Wanting to learn more of the technical side of knives... please suggest sources

[peripatew]

The more I dig around the forums here, the more I want to learn about knives. I don't necessarily want to make knives (yet). But I'd really like to learn more about the different blade materials, their pros and cons, different techniques associated with working the metal and shaping the blades (heat treating, grinding, etc...).

Are there any good really good books on the subject? If it is a knife making book that is fine, I'd just really like to learn as much as possible, so that I can make good informed decisions about blade purchases and usage.

Thanks!

L

 

[MORIMOTOM]

bob loveless wrote a couple books. ive got one somewhere. great info.

also check the knifemakers forums, testing forums, etc.

 

[Esav Benyamin]

Here are some online sources for background information on knives.

A.G.Russell Knife Encyclopedia Articles
http://www.agrussell.com/knife_information/knife_encyclopedia/articles.html

including Blade Geometry FAQ
http://www.agrussell.com/knife_information/knife_encyclopedia/articles/blade_geometry_faq.html

A.G.Russell Knife Encyclopedia Glossary
http://www.agrussell.com/knife_information/knife_encyclopedia/glossary.html

EDC Knives - Knife Knowledge
http://www.edcknives.com/vcom/knife_knowledge.php

KnifeArt articles
http://www.knifeart.com/knifearticles.html

Wikipedia - Knife
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knives

Here's a few on Sharpening

EDC Knives Sharpening FAQ
http://www.edcknives.com/pdf-files/Sharpen_v2.pdf

Knife Maintenance and Sharpening
http://forums.egullet.com/index.php?showtopic=26036

Sharpening Made Easy
http://users.ameritech.net/knives/knives1c.htm

Convex Grind FAQ
http://home.nycap.rr.com/sosak/convex.htm

Sharpening the Ontario - Jerry Hossom
http://hossom.com/sharp/

And a list of common abbreviations we use:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=486718&highlight=abbreviations

 

[IUKE12]

Wayne Goddard's book $50 knife shop also the wonder of knifemaking, same author.

 

[OilMan]

This forum is one of the best books on the subject you're gonna find.:thumbup: Learn how to use the finicky search function and you're all set.

 

[Esav Benyamin]

Learn how to use the finicky search function ...

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[Jared Stenoien]

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