Bob Engnath Knife Patterns-Great PDF of every knife pattern you can think of plus it will inspire more patterns in you.

Forums and Groups

Knife and making forums, groups, and chat rooms.

Instructional links: with single tutorial/information pages and multiple tutorial sites.

Armas Blancas (Translate this page or use Babelfish, Spanish to English)

BladeForums - Registration (no cost involved) required for some parts of the site.

Bladesign Forum
Bladesmith's Forums

British Blades

Bushcraft UK

Custom Knives and Guns

Ethnographic Arms & Armor

European Blades

Evolution Forge Forum Registration (no cost involved) required

Forgefr.com (Translate with Babelfish, French to English)
Knifeforums Knives Forum

MesserForum (Translate this page or use Babelfish, German to English)

myArmoury.com

NetSword

Outdoors Magazine

PaleoPlanet - Metallurgy/Knife Making
Plainsman's Cabin Primal fires

Ramanon's Forum

RAT Forums

Schmiedecafé.com (Translate this page or use Babelfish, German to English)

Sword Arts forums

Sword Forum International

Tactical Forums

TalkBlade

ThaiBlades

The ABANA Forums

The Black Hole forums - Registration (no cost involved) required

The Bowyer's Den

The Finer Edge

The Hoodlums

The Knife Network Forums

Usual Suspects forums - Registration (no cost involved) required

Weapons.be (Translate with Babelfish, Dutch to English)

MSN groups:

Blade/Blacksmithing

Newsgroups:

rec.knives

Yahoo groups:

CustomBladeSmiths · A Forum for Blade Smithing Knives

HowToSharpen - Sharpening Discussion and Forum

knifecraft2005 · Knifecraft 2005

knife_making · Hand Crafted Knife Making

Pattern_Welded_Knives

Chat:

Knifemakers Chat Room - Hosted by Bruce Evans (JS) every Thursday 8 pm until ?

Primalfires Chat - usually someone there around 9 P.M. (eastern time) on Saturday and Sundays.

E-magazine:

The Finer Edge - free digital knife magazine

Instructional Section

Anodizing:

Anodizing advice

Anodizing Aluminum

Anodizing Aluminum by Ron Newman

Anodizing Titanium by Jason Howell

D.I.Y. anodizing from Popular Science

MrTitanium's Introduction to Anodizing Titanium

Tutorial on Multi-Stage Anodizing

Also see "Tools and Shop" or "Multiple tutorial sites" for anodizer plans.

Bolsters/Guards:

Bolster pin trick

Bolster shaping advice

Bolster Soldering Tutorial

Fitting Bolsters

Fitting Guards

Fitting the guard with simple tools. (.pdf)

Guards

Hidden tang guard clamp

How-To Pin And Soldering Guards And Bolsters -- Part I

How-To Pin And Soldering Guards And Bolsters -- Part II

How-To Pin And Soldering Guards And Bolsters -- Part III

Making a "half penny" style quillon guard

Making an oval guard with bells on the end

Marking out where to drill when making a hidden tang guard.

Peening bolster pins

Pinning ferrules/spacers to guards

Scandi Bolster Fit

Solder a guard by Bruce Evans

Soldering the way that seems to work for me by BobVan Gelder

Solderless Guards by Terry Primos

Tips for fitting guards

Visualize your design - Bolsters from bar stock

also see "Soldering"

Buffing:

see "Finishes"

Carving, Engraving and Inlay:

Carving Tutorial

Carving a metal moth

Carving a Scottish dirk handle

Engraving/ Fine Embellishment

How to carve leather by Ron Ross

Inlay Work

Inlaying brass into steel

Inlaying Gold

Inlaying Mother of pearl

Installing Simple Inlays

Pearl Inlay Technique

Pearl inlay

Short inlaying video

Wire inlay guide

Wire inlay tutorial

Wood engraving

Casting:

A Home Metalcasting Foundry

Art Metals forum

Backyard Metal casting

Casting pewter bolsters by Chuck Barrows

Lost wax casting (Microsoft word document)

Stovetop Metalcasting

Design:

104 templates and 300 drawings by Lloyd Harding - hosted by Hurley Custom Knives , thanks Wil

Bob Engnath's patterns:

Electroforming/plating:

Electroforming

Electroforming Step-by-Step

Electroplating

Plating, Anodizing and Metal Finishing

Engraving:

see "Carving, Engraving and Inlay"

Etching:

Etching Damascus

Etching Instructions for Thunderforged™ Damascus

Etching to show quench lines/hamon

Etching wootz steel

Tutorial on Selectively Etching a Blade

Vinegar etch

Also see: Marking your blade

File work:

Filework by Mark Terrell

Filework example

Filework examples

Filework made easy......well,.....easier.

