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Meh. No problem :)

I have to admit I was surprised that knifemaking was specifically recognized as a professional activity.

I should explain. No, not the US IRS, the Belgian one (we do have taxes here too, y' know?... sadly... :) ) Like Baxxer says, in Dutch they're called 'Belastings dienst' or 'De belastingen' or...

When I registered with the IRS I had to pick a category for my activities, which is officially 'Manufacturer of knives and hand tools', which is a subcategory of 'Metal working, with the exception of...

Clarification: I am not going to melt old sheffield steel because as I said, it's pointless. :) Known steel of equal quality is still cheaper.
I am planning to do a wootz melt someday. That is not...

There is zero point to it.

Off the top of my head:

- There are many different types of Sheffield steel. You'd be mixing many unknowns.
- It's also time consuming.
- It's freakin' dangerous....