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If you want the inside skinny on forging blades then check out the book by Hrisoulas and complete the knowledge of Blacksmithing with the booke by Alex Bealer.
If you want the basic line of tools and equipment then check out The Gun Digest Book of Knifemaking by Lewis and Combs. The technique book that I've been reading (and reading, reading reading...) is How to make Knives by by Barney and Loveless.
I think that in addition to a good library, getting to know some local makers and checking out videos (like the ones by Allen Blade) may get you pointed in the right direction.
If all else fails, a vise, a file or two and a ton of sandpaper will accomplish miracles.
All the Best
Dileas Gu Brath
If you want the basic line of tools and equipment then check out The Gun Digest Book of Knifemaking by Lewis and Combs. The technique book that I've been reading (and reading, reading reading...) is How to make Knives by by Barney and Loveless.
I think that in addition to a good library, getting to know some local makers and checking out videos (like the ones by Allen Blade) may get you pointed in the right direction.
If all else fails, a vise, a file or two and a ton of sandpaper will accomplish miracles.
All the Best
Dileas Gu Brath
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Yea zipp,
It's amazing how much there is to learn about a something so basic as a knife.
It's also amazing how much one can learn if they are really determined.
I learned a lot from an old book I found in a used book store. It was simply called - "How to make knives and other household tools"
It's pretty basic - every thing in the book is done with hand tools- its very thorough, it even has a chapter on sheath making!
Drop me an e-mail if your interested in it- I'd be willing to send it your way
ericelson@hotmail.com
Oh ya , one thing I like to do is take notes - especially if i've just talked to another knifemaker, I write down anything he told me that I don't already know. (its a big note book!!!!)
Keep On makin'
L8R
Eric
It's amazing how much there is to learn about a something so basic as a knife.
It's also amazing how much one can learn if they are really determined.
I learned a lot from an old book I found in a used book store. It was simply called - "How to make knives and other household tools"
It's pretty basic - every thing in the book is done with hand tools- its very thorough, it even has a chapter on sheath making!
Drop me an e-mail if your interested in it- I'd be willing to send it your way
ericelson@hotmail.com
Oh ya , one thing I like to do is take notes - especially if i've just talked to another knifemaker, I write down anything he told me that I don't already know. (its a big note book!!!!)
Keep On makin'
L8R
Eric
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Zipp, check out Wayne Goddard's new book, The Wonder of Knifemaking, Wayne has taken thirty-some years of his experiences and put them into a well written book that covers a lot of topics.... GOOD READING!! Mike
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The books I have found most useful are: David Boye's book "Step-by-Step Knifemaking"; "How to Make Knives" by Richard W. Barney and Robert W. Loveless; and a book by Tim Mccreight on knifemaking the title of which eludes me but includes the phrase "Ten Projects by a Master Craftsman"-Guy Thomas