Knife and Sword Forging Books
This catalog page lists books for making knifes and forging swords.
These books cover bladesmithing procedures and history, and many are tutorial in design and usage. These books are for those beginners learning how to "Catch the Fire" and work the forge, as well as for the experience bladesmith, blacksmith and metal workers. They cover setting up a ironworking shop "Smithy", with forge and tools, including anvils, bellows, vises, hammers, tongs, punches, centrifugal blowers and machine tools. Covers information on maintaining a fire and forging procedures. One book covers making folding lock-blade knives. Others serve as a source of ideas and are inspirational in nature.
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Bladesmithing & Knife Making Books and Reports
- Complete Bladesmith: Forging Your Way To Perfection
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- -Jim Hrisoulas / Hardcover 179 pages / Published July 1987
Looking for comprehensive instructions in bladesmithing that'll put you on the cutting edge of the custom blade market? Then this definitive guide to forging world-class blades is for you. Written by a master bladesmith, this book tells you how to set up your forge, select your materials, fashion grips and hilts, grind edges and much more!
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- Master Bladesmith: Advanced Studies In Steel
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- -Jim Hrisoulas / Hardcover 296 pages / Published January 2002
This advanced study of steel reveals forging secrets that for centuries have been protected by guilds. Never-before-seen instructions, diagrams and photos explain the tricks behind using Japanese mokume gane, differential heat treating, power hammers, and other techniques to make kukris, wavy blades, spears and swords that bear the master's mark.
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- Pattern-Welded Blade: Artistry In Iron
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- -Jim Hrisoulas / Hardcover 120 pages / Published January 2002
Pattern-welded blades are among the most beautiful and durable creations to emerge from the bladesmith's forge. Now, Jim Hrisoulas, author of The Complete Bladesmith, reveals the secrets of this ancient craft, from the welding of the starting billet to final assembly of the completed blade. Learn basic patterns and stunning, complex designs.
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- How to Make Folding Knives: A Step-by-Step how-To
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- -Ron Lake, Frank Centofante, Wayne Clay / Paperback 193 pages / Published February 1995
This book provides easy to follow instructions on how to make your own folding knifes. The book shows three methods of making folding lock-blade knives. Includes safety tips, suppliers lists and answers many questions from these three top custom makers.
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- Complete Modern Blacksmith
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- -Alexander G. Weygers, Peter Partch / Paperback 304 pages / Published March 1997
A truly unusual and unique resource, this extremely hands-on book brings together popular but long-out-of-print classics (The Modern Blacksmith, The Recycling, Use, and Repair of Tools, and The Making of Tools), essential for anyone interested in the making, repair, maintenance, or arcana of tools. An essential volume in any serious craftsman's library, this book covers setting up a smithy (anvil, forge, hammer, tongs, and all), and manufacturing everything from stonecarving chisels to decorative wallhooks.
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