My name is Jim Oertel and i live in Rio Rancho , NM . I started making knives about three years ago .these were all stock reduction . I always wanted to learn the forging and heat treatment processes . There are some very talented folks here and sure hope to meet with and learn from them .I hope everybody has a safe and happy new year ! JIM
Jim
Welcome to the ABS Forum! Please feel free to ask questions and post photos of your work.
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Dan Cassidy
Journeyman Smith
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that ,s great thanks
Welcome aboard Jim!
What kind of knives do you like? I guess you should have plenty of opportunities to cross paths with other bladesmiths in the New Mexico area. Good luck putting a smithy together.
Aloha, Phil
Welcome Jim! I look forward to meeting you at one of the shows.
Welcome from Hialeah, FL!
Welcome Jim, good to have you on the forum and in the ABS. I look forward to meeting you in the future.
Brion
Brion Tomberlin
Anvil Top Custom Knives
ABS Mastersmith
Jim,
Welcome to the ABS Forum!! Let us know what we can do to help you along.
Hey Jim!
Welcome to the ABS and Forum! Great to have you here, and I can't wait to see one of your knives in the "Knife Critiques" thread... <img src=' http://www.americanbladesmith.com/ipboard/public/style_emoticons//wink.gi f' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' />
Ed C.
