Useful Bladesmithing Links & Tutorials

[ddean]

Here's a link page by Dan Gray:
http://www.knivesby.com/knifemaking.html
for -lots- of bladesmithing info.
Link catagories:
1-Build it yourself
2-Knife Making Tutorials
3-Technical
4-Interesting information

 

[ddean]

Handrubbed finish on blade:

http://www.homestead.com/beknivessite2/handrubbing.html

With nice pix of blade at each stage.

 

[ddean]

This site for Blademakers only:
http://www.blademakers.com/
until the site is officially launched.
It's a host for blademaker websites.

This site is another blademaker host:
http://www.knivesby.com/makerstartpage.html
And is up & running for buyers to browse.

 

[ddean]

www.internetbusinesslinks.net/SupplierList.html

&

www.ajh-knives.com/supplier-1.html

 

[ddean]

Can you find all 5 links on this page?:
http://www.engnath.com/public/intable.htm

It takes some exploring to find all the useful info.
Well worth exploring on a cold, rainy day.

Blademaking Tutorials
http://www.engnath.com/public/manframe.htm

Blade design drawings
Blades made from blanks
More........

 

[ddean]

More tutorials:

http://www.chriscrawford.com/knives/Tutorials.asp

including forging a frontier hawk.