Filework on a Gentleman's folder

Filework patterns

Filework patterns

Filework tutorial

How to do file work on a fixed-blade knife by Rocket Knives

How to file work a folding knife by Rocket Knives

Other File Patterns and Tips by Mark Terrell

Some more file work info by Ruben Calo

Also see Bruce Evans' site for two more file working tutorials. -

Filing:

Draw filing. more about draw filing

Excellent File Guide $12.99

Files - selecting and using

File Anti-rocking Device

File Guides and File Jigs -- A Primer...

File jigs

Hints and Tricks on using File Guides and File Jigs...

Info about files

Info on using a file jig

Finishes:

Also see the etching section above

An approach to hybrid polishing

Cleaning up the fullers by D. Fogg

Finishes: Tools and Applications

Grinding and Polishing Procedure Comparison

Hand rubbing a blade by Bruce Evans

Hand rubbing being a pain? can't get the flats as smooth as you want? Try this trick - palm sander with micarta plate

Hand sanding

How To Buff and Polish

How to Hot Blue you Knife Blades For Less than $75.00 By Wil Hurley

How to make a tumbler

Info about applying Gun-Kote

Info on the etch and polish of hamon

Kitchen Stove Parkerizing

Lapping

Mirror finishing

Restoring Finishes: Florentine, Hammered and Stippled

Patina Formulas for Brass, Bronze and Copper

Polishing

Sanding and finishing with emery

The Polish Tutorial Page

Tutorial on Engine Turning

Using cutting or polishing stones

Fixed Blades:

Absolute Cheapskate Way to Start Making Knives (.pdf download, requires logging in at http://knifedogs.com/ - registration is free) Great tutorial using only hand tools -

As to make a qualitative knife on the knees

Crooked knife plans

Cutlery From Junk: stock removal knife making by serger

First of 3 part stock removal tutorial by Nick Wheeler
Part 2 Part 3

Full tang tutorial by narsil

Greenpete's Knife Making pt1of4 - video of a knife made from a file using very basic methods (angle grinder, files, drill and fire)

Greenpete's Knife Making pt2of4

Greenpete's Knife Making pt3of4 - read some discussion on the tempering technique.

Greenpete's Knife Making pt4of4

How I make a knife... by LongRifle

How I make a Knife by Ray Rogers

How I Make a Kitchen Knife by Ray Rogers

"How to build a knife" in the Miscellaneous Tutorials.

How_To_Build_A_Knife by Jim Small e-book (.pdf) Right click and save as.

How to make a fixed blade knife by Rocket Knives

How to make a knife back yard style by Bossman (photos missing)

How To Make an Eating Dagger from a File by Al Massey

How to make knives by ginsengavenger

How to make your favorite carving knife by Rick Ferry

How to make your own hunting knife from an old saw blade by David Boye

Kitchen knife tutorial by Lone Shepherd

Knifemaking (Japanese text) Translator (cut and paste the url; use the lower set of characters in the url drop down box for English)

Knife Making 101

Knife making with titanium by Mission knives

Let's make a little skinner by Terry Hearn from The Knife Network

Make a Marking Knife by J.R. Buchanan

Make a "Po'boy Puukko" by Sylvrfalcn (registration required, but no cost involved) -

Make a skew knife and a camp knife by Chuck Barrows

Making a bird and trout knife by Steve Sando

Making an Authentic Belt Knife

Making the blade

Making the handle

Making and throwing knives (no detailed making information, but some nice designs)

Making an integral bolster camp knife

Making Your First Blade

"Old Hickory" skinner to Nessmuk conversion

Oupa's Old Hickory Skinner to Nessmuk conversion

Photos of the knife making process - Japanese page. no pertinent text, but nice photos of some knife making techniques.

Saw blade knife & PVC water pipe sheath by Junior Doughty

The 60 minute knife by Jason Cutter

"The Anyone Can Make It Copperhead Survival Knife"

The Shade Tree Knife Mechanic knife making tutorial

The Stock Removal Knife Tutorial - Part 1 by Fox

"Your first knife"

Fobs and lanyards:

Boondoggle Projects

Braided Leather Knife Lanyard—2 Tailed

Braided strap

Leather braiding

Make a fob

Non-snagging lanyard loop tutorial - Registration (no cost involved) required

The Monkey Fist

Tying a lanyard - Chris Reeves

Tying a lanyard - Chris Reeves

Folders:

Bose Back pocket Knife Construction

Building an Interframe Folder by Neil Charity from The Knife Network

Building a No Tang Pin, Sandwich Constructed Balisong by Terry Guinn

Folding knife designs

Friction folder - the blade

Friction folder - the handle

Friction folder tutorial

How I Make a Folding Knife by Ray Rogers

How to build a Lock-Back Folder by Neil Charity from The Knife Network

How to go about making a liner locking folder by Rocket Knives

How To Make A Slip Joint Pocketknife by Chris Crawford

Interesting pictorial of a lock back folder; design to finish (I believe he made it entirely on a mill )

Japanese page that has some nice photos of folding knife construction -Translator (cut and paste the url; use the lower set of characters in the url drop down box for English)

Lets build a friction folder from scratch.

