
A Modern Guide To Knifemaking: Step-By-Step Instruction For Forging Your Own Knife From Expert Bladesmiths, Including Making Your Own Handle, Sheath And Sharpening
In A Modern Guide to Knifemaking, well-known survivalist Laura Zerra shares her essential knifemaking tips and tricks, including step-by-step instructions for both forging and stock removal.We all use a knife pretty much every day, but for Zerra, her daily life often depends on the blade she takes with her into the wild. She's learned about what works and what doesn't, what steel will hold an edge...
Flexibound: 160 pages
Publisher: Quarry Books (July 3, 2018)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1631595059
ISBN-13: 978-1631595059
Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 0.5 x 10.2 inches
Amazon Rank: 236856
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“This is a beautifully produced book and the author writes well. She covers all of the aspects of knifemaking and communicates her passion for it. Unfortunately there is very little detail so the book is best suited to the absolute beginner who is try...”
and what nuances in blade design will make or break a knife.From design to sharpening, A Modern Guide to Knifemaking covers every step in the knifemaking process. To begin, you will consider what you want your knife to accomplish, develop a design, and make a prototype. Zerra takes you through choosing and buying steel for your knife and then teaches you to build your own forge. You will learn forging basics and then move on to forge the shape of your knife and make the blade tip. From there, you will cut the blade profile, grind in bevels to make the edge of the knife, heat treat and temper your blade, grind and polish it, and make a handle and sheath for it. You will also learn sharpening techniques to maintain the edge of your new knife.Throughout, Zerra has included Pro-Tips from some of the leading knifemakers working today including Ken Onion, Kaila Cumings, and Mike Jones.A Modern Guide to Knifemaking covers every detail of knifemaking so you can make yourself the perfect knife.
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