LESSON ONE: THERE WAS NEVER A GOOD KNIFE MADE OF BAD STEEL

Imagine that you are 12 years old and have decided, who knows why, to make a knife to give as a gift.

You have seen your grandfather making wooden toys in his workshop and have used his bandsaw, drill press, and hand tools. There are tools and a workbench in a shed on your family’s farm. Now, how do you go about it? This is exactly the position Scott Gregan was in four years ago.

Scott decided to make the knife from