Conroe knife maker and jeweler Mitch Wilkins will demo how he makes damascus billets for his knives at Robert Killbuck's shop in Magnolia on Saturday May 15. Robert has a newly painted 50 Lb power hammer that he has been renovating and is eager to put it to work. He invited his friend Mitch Wilkins to show us how to do this. Mitch will also work on the anvil and treadle hammer.

We will have special billet kits for sale which include a combination of 1084 and 15N20 steel, a rebar handle, and a bag of flux material.

Mitch prepared a page of Demo Notes for us which you can download in advance. Please see photos below of the two different knives made. The damascus blade will be auctioned at a future meeting.

While the billet is heating in the forge, Mitch will demo various knife forging and shaping techniques.

When the billet is finished Mitch will continue with completing the knife.

Bring your coal or gas forge and anvil and you can work on your billet while Mitch can help out. He has a hand-held thermocouple unit to check the forge temperature. This is a HABA meeting you do not want to miss!

A special fund raising auction will be held at noon as we feast on Killbuck BBQ Brisket, and we want you to bring an item to donate to the auction. We will feature several pieces Bill Epps made earlier this year.

• Mitch Wilkins Knife Maker
• Little Giant-Mayer Bros. Power Hammer Identification Guide
• Little Giant Power Hammer Specifications
• Pounding Out the Profits—A Review
• Trip Hammers and Power Forging Hammers
• Forging a Taper
• Power Hammer Page
• Ron Riel's Shop and Hammers
• Sid Suedmeier's The Little Giant Power Hammer Page
• Die Cavity Restoration Method
• Power Hammer Rebuild part 1 - The HABA Letter #24
• Power Hammer Rebuild part 2 - The HABA Letter #25
• Making a Damascus Knife Billet - Part 1 Scott Lankton
• Knife Making Tutorials
• HABA Hammerfest Demo with Bill Fiorini
• HABA Workshop with Lee Oates
• HABA Demo Notes for Lee Oates Workshop
• Knife Forums
• Knife Art
• American Bladesmith Society


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