Hello All,
I've been active in custom knife making for about 4 years after I took the plunge restoring straight razors.
I have been mentored by another British maker Ian Bailey, who now I am in partnership with and have a website that is a few months old helping promote up and coming makers around the world.
My initial influences were the Loveless Style blades and then bushcraft knives, but now thanks to Ken Erickson and other top makers I have moved onto folders.
My next journey into knife making is getting to grips with hand forging and Damascus making.
I look forward to any criticism on my work and feel free to comment on any work on our website (if I am allowed to publicise it?)
I am due to go full time in October due to retirement from the Military so I relish the challenges ahead, especially here in the UK.
Thanks for looking.
ATB
Brian
www.grommitbaileyknives.com
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Grommit,
Welcome!
I love the look and feel of those tapered tangs!
Nice lookin website too.
I look forward to seeing more.
Mark
Welcome!
I love the look and feel of those tapered tangs!
Nice lookin website too.
I look forward to seeing more.
Mark
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Welcome to AAPK. Glad to have you aboard.
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This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
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Hey Grommit, welcome to AAPK
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Thank you so much all for the warm welcome.
Just got back from the workshop and 3/4 way through a 2 blade whitler.
So time for a shower and have a look on the forum.
ATB
Bri
Just got back from the workshop and 3/4 way through a 2 blade whitler.
So time for a shower and have a look on the forum.
ATB
Bri
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Grommit I enjoyed looking at your site.
Paul
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Welcome and cool website! You have made some pretty sweet fixed blades. 
Pocket, fixed, machete, axe, it's all good!
You're going to look awfully silly with that knife sticking out of your @#$. -Clint Eastwood, High Plains Drifter
CHRIST IS KING
You're going to look awfully silly with that knife sticking out of your @#$. -Clint Eastwood, High Plains Drifter
CHRIST IS KING
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Thanks very much Paul.Knife Nut wrote:
I enjoyed looking at your site.
Paul
I am loving the forum, I need to learn as much as I can as my slippies and lock back folders are getting to me at times..fiddly things.
ATB
Bri
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to AAPK. We're glad to have you here.Phil
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Thanks so much.philco wrote:
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Welcome Grommit, I hope you enjoy AAPK. It is a very valuable website to makers and collectors.