Liner lock folding knife by Ray Rogers

Liner lock tutorial by Filip De Coene, knifemaker

Manufacture of a Piedmontese knife (friction folder)

The Liner-Lock Folder by Jason Howell

Tony Bose Pivot Bushing Construction

Trials and tribulations in the making of a liner lock folder

Tutorial on Building a Frame-Lock Folder

Tutorial on Customizing Pivot Screws

Tutorial on Making a Custom Pivot Assembly

Tutorial on Making Titanium Spacers

Washers From Razors - How To Make .004 Inch Stainless Steel Washers by Chris Crawford

Forged knives and forging:

Basic Blacksmithing e-book (.pdf)

Beginner's guide to bladesmithing

Blacksmithing techniques – (Translate with Babelfish, French to English) use the “Cours” link

Bronze Cable Damascus Tutorial by Gene Osborne

Canister welded chainsaw chain and 5160 san mai with brass accent by Ariel Salaverria

Cold forging

Contrasting steels by D. Fogg

Combined Handout for Basic Blacksmithing, Practical Blacksmithing and Forge Welding - taught by Don Njall Olaf Hagerson

Damascus tutorial

Everything from the use of basic tools like fullers to forging roses, axes, hammers, knives and bells.

Flint striker knife tutorial by Anvil Magazine

Forging

Forging a blade by Andrew Jordan

Forging a Knife Blade

Forging a Seax (?) pictorial

Forging a Small Drawknife site having troubles as of 1-22-2007

Forging blade from zero

Forging the sword by D. Fogg

Forging tutorials

Forge welding by D. Fogg

Forge welding site having troubles as of 1-22-2007

Fundamentals of Knife Forging - Starting from Zero

How a khukuri is made in Nepal

How I Make Damascus Steel by Ariel Salaverria

How to Forge a C15th Eating Knife by Ragged Staff

Knife Making in Barrytown

Making A Pattern Welded Blacksmith's Knife by sjaqua

Making a San Mai tanto - motorcycle chain and W1

Manufacture of a Piedmontese knife (friction folder)

Mosaics by D. Fogg

Pattern development in Damascus steel by D. Fogg

Pattern welding by Andrew Jordan

RR spike knife by J Hrisoulas

San Mai Japanese Style Chefs Knives

"The making of a Seventeenth Century Iron Trade Axe"

The mystery of Damascus blades and how to make a Damascus blade

The Touareg blacksmiths

See more forging tutorials here and here. There is even more forging info available on some of the multiple tutorial sites below.

Grinding:

Basic hollow-grinding technique

Blade Grinding (My way) lot’s of Pic’s by Aly

Convex grinding tips

Dovetail grinding jig

Grind height widget (calculator)

Grinding a blade by Andrew Jordan

Grinding a Blade by Ariel Elias Salaverria

Grinding a cutlass ground Bowie blade by Bruce Evans

Grinding daggers by D. Fogg

Grinding jig by Filip De Coene, knifemaker

Grinding Karambits and Hawkbills by Mark Terrell

Grinding Recurved Blades by Mark Terrell

Grinding tips

How to grind by Dragon Cutlery

Jigs

Knife bevel grinding jig (using an angle grinder) – Langdon Wilson, Knifemangler

Make a "Small Screw" Holder for Filing or Grinding

Making fullers by D. Fogg

Serrations

Stock removal Damascus

Tapering Tangs by Robert Brown

Tang tapering Tutorial by Don Cowles from The Knife Network

Training wheels for knife grinding

Guards:

see "Bolsters and guards" and "Soldering"

Hamon:

Clay Coated Heat Treat

Differential hardening with clay

Getting the clay to stick

How to clay temper a blade

Info on the etch and polish of hamon

My method for getting hamon on 1095 by Chiro75

Nice photo of applied clay in this bowie pictorial

Questions about clay coating

Handles:

Another approach to framed handles by Gene Anderson

Antler handle without adhesives

Birch bark handle tutorial

Brad's Nordic Knife Making Instructions

Constructing a knife

Cord wrapped Knife Handles; The Running Dog way!

Cord Wrapping Your Handles by Greg Watkins

Crooked Spear - An Old Blade Gets A New Life (stag stick tang) by Bill Hay

Exotic Wood Handle Types for Knives

Finishing Ivory and Stag Surfaces

Finishing Stag

Handle fitting by D. Fogg

Handle Materials Table

How about making your own? another Scandi, this one by Glen Lewis

How To Install Scales On A Knife Blade

Indexing pins for hidden tang construction

Interesting handle construction method

Installing Handles 102...

