What are some must-have books for a knife nut?

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Ferahgo

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Looking to expand my knowledge. History, modern, knife-craft, etc. What are some of the best books to have for a blade nut?
 
Phone book , thick one.
Lots of pages to slice up or just stab the whole dame thing. :cool:
 
That's a pretty good question. I know I've seen some in bookstores but nothing impressive.
 
nives illustrated. I learned a lot from them. But the most of my knowledge came from here and other places like BF... The worlds the limit.
 
Is "Knives for Dummies" out yet?

Seriously...I started a similar thread here about a month ago asking for pics of any old or current knife advertisements---video, audio, handbill, poster, billboard---after having a discussion with a person who claimed to see knife ads occasionally, including during the Walking Dead shows on the History Channel (I intend to watch closely this season to catch one of these ads. I think he said it was a Benchmade ad. Maybe it was only regional or local placement but I've never seen a knife company ad on TV).

I don't think the thread got any replies, Haven't checked lately.

I have a feeling there will be a similar dearth of response here. Not that I've specifically looked all that much but I think I only recall seeing a couple of "knife" books ever. Hope this gets some solid replies.
 
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For Spanish speaking knife enthusiasts, I think all of Abel Domenech's books are a must.

If you're interested in self defense, Janich's "Knife Fighting", or any of his work for that matter, would be useful.

Bernard Levine's "Guide to knives and their values" (and his pocket knife book as well), Wayne Goddard's "$50 Knife shop", Bill Bagwell's "Bowies, big knives and the best battle blades", Loveless' & Barney's "How to make knives", Hrisoulas' "The pattern welded blade", Bergland's "Norwegian knife making", Fowler's "Knife talk: the art and science of knife making" (and "Knife talk II"), etc.

There are also several cool brand specific books about Spyderco, Victorinox, Case and others.
 
The book I have is The Standard Knife collector's guide By Roy Richie and Ron Stewart.Identification and values fourth addition.There may be a newer version .It's published by Collector books.It's a little dated, but was a gift some years ago.
 
The History of the John Russell Cutlery Company. Sheffield Steel and America.
 
If I didn't have endless bills
I would have bought every knife book at knifeworld ...
http://www.knifeworld.com/knifwormag.html
But seeing that i don't,
It pays to pick and choose.
And that depends entirely on where one's interest lies.
If you're a cupboard commando then a visit to paladin press
Might just be the material to flip things around for you.
http://www.paladin-press.com/category/s/a
Good luck in your journey of discovery.
 
How about "The Spyderco Story, The New Shape of Sharp" by Kenneth T. Delavigne? It has been out of print for some time in the hard cover, but I thought I heard of a paper back version. This is a fairly early story of Spyderco, but excellent reading. Perhaps you can borrow some ones?
 
Looked at Amazon. The hard cover is $339!!!! Talk about appreciation. I was partially right, there is a softcover version, but Amazon was out.
 
The parent company of Blade magazine, Krause Publications, has book division worth checking out.

They did the Wayne Goddard book mentioned above.
 
I've seen plenty of knife ads on sporting shows like fishing or hunting...

But I have never read a book regarding knives, other than catalogs to buy knives.

I have a bushcraft book but doesn't go Into knife detail too much.
 
Right now I'm reading a book by Durwood Hollis, named "Knifemaking with Bob Loveless". Copyright is 2010 and it's a great read. I'm trying to figure out making my first blade, and this book has helped in many ways. It's easy to read and understand, and focus on safety was also crucial.
 
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