Knifemaking with Rich McDonald  May 13-15,2022

3 day workshop. $525 class fee includes meals and lodging. 

Experience the satisfaction of creating your very own handmade knife !

Working with hammer and steel at the forge and anvil, you will learn how to hand forge and temper a blade which you will use to construct your own knife. Properly used and cared for, your new knife will provide you with years of service. 

​Blacksmithing / knife making experience is a plus, but not a requirement for registration - beginners are welcome. Basic raw materials and common hand tools are used.  Work stations with forges and anvils, plus coal / gas and steel are provided.  ​
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​About the instructor - Rich has been involved in muzzleloaders for over 40 years having built his first flintlock rifle from a kit at the age of thirteen.  Ever since, he's been smitten with everything about the longrifle culture; the rifles, the knives and tomahawks and the history. 

He started his working career in 1980 as a horseshoer.  Since he already had access to a forge and anvil, he would on occasion try his hand at forging a knife. In 1989, Rich spent a year working in an industrial blacksmith shop and furthered his knowledge of forging steel.  In 1994 he started making knives on a more serious level and attended his first knife show in 1996.  By 2000 he entered knife and hawk making full time with the occasional rifle order worked in here and there.
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Rich's work has won several awards at knife shows around the country.  He has knives and hawks in collections around the globe and they are sought after by both collectors and serious knife users. He is a member of the American Bladesmith Society, the Honorable Company of Horners, and the Contemporary Longrifle Association.

www.longknivesandleather.com
RMCLongknives@aol.com​