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Good beginners book
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Lots of broken links, but try here and see what you get.
Look at the filing jig.
File annealed barstock
Send it out for heat treat.
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Look at the filing jig.
File annealed barstock
Send it out for heat treat.
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This book is what got me started.
A good book. Some of info is outdated but the basics are good.
You can easely buy good knife steel, no need to find old saw blades like in the time the book was written.
Bob Loveless also whote a book that people like but I never read that one.
A good book. Some of info is outdated but the basics are good.
You can easely buy good knife steel, no need to find old saw blades like in the time the book was written.
Bob Loveless also whote a book that people like but I never read that one.
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Welcome Pipp, Fill out your profile so we know where you live and a bit about you.
Unless your father-in-law is a knifemaker, he probably does not have all the equipment needed for making a knife. Heat Treatment will be your biggest challenge. Sending the knife to Jarod Todd (JT Custom Knives) will be your best choice to have it hardened.
Shaping and tapering the blade will be the biggest work. JT might be helpful here, as he has knife blanks for sale that will cut down the amount of work.
www.jarodtodd.com
One of your first decisions will be to pick the steel you want the knife from.
There are many good books on knifemaking. A few are:
Step-by-step Knifemaking - Boye
Introduction to Knifemaking - Berg
Knifemaking - Loveless
Far better than a book will be to find a knifemaker near you and visit him. He may offer to help you build your knife.
Final suggestion, many suppliers sell pre-finished knife blades that only need the handle attached. This may be a good starting attempt to feel out knifemaking.
For this option, as well as supplies and handle material needed to make a knife, try Knifekits.com, Texas Knife Supply, Jantz knife supply, USA Knifemakers, K&G Knife supply, etc.
Unless your father-in-law is a knifemaker, he probably does not have all the equipment needed for making a knife. Heat Treatment will be your biggest challenge. Sending the knife to Jarod Todd (JT Custom Knives) will be your best choice to have it hardened.
Shaping and tapering the blade will be the biggest work. JT might be helpful here, as he has knife blanks for sale that will cut down the amount of work.
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www.jarodtodd.com
One of your first decisions will be to pick the steel you want the knife from.
There are many good books on knifemaking. A few are:
Step-by-step Knifemaking - Boye
Introduction to Knifemaking - Berg
Knifemaking - Loveless
Far better than a book will be to find a knifemaker near you and visit him. He may offer to help you build your knife.
Final suggestion, many suppliers sell pre-finished knife blades that only need the handle attached. This may be a good starting attempt to feel out knifemaking.
For this option, as well as supplies and handle material needed to make a knife, try Knifekits.com, Texas Knife Supply, Jantz knife supply, USA Knifemakers, K&G Knife supply, etc.