Installing Handles 201 -- Tapered Tangs...

Japanese style handle wrapping (Japanese text, but great photos) Translator (cut and paste the url; use the lower set of characters in the url drop down box for English)

Japanese style handle wrapping

Leather washer handle

Making a Birch Bark Knife Handle by Tom Mills

Making a "Coke bottle" style handle (Framed handle) by Bruce Evans

Making a multi-colored, laminated wood handle with veneer from Home Depot

Making a Nessmuk knife from Dale's blade

Making a Nessmuk knife from Dale's blade part 2 (Top)

Making a Nessmuk knife from Dale's blade part 3

Micarta:

Information on different kinds of micarta

Home Grown Micarta

Tutorial - Multilayer Materials

Textured Home Made Micarta

Discussion/Information on homemade micarta

Para-cord wrap

Repairing a cracked handle

Scandi style knife construction tutorial

Stacked wood and antler handle

The knife handle material Encyclopedia (75+ pics) -

There are more handle tutorials in the "Multiple tutorial sites" section

Heat treating:

see "Heat treat information"

Inlay:

see "Carving, Engraving and Inlay"

Lanyards:

see "Fobs and lanyards"

Marking your blade:

Acid etching (decorative and logos):

Acid etching tutorial (English text link at top left of the page)

Electro-etching logos:

Build your own electro-chemical marking device

Electro-Etcher plan

Etch-O-Matic (electro-chemical marking)

Etching Tutorial and Etching Supplier Listing by Tracy Mickley

Help/tips on stencils and etching

Logo (Maker's mark) cleanup tips

Stencil information

Stamps, gravers:

Custom tang stamps - Henry Evers

Custom knife stamps - Harper mfg.

Micro Stamp

Making your own touch mark

Tools made from nails - graver and punch

Mokume:

Etching tips

How to Make Mokume from Coins

Making and firing the Mokume mini kiln by Steve Midgett

Making Mokume by J. Loose - (use the "Studio" link)

Making Mokume from 1010, 1085 and copper

Mokume Gane site having troubles as of 1-22-2007

mokume_gane - Yahoo group

Tutorial on mokume making (1010 - 1070 and copper)

Photography:

A wonderful collection of links about knife photography by RokJok

How to Avoid Common Photography Mistakes

Understanding Sword Photography

Pins:

Making mosaic pins - Mosaic pins & Precise pin setting by knives.com

Mosaic pins by NorthCoast Knives

More ideas for decorative pins - Hidden pins by NorthCoast Knives

Mosaic pins

Peening Hollow Tubing Pins by Mark Terrell

Polishing:

see "Finishes"

Sharpening:

Belt Sharpening Tutorial by Mark Terrell

Burnishing A Knife

Convex grind maintenance

Home built belt sander for knife sharpening tutorial

How to Sharpen a Convex Micro-Bevel by Daniel Koster

Peening

Razor Sharpening And Using Tips

Sharpening a Knife; Emphasis On Necropsy Equipment

Sharpening Made Easy: the Website, aka Steve's Knife Sharpening Site

Sheaths:

AlanMolstad's YouTube 9 Part sheath making video

Antler and leather "Scandi" style sheath

Build a leather sheath (Translate this page or use Babelfish, German to English)

Chiro75’s Plastic (kydex) sheath making tutorial

Hand Stitching, how I do it. by Ron Ross

How to carve leather by Ron Ross

How to: hot wax a leather sheath with improvised tools.

Kydex sheath Tutorial by Jens Anso

Leather tooling tutorial

Making a boot clip

Making a full nickel silver sheath

Making a Leather Knife Sheath by Bill Scherer

Making a pouch sheath

Mexican Loop Style Sheath Tutorial by Wild Rose Trading Company

Reversible knife sheath

Scandi sheath making

Sheath tutorial

Simple, easy to make stitching pony

Split Pouch Clip on sheath tutorial

The WRTC method of stitching a leather knife sheath

Wood sheaths information

Soldering:

Soldering

Solder a guard by Bruce Evans

Solder Flow Retardant Notes

Soldering information

Soldering the way that seems to work for me by BobVan Gelder

Also see brazing and welding

Stone knives:

Flint knapping information

Hafting stone knives

Hoko Knife by Dick Baugh

How to lap knap

Making a stone knife

Swords:

A visit to Aranyik

Description of hamon

Forging the sword by D. Fogg

Hamon information

How Sword Making Works

How to clay temper a blade by Bob Engnath

Making a katana part 1 by Randal Graham

Making a katana part 2

Making a monosteel katana by R.H.Graham - Registration (no cost involved) required

