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This article contains a great deal of basic information about knife making without getting into too much technical detail. It attempts to offer people interested in knife making some ideas on what basic tools to use, and where to find knife making materials in South Africa.
SA is blessed with many very talented knifemakers and much can be learned from these people through local societies and the South African Knifemakers' Guild (https://www.kgsa.co.za/).
