Andrew Takach welcomes sharp students for knife-making class

Andrew Takach, left, owner of Takach Forge in West Newton, uses a hammer in the process of creating a 3-inch hunting knife made of high-carbon steel. Roy Kerlin, a student from Ligonier, observes the procedure.

By LIAM BELAN

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From a young age, Andrew Takach wasn’t interested in toys or dolls like other kids. His interest was in knives. “I always had a passion for knives since I was about 6 or 7 years old,” Takach said. “I spent a lot of time with my grandfather and my father in the outdoors, and they always had a knife on them.”

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