Making the Knot by D. Fogg

Making Shitodomi by D. Fogg

Making a tsuba by D. Fogg

My method for getting hamon on 1095 by Chiro75

Japanese style handle wrapping

Japanese style handle wrapping (Japanese text, but great photos) Translator (cut and paste the url; use the lower set of characters in the url drop down box for English)

Japanese sheath making and more by John Tirado (Shirasaya, Shitodome, Jumonji Shirasaya, Kogai, Tsuka shitaji, Kozuka shitaji, Tsunagi, Koiguchi, Tanto Koshirae, Iaisaya, Ireko saya, Shinsaku Tsuba, Koshirae and Lacquer projects)

Katana project

Sword polishing

The Making of a Sword Nice pictorial

The Making of a War Sword; The Blankenshield Method

Testing:

ABS Performance Test - Journeyman Smith Applicant

ABS Performance Test - Master Smith Applicant

Brass Rod Test near the bottom of the page

"Evaluating A Custom Knife" by Darrel Ralph, courtesy of www.knifeart.com

"Testing Blades" by Terry Primos, courtesy of www.knifeart.com

Tutorial on Penetrant Testing

Tips:

Easy home mods and knife making tricks anyone can do

Many Tips, Tricks, & Useful Finds
Tips

Tips - tricks of the trade

Truisms

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Multiple tutorial sites: _________________________________________________________________________

http://members15.clubphoto.com/thomas633455/guest-1.phtml - Tutorials by Tom Anderson

Tutorial on Building a Frame-Lock Folder

Tutorial on Customizing Pivot Screws

Tutorial on Engine-Turning

Tutorial on Installing Simple Inlays

Tutorial on Making a Custom Pivot Assembly

Tutorial on Making Titanium Spacers

Tutorial on Measurement and Layout

Tutorial on Multi-Stage Anodization

Tutorial on Natural Materials

Tutorial on Penetrant Testing

Tutorial on Selectively Etching a Blade

http://www.brisa.fi/start3.html - See "Work Instructions" for tutorials from Brisa

Nordic knife

Bowie

Saami knife

Scrimshaw

Stock removal-Damascus

How to make a leather handled knife

Hints

http://www.britishblades.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=54]Tutorials%20Archive - Tutorials at BritishBlades.com

Mosaic pins

Water stones & Sharpening...

Bolster Soldering Tutorial

Scandi Bolster Fit

Q&A sesh on sheath making

Tutorial for a scandi sheath

Hidden Tang - Step by Step

Easy Scandi Tutorial

Scandinavian blade/ san mai Tutorial

http://www.robbrownknives.com/tutorials/index.php?%200PHPSESSID=413341b952802cd2d6c18ca0c7f5e953 - Tutorials by Rob Brown

Tapering Tangs
Fitting Guards
Fitting Bolsters
Mirror Finishing

http://www.calocustomknives.com.ar/docs/tutorials.htm - Tutorials by Ruben Calo

Making a Sheath and Sharpening a Knife

Making a Folding Knife

Making a Dress Up Criollo Knife

Making 3 Small Knives with Filework

Making a Big Pig Hunter

Making an Integral Criollo Knife

Making a Sheath for a Criollo Knife

Making a Persian Kard

Making Another Folding Knife

Making My First Balisong

http://www.cashenblades.com/Info/Info.html - Techniques, Tools and Information from Kevin Cashen

Microstructures

Alpha Iron
Austenite
Bainite
Cementite
Ferrite
Gamma Iron
Martensite
Pearlite Down as of 8-6-2006

Operations

Steel Selection
Pattern Welding
Forging
Annealing
Hardening
Tempering
Grinding
polishing
Etching
Hilting
Scabbard making

Tools

Anvils Down as of 8-6-2006
Coal Forges
Gas Forges
Hardness (Rockwell) Tester
TTT (IT) Diagram
Salt Baths
Grinders

Research

The Matherton Forge Metallurgical Research and Development Lab

http://www.chriscrawfordknives.com/ - Tutorials by Chris Crawford

How To Build a Scale Release Automatic
(Available on VHS and DVD)

How To Forge a Frontier Style Tomahawk - With Bruce Evans
(Available on VHS and DVD)

Building An Electro-Etching Unit

How To Make A Slip Joint Pocketknife

Washers From Razors - How To Make .004 Inch Stainless Steel Washers

Where It All Got Started

8 Ton forge Press and the Crawford/Melton 1st Annual Hammer-In

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http://www.engnath.com/public/intable.htm - The Manual - Bob Engnath; great information

Bob's Bookmarks

Chemicals

Differential hardening with clay

The Drill press......TIPS AND TRICKS

Etching

Grinding by the Master

Guards

Making handles

Sanding and finishing with emery

Heat treating

TIME OUT!

