Bladesmithing book inquiry

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amw308

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I am looking for a book on bladesmithing. I am especially interested in details on heat treatment and hardening. I was just wondering if anyone had experience with any books they could recommend.
Thanks.
 
I started with David Boyd's (sp?) book- Step by step knifemaking. It went over alot of information in a very clear way. Great book.
 
If you talking "Bladesmithing" I don't think there's a better place to start than the books by Jim Hirsoulas.......... "The Complete Bladesmith", The Master Bladesmith", and "Pattern Welded Steel". If I rememeber correctly they are published by Paladin Press. "The Complete Bladesmith" is the starter book and takes you from setting up shop through completing a forge blade. I've recommended these books to several of my students and they have all found them to very helpful. If you read them, make sure you do it in the order listed. The books make some references to each other, and you can get confused if you don't do so.
 
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