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 PDF
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A M O D E R N G U I D E T O K N I F E M A K I N G Knifemaking 001-093_text close_13301 c3.indd 1 9/4/18 11:44 AM Knifemaking 001-093_text close_13301 c3.indd 1 Job: 13301 Title: 225165 - Modern Guide to Knifemaking (R9P/4) /18 11:44 AM Text GLP Page: 1 Proof 1 3 A M O D E R N G U I D E T O K N I F E M A K I N G Step-by-Step Instruction for Forging Your Own Knife from Expert Bladesmi ths, Including Making Your Own Handle, Sheath, and Sharpening L A U R A Z E R R A survivalist and knifemaker Knifemaking 001-093_text close_13301 c3.indd 2 9/4/18 11:44 AM Knifemaking 001-093_text close_13301 c3.indd 2 Job: 13301 Title: 222255116655 -- M Mooddeerrnn G Guuididee t oto K Knnifiefmemakaiknign g( R(9RP/4)P /)1 8 11:44 AM Text GLP Page: 2 Proof 1 33 A M O D E R N G U I D E T O K N I F E M A K I N G Step-by-Step Instruction for Forging Your Own Knife from Expert Bladesmi ths, Including Making Your Own Handle, Sheath, and Sharpening L A U R A Z E R R A survivalist and knifemaker Knifemaking 001-093_text close_13301 c3.indd 3 9/4/18 11:44 AM Knifemaking 001-093_text close_13301 c3.indd 3 Job: 13301 Title: 225165 - Modern Guide to Knifemaking (R9P/4) /18 11:44 AM Text GLP Page: 3 Proof 1 3 © 2018 Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc. Text © 2018 Laura Zerra First Published in 2018 by Quarry Books, an imprint of The Quarto Group, 100 Cummings Center, Suite 265-D, Beverly, MA 01915, USA. T (978) 282-9590 F (978) 283-2742 QuartoKnows.com All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission of the copyright owners. All images in this book have been reproduced with the knowledge and prior consent of the artists concerned, and no responsibility is accepted by producer, publisher, or printer for any infringement of copyright or otherwise, arising from the contents of this publication. Every efort has been made to ensure that credits accurately comply with information supplied. We apologize for any inaccuracies that may have occurred and will resolve inaccurate or missing information in a subsequent reprinting of the book. Quarry Books titles are also available at discount for retail, wholesale, promotional, and bulk purchase. For details, contact the Special Sales Manager by email at To all knifemakers: past, present, and future. Knifemaking 001-093_text close_13301 c3.indd 5 9/4/18 11:44 AM Knifemaking 001-093_text close_13301 c3.indd 5 Job: :1 1330310 1T i tTlei: t2le2:5 126255 -1 M65o d-e Mrn oGdueidren toG Kuindifem toa kKinng i(fRePm) aking (R9P/4)/1 8 11:44 AM Text GLPP P Pagaeg:e 5: 5 Proooof f 1 1 3 3 C O N T E N T S Knifemaking 001-093_text close_13301 c3.indd 6 9/4/18 11:44 AM Knifemaking 001-093_text close_13301 c3.indd 6 Job: 13301 Title: 225165 - Modern Guide to Knifemaking (R9P/4) /18 11:44 AM Text GLP Page: 6 Proof 1 3 9 Introduction 13 Chapter 1 . Tools of the Trade setting up a shop | safety equipment | tools | forging vs. stock removal blacksmithing tools | building a two-brick forge 31 Chapter 2 . Designing a Knife knife anatomy | tang | blade profiles | designing your knife | making a template 45 Chapter 3 . Understanding Steel what is steel? | heat and steel | selecting steel | cutting out a blank 61 Chapter 4 . Blacksmithing heating the steel | making a game plan | hammering | moving steel making a hot cut | knife forging 101 | normalizing | annealing 79 Chapter 5 . Grinding blade profiling | grinds | blade geometry | learning to grind making a scandinavian grind 95 Chapter 6 . Heat Treating and Finishing final tooling of the steel | hardening | quenching | hardening in a pit fire tempering | tempering 1080 steel | grinding the surface | polishing 113 Chapter 7 . Making a Handle scale materials | pins | handle ergonomics | making a wooden handle 125 Chapter 8 . Making a Sheath sheath styles | sheath materials | leatherworking tools | making a leather sheath 139 Chapter 9 . Sharpening and Knife Care sharpening tools | mechanics of sharpening | sharpening a blade | keeping an edge 152 glossary 154 resources 156 acknowledgments 157 about the author 158 index Knifemaking 001-093_text close_13301 c3.indd 7 9/4/18 11:44 AM Knifemaking 001-093_text close_13301 c3.indd 7 Job: 13301 Title: 225165 - Modern Guide to Knifemaking (R9P/4) /18 11:44 AM Text GLP Page: 7 Proof 1 3 Knifemaking 001-093_text close_13301 c3.indd 8 9/4/18 11:44 AM Knifemaking 001-093_text close_13301 c3.indd 8 Job: :1 1330310 1T i tTlei: t2le2:5 126255 -1 M65o d-e Mrn oGdueidren toG Kuindifem toa kKinng i(fRePm) aking (R9P/4)/1 8 11:44 AM Text GLPP P Pagaeg:e 8: 8 Proooof f 1 1 3 3
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