crowell, James Batson, Dan
Petersen, Steve Culver, Ray Kirk, ABS
Founder B.R. Hughes, Journal Editor
Carolyn Hughes, and Apprentice Smith
Dave Sloan.
For
more information or any questions about
this event please contact Cindy Sheely,
ABS Store Manager at
store@americanbladesmith.com or call
(419) 832-0400 or Dr. Jim Batson at
256-971-6860 for more information about
this event.
Register
for this event online and pay the $55.00
registration fee through the ABS online
store by adding it to your shopping
cart. The registration link is
below.
http://www.americanbladesmith.com/index.php?section=product&subsection=product_details&product_id=58
Thank you for visiting my web site. I am Steve
Culver, an American Bladesmith Society Master Bladesmith Knifemaker and
a Master Gunsmith. I am also the President and Treasurer of the
Kansas Custom Knifemaker's Association.
I started making knives in 1987, sold my first knife
in 1989 and passed the American Bladesmith Society's Mastersmith test in 2007.
All blades are forged by me, using 5160, 1084, or 1095 steels for carbon steel blades. Damascus steel blades are
made from any of the carbon steels that I typically use, laminated with 15n20 or O-1
steel. Each blade is individually heat treated in my shop.
I prefer to use natural materials for most knife
handles, but I will use a manmade material for severe duty knives. One
piece handles or mortised tang handles are used on hidden tang knives.
On mortised tang blades, the tang is mortised halfway into each of the
handle slabs.
The types of knives that I make include bowies,
daggers, hunters, fighters, swords, battle axes, tomahawks, lock back and slip
joint folders. I enjoy making period type pieces and my favorites
are 19th century English and American style Bowies.
Guards are usually press fit, although some are
soldered. Guard and fitting materials that I use are stainless
steel, nickel/silver, mild steel, sterling silver, bronze and copper.
I can supply sheaths, made by me, for any of my knives.
Sheaths can be made of leather, wood, nickel/silver, stainless steel or
sterling silver.
My knives are warranted against defects in
workmanship for as long as I can work, as long as the knife is not
abused. I cannot guarantee natural handle materials as they may
fade, crack, chip, or shrink with use and climate change.
Making knives is a never ending adventure to me.
I can think of no other craft that provides an opportunity to work with
so many different types of materials,
or offers so many
avenues for embellishment on an individual piece.
The quest to make a better quality knife and decorate it using a newly
acquired skill keeps
the craft challenging and rewarding for me. I hope that you enjoy my
knives as much as I have enjoyed making them.
The knives shown in the
"Knife Gallery" are mostly
pieces that have been sold. The knives on the
"Available" page
are, of course, available for purchase. If you see anything that
you would like to purchase, please
contact me
to make arrangements.
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