Going Pro? - Knife Maker's Friday Five #64

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Жыл бұрын

Blade smith Walter Sorrells answers viewer questions about knife making, including getting knife making steel in Europe, going pro as a knife maker, and how to go about finding ways to sell your blades.
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@timhorton555 Жыл бұрын

Important discussion on motivation and necessity.

@rangermadeknives Жыл бұрын

Great video! These are questions I've been asked so many times. I have always told people that each maker has their own journey. The one thing I push with every maker who asks me is, make the absolute best knife you are capable of making. It doesn't need to be the most elaborate but, it should be your best possible work. That will carry you a long way in knifemaking.

@jettaphillips5023 Жыл бұрын

that spider lol

@sdunca4864 Жыл бұрын

Love the spider at 2:03- nice touch! Finally got a shop-hand? HA! as always- be safe and at peace- been a follower for a long time.

@garetkonigsfeld2 Жыл бұрын

Alway good to hang out with you. Thanks for the insight.

@AaronJohnson1979 Жыл бұрын

Great video thanks for keeping it real and I totally understand when you said you don’t like selling Knives I probably made over 500 knives and sold maybe three I just hate asking for money for them. Appreciate the video you’re the best. Keep it up love watching it.

@emesser7087 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing and the way you deal with it. I found it awesome to hear somone saying something like that about selling things and money. It's absolutely the same here. Even if I'm just a hobbyist. I'm not here constantly but when I can make it. I'm allways happy I made a visit here again.

@chewyakarieckenicholas6049 Жыл бұрын

I truly appreciate the knowledge that you share either with knives or how to make a business out of your passion. Thank you for everything that you do and share

@coloradocustomleatherandblades Жыл бұрын

Thank you man! Since going full time, learning all the business end stuff has taught me..... you have to love learning how to grow your business, just as much as the profession your business is in.

@mcrich1978 Жыл бұрын

1:57 a little spider on the left dropping down.

@svenkrause3433 Жыл бұрын

Hey...yes, I saw it...😉

@FOG-321 Жыл бұрын

Stealing the spotlight. 😎

@garethbaus5471 Жыл бұрын

I currently work 2 jobs, one of them is already kind of a passion job that is seasonal. If I ever start making knives professionally it will pretty much exclusively be what I do in the off season to replace the hours of my seasonal job (my seasonal job uses coal during the summer which is easier on my body than the gas forge I use as a hobbyist).

@stu1561 Жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks Walter

@rondangeli4175 Жыл бұрын

Good stuff Walter, thanks for sharing

@robertomoestar4242 10 ай бұрын

Nice info.... Keep up the good work on your end.....👍👍👍👍👍👍

@terrymiller9717 Жыл бұрын

Amazing and insightful advice!

@airford13 Жыл бұрын

Great info!!

@jarlove Жыл бұрын

Very good advice on how to run through the accual grind to se of you are realt able to make your hobby into a jobb

@Native_love Жыл бұрын

That was one of your best videos! It definitely made me think about my dream job as a pron star. Doing that all day every day might get boring (gasp). J/K. Thank you for the excellent video! 😮😊😂❤❤❤

@trainwon5699 Жыл бұрын

Well done thanks

@xthemadplumberx7110 Жыл бұрын

When ppl ask about what price one should sell a knife for, I believe you should always get as much as you can. The market will all go to the Chinese if we undersell everything.

@richardabernathy6242 10 ай бұрын

Didn't know you were a writer. Had to look up your books. I'm going to order the Pendragon series. Can't believe I never read one

@WalterSorrellsBlades 10 ай бұрын

Thanks - yep, there are quite a few, some under pseudonyms. Glad you found 'em!

@ryang5160.. Жыл бұрын

Thank you very helpful

@trinblades1078 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video…!!

@johnrice1943 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. I have the same problems. Pricing and sales/marketing are what i suck at

@richardbranton190 Жыл бұрын

I about had a panic attack when I opened this video I thought you had on an Alabama tee shirt LOL. I'm a hobbyist and never wanted to make a single knife to sell. I made me and 2 of my friends hunting knives for a hunting trip and someone tried to buy mine but I didn't want to sell it. It was by far the nicest knife I ever made but I let it go for $300. I wish I didn't sell it but I needed some wood. I have other people wanting some just from that one sell. If you put pride in your work and sell at a reasonable price you should be on your way. Great video 👍

@wadeking Жыл бұрын

Howdy WALTER!!!!!

@forgelefemme Жыл бұрын

I like this video. My story isn't the same as I'm not even making full time due to some health issues. Though someday I do hope to be full time, both artisan blacksmith & Bladesmith.

@mikeboone4425 Жыл бұрын

Where in this story did you go to Japan?????? great show you are the most common sence guy around. the knife business. Happy Trails

@forgelefemme Жыл бұрын

If you plan to do artisanal blacksmithing videos, I'm here for it

@timjackson5555 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Walter, not much information other than beginner level stuff.

@samuraibyrd Жыл бұрын

Cool! Ill be at blade show,ill stop by. Will you have any katana with you? Hope so!

@ShaminMike Жыл бұрын

when's the next IDPA video? lol love ya brother!

@jeremylastname873 Жыл бұрын

Having a means of maintaining health insurance becomes a significant factor once one has others to care for. Family comes first, the rest will follow if you play the cards right.

@keepitsimplefinanceandinsu7456 Жыл бұрын

Love your videos. Where are you based out of?

@Gowaduv Жыл бұрын

If you're gonna go pro and think you want to do the gun show/knife show circuit come up with a good answer for "why should I pay THAT much for a knife when I could do it myself for cheaper?!" or "pfft, I can get the same thing at Walmart". You're gonna hear one of those at least once an hour.

@richardabernathy6242 10 ай бұрын

Where are you from in SC? You still here. I'm in the upstate

@kenglass1980 Жыл бұрын

Hmmmm. Your right shoulder is quite a bit lower than your left. Is that from overloading and stresses due to hammer banging?

@JohannSwart_JWS Жыл бұрын

Life is shaped far more by your mistakes than by your successes. So choose your mistakes carefully. Thanks Walter, great video! Now go and buy your wife some flowers...

@KGatLC Жыл бұрын

You missed a belt loop.

@billwoehl3051 8 ай бұрын

Doesn't matter what the financial situation is, a guy has to take at least 1 day off each week. Body has to rest, and have its sabbath, just like farmland, gotta let the land rest every 7th year. When ya get into not taking a day off, ya end up getting trapped into never taking a day off. It's a never-ending curse. Take the time to be with your God, Family and friends. Life's to short to spend it all chasing that dollar.

@timhorton555 Жыл бұрын

Europeans lost their ability to name things. Sad.