Mosaic pins

Polishing

Sheath making

Soldering

Judging steel composition

Knifemaking steels

Using stones

The Japanese handle wrap

http://www.homestead.com/beknivessite2/guard.html- Tutorials by Bruce Evans

Making a full nickel silver sheath

Making a pouch sheath

Grinding a cutlass ground Bowie blade

Making leather working gouges

Making a "Coke bottle" style handle

Making a "shell" shaped butt cap

Making an oval guard with bells on the end

Making a "half penny" style quillon guard

http://www.dfoggknives.com/craftof.htm - Information from Don Fogg

Tips

Tools

Techniques

Seminars

Right Livelihood

Getting Started

http://www.knives.com/ - from knives.com

http://www.kosterknives.com/tutorials.htm - Tutorials by Dan Koster

How to Sharpen a Convex Micro-Bevel

How to Make a Leather Sheath for the AK Bowie

How to Avoid Common Photography Mistakes

How to Make a Leather-Covered Kydex Sheath for a Big Knife (Khukuri)

How to Post Pics to Bladeforums

How to Repair a Crack in a Khukuri Handle (Chitlangi)

How to Put a New Handle on an AK Bowie - Part 1

How to Set Up a Variable Speed KMG on a Shoestring Budget

How to Make a Subhilt Fighter from a Chiruwa AK - Coming Soon!

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http://www.blacksmithrick.com/classroom.html - from Rick Leeson

Damascus Tutorial Bet You Didn't Know...
Hacksaw Information
File Information

Heat Treat Information

http://www.macabeeknives.com/articles/articles.html - Tutorials and info by Macabee Knives

How to Heat Treat Knives.

Color chart for Drawing Temper

Making Damascus Cheap & Easy

How to make Mokume from Coins

Primitive Forge

The Tong of Tongs

Construction of the Bingo Mihara Eriku (PDF)

Never buy Cheap Swords (video)

http://www.navaching.com/forge/forgeindex.html - From NavaChing

http://64.176.180.203/tutorials.htm - Neo-tribal knifemaking tutorials

The Knifemaker's Quiz
A Basic Bladesmithing Set Up
Accurate Temperature Judgements of Heated High Carbon Steels
Heat Treating the Forged Blade
The Metallurgy of Heat Treating High Carbon Steel
Forge Blower Plans by Rick Lee Morningstar
Forge Plans by R Lee Morningstar
Metalsmithing Information Links
Forged Arrowhead Tutorials
Charcoal Retort How To by Daniel O'Connor
Japanese Box Bellows by Daniel O'Connor
The Proper Hammer Grip
Blacksmith Knife Tutorial

http://www.northcoastknives.com/northcoast_knives_tutorials.htm - Knifemaking tutorials by NorthCoast Knives

Safety

Hand tools

Power tools

Using a knife belt sander to grind your blade

Hidden tang

Progression Tempered Puukko

Camping Puukko

Folder

Full to hidden tang conversion

Visualize your design - Bolsters from bar stock

Corby rivets - Pommels

Stabilizing wood - Soldering

Mosaic pins - Knife vise

More ideas for decorative pins - Hidden pins

Training wheels for knife grinding

Scrap wood handle - Leather and kydex sheath

Photographing knives

Faux finishes for knife handles - Do bolsters/guards have to be metal?

The edge

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http://p222.ezboard.com/fprimalfiresfrm12 - Tutorials at Primal fires

Tutorial Blade by calvinbow Folded Axe Tutorial by Carroll Hale III Calvin's Touch Mark Hold Down by calvin Nail-In Hooks by Lee Cordochorea Bladesmithing Tutorial.... Again..... by Carroll Hale III Gettin' Forked! by Carroll Hale III how do i adjust the amount of heat on a forge? by mini musashi Tutorial on making wootz crucible steel by DimeNickel Scott Hurst File Knife Tutorial by Tim Wieneke
Making a Spiked Tomahawk from an HC marked Railroad Spike... by Carroll Hale III Antler Straightening 101 by 1932
tainting blades by mini musashi Shiny knife guys slab handle tutorial by 1932 Handle wrapping tutorial by: The Flaming Blade (photo links may require a click on the url in the address bar of the new window)
Casting Metal Bolsters & Buttcaps by WRTC Finishing Iron by genechapman Polishing to bring out a Hamon by Seth Howard
Leather Working & Sinew Tutorials by WRTC
Handle tutorial, antler straightening and dying by calvinbow
Knifemaking Metallurgy by Seth Howard Making a hammer by thehomesteader

http://www.primosknives.com/articles.htm - Tutorials and information by Terry Primos

