Thread: 4th Annual North Central Texas Razor Meet at Charlie Lewis Razor Workshop

Originally Posted by engine46

... I wish I could do things like that but I'm very limited to what I have. ...

And that is not a barrier to doing. A lot of good tools have been made through history without the benefit of electric power or the knowledge of heat treatment we can discuss. Heating and beating are not for everyone. Grinding too. Rolodave stuck to making scales and watching, but he's really good at it. I don't recall Lynn even picking up a hammer, but I could have missed it. I don't know nearly enough about honing that I'd like to know. Each time I get to one of these events, I get a little more.

I am going to strongly recommend to anyone tempted by a gathering like this, who is having second thoughts, that you really consider being present despite the perceived barriers to attendance. There is so much more to be gained than is realized from watching videos.

There are more of these events coming in the future. I think Howard mentioned traveling to the east somewhere for a class and then the Iowa event is being planned even as this thread continues. If space permitted I'd consider making sure things like this got going on the West side of the US too. There hasn't been this level of enthusiasm in knife-making in the US for decades. There are a lot of good reasons for feeding it. Being there is how it's transmitted.