Jesus Gonzalez
The Cost of Cuts
I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Video of a blacksmith forging a knife (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3nojb-gFH4). It shows of one way on how to make a knife while adding some new thing to an older way. B. Audience Relevance: There are knives in almost every home and people use knives almost everyday. However not many people know how a knife is made and the way that was use to make it. C. Credibility: I have use a knife and have many of the same troubles as every else. I have interest on how a knife is made. D. Thesis: There are two different types of ways on how to make a knife and they have many similar and differences. E. Main Point Preview: First, I am going to talk about the first way on how to make a knife in which people know more about. Second, I’ll tell you one more modern way on how to make a knife.
II. Main Point 1: Thought out the way of making a knife using forging takes time and take a lot of work people still like to use these way. According to More knife making basics. (10, 2013 17). Retrieved from http://www.knife-making-supplies.net/knife-making-basics.html ,talks about how to make a knife using forging. A. The first thing is the tools that you need to make a knife which are a hammer, coal or wood , a block of steel, a vise, furnace, tongs, file and steel. To start off first start up the furnace with your coal or wood. Then put in the block of iron and let it heat till to the steel turns yellow at 2100 degrees. Then get your tongs and take out the steel, while still holding steel set on top of the table and pound the block till it is twice as long and then fold the block back to how it was and the compress the fold together. B. The

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III. Main Point 2: Let me tell you the second ways that knives are made. The second way is called stock