What is a Bladesmith?
Differential Heat Treating
Steel Classification
Effects of Alloying Elements in Steel
Composition of Knife Steels
Forging To Shape
Testing Blades
Solderless Guards - My first hands on tutorial
Scale Prevention During Heat Treating
Mortised Tangs

http://www.rayrogers.com/how.htm - Tutorials and information by Ray Rogers

How I Make a Kitchen Knife

How I Make a Folding Knife

http://www.roninknives.com/the_craft_en.shtml - Plans and info from Ronin Custom Knives

Utility:

The RONIN Online Unit Converter

Construction Plans (CAD)

Venturi Burner for Propane-Gas (PDF) - [DOWNLOAD]

Plans for a simple treadle hammer (PDF) - [DOWNLOAD]

Krusty - The Power hammer (PDF) - [DOWNLOAD]

Informations

Japanese Swords

The different Blade shapes/styles

The Sword parts (detailed description)

The Blade constructions (kitae)

The Blade back shapes (mune)

The Blade ridge (shinogi)

The Hamon ("temperline")

Techniques & Tools

Building a Coal/Coke/Charcoal Forge - various construction drawings and blower/bellow types (electric, hand powered, Japanese)

Heat Treatment: Understanding TTT Diagrams (ZTU Schaubild) -> PDF Download This PDF file is just a small part of a Document about Heat Treatment for Bladesmiths and Knifemakers I am working on at the moment.

Shop Tips

Transferring computer drawings to steel "or the advantage of laser printouts"

http://playground.sun.com/~vasya/index.html - Russian site (links should translate, if not use Babelfish)

Psychology of the knife

Nab.ornye wooden handles

Birch bark handle

One-piece wooden handles

Turning the handle

Turning handle 2

Turning the blade

Gluing in of the blade

Scabbards from the tree

Tools

Tools of the professional

Powder mosaic is Damascus

Working the ancient wootz

Tactics of the knife

Army knives

Scabbards from Kaydeksa

Smithy on the balcony

Parameters of the jackknife

As to make a qualitative knife on the knees

As to make a qualitative knife on knees II

On the brittleness of bystroreza and the missile knives

Production of Damascus steel

Production of the Damascus steel

Noncorrosive Damascus steel

Production of the Damascus steel

Damascus steel

Report on the dendritic metal

Indian wootz, damask steel, the Russian Damascus steel

Artistic etching

Forging blade from zero

Scabbards from the glass-fiber-reinforced plastic

Production of knife from the finished blade

Production of the office knife

Buryat knife

Knife on the kitchen

Domestic tyuning

(Top)

http://www.aescustomknives.com.ar/docs/tutorials.htm - Tutorials by Ariel Elias Salaverria

Cable Damascus
Grinding a Blade
Making a San Mai Tanto - Chapter 1

How I Make Damascus Steel
Multilayer Materials
Torsioned Damascus Claw

Coppering Damascus

Ball Bearings Damascus
How to Make a Leather Sheath

http://www.aescustomknives.com.ar/docs/knifemaking.htm - These are not tutorials per se, but they show a combination of some processes and techniques

Damascus Ringed Fighter Sheath and Presentation Box

Damascus Ringed Fighter

Textured Home Made Micarta

Rope and Cable Drop Point

Integral Damascus Kitchen Knife

Nessmuk Style Knife

Three Criollo Knives

Special Damascus Dagger

http://www.mstarling.com/tool_plan_index.html - from Mike Starling

http://www.taigoo.com/tutorial/frameset.html - by Tai Goo Tutorials removed as of 1-22-2007

Forgebeque

Integral Bolster

Pine Heat Treat

Tempering

Quenching

Handle 1

Handle 2

Black Sand Smelt

Centered Socket

Pinon Pitch

http://www.mtknives.com/shoppictures.html - Tutorials by Mark Terrell

Belt Sharpening Tutorial

Grinder making

Epoxying handles and making them stay for good.

Filework

Other File Patterns and Tips

Peening Hollow Tubing Pins

Grinding Recurved Blades

Grinding Karambits and Hawkbills

http://forum.weapons.be/forumdisplay.php?s=fd00fd592cabc409c898b6f318694b68&forumid=56 - Tutorials at Weapons.de (Translate with Babelfish Dutch to English)

[PDF]Secret Guide to make ninja weapons

Friction folder tutorial

Salsi Mokume ring tutorial

http://www.seamountknifeworks.com/articles.htm - from Phil Wilson

A quick lesson on Heat Treating

CPM 420V (S90V) Introduction of a new grade from Crucible

CPM 420V (S90V) Update on 420V

CPM 10V

CPM S30V Introduction of a new grade from Crucible

CPM S30V Follow up on S30V

ATS 34 and 154CM are old friends

BG42

Heat treating methods for 154CM/ATS34

Properties of Knife Blade materials.

Fixed Blade Knife Tutorials:
Tang-Dynasty-Dao-1400-layer-sanmei-clay-ht-wip-Kevin-the-Professor-12-19-2012
Knife-2-wip-Daffy-12-15-2012
dagger-WIP-dienekis-12-08-2012
KDM-designed-by-HHH-Knives-WIP-SHOKR-11-19-2012
WIP-For-five-hunters-metal99-11-12-2012
Matchlock-Axe-Pistol-Bruce-Bump-6-12-2012
Begin December 2012 wips:
kerambit-wip-permafrost-11-18-2012
WIP-two-skinning-knives-AJH-knives-11-15-2012
4th-and-5th-knives-and-a-new-WIP-SHOKR-11-8-2012
Paring-knives-WIP-scott.livesey-10-26-2012
pattern-welded-damascus-hidden-tang-WIP-Lerman-10-7-2012
Kirinite-Pepper-Jade-bowie-WIP-Mark-Behnke-10-02-2012
Begin November 2012 Wips:
Frame-handle-bowie-Brad-Lilly-10-17-2012
model-1-618-five-blades-batch-WIP-Lerman-10-17-2012
ZED-sword-WIP-BladedBonehead-10-10-2012
My-first-sword-a-Shikomizue-a-sword-cane-Martin-Schutte-10-09-2012
Begin October 2012 WIPS:
work-in-progress-with-Charles-Wu-17-pweld-dao-and-scabbard-Kevin-The-Professor-6-11-2012
WIP-Ring-guard-Bowie-Brad-Lilly-6-1-2012
Bump-Janik-Sub-Hilt-Steven-Janik-4-29-2012
Did-someone-say-Neo-Tribal-KITH-Josh-Dabney-4-8-2012
Hometown-Hero-build-Josh-Dabney-1-29-2012
Tribal-Short-sword-WIP-Benr.t-12-29-2011
Stick-Tang-Tutorial-Meridian-Blades-12-4-2011
Out-of-this-world!!!!-W-i-p-Randy-Haas-10-25-2011
Making-a-bush-sword-(part-of-it-at-least)-Stormcrow-9-1-2011
Melton-Knife-Design-wip-7-7-2011
Scandinavian-knife-WIP-ngraudal-2-19-2011
Janik-Military-Build-WIP-2-11-2011
Servicemember-Knife-build-Josh-Dabney-11-23-2010
Big-Smitty-Service-Member-Knife-Build-11-21-2010
Bull-Shark-M-WIP-Eastvilliageknives-10-17-2010
Janik-Bump-collaboration-W-I-P-Steven-Janik-9-6-2010
Winding-Feather-Fighter-Bruce-Bump-5-30-2010
Basic-Basket-Weave-Pattern-Bruce-Bump-2-12-2010
WIP-simple-fixed-blade-John-T-Wiley-Jr-2-7-2010
W's-from-Walla-Walla-Bruce-Bump-Feather-Damascus-Bowie-2-2-2010
How to Make Your First Knife-Stacy-Apelt-11-30-2009
Bruce Bump's Hidden Tangs-10-29-2009
Sub-Hilt-fund-raiser-WIP- Bruce-Bump-10-17-2009
Complete step-by step knife and sheath-M-Olexey-10-17-2009
The-Newell-45-cal-front-loader-Bruce-Bump-10-16-2009
A-simple-How-I-make-a-knife-tutorial-Jason-Fry-10-14-2009
Full-tang-handle-tutorial-Nikov-Knives-10-8-2009
Fixed Blade Tutorial-Ryan-Minchew-10-6-2009

Folding Knife Tutorials:
Begin December 2012 wips:
Begin November 2012 Wips:
Dual-Detent-Friction-Folder-paps-10-25-2012
Wip-devil-tongue-balisong-cardoso5fr-10-25-2012
Elmax-WIP-Cubane-10-16-2012
WIP-Liner-lock-from-my-own-design-BRad704-10-11-2012
Begin October 2012 WIP's:
Harness-Jack-WIP-K-R-Johnson-4-9-2012
Another-Slipjoint-Build-paps-2-19-2012
Bulldog-Framelock-Build-Cubane-7-19-2011
The-Strauss-Pirate-36-caliber-Bruce-Bump-7-1-2011
MDA-Slipjoint-WIP-J-S-Machine-6-23-2011
WIP-Straight-Razor-cardoso5fr-4-21-2011
Screw-Together-Slip-joint-tutorial-Chuck-Gedraitis-Knives-1-30-2011
BULLDOG-FRAME-LOCK-WIP-Mark-Behnke-1-29-2011
The-BULLDOG-WIP-by-Steve-Janik-1-22-2011
Texas-Toothpick-Slipjoint-WIP-Bill-Vining-1-20-2011
Friction-Folder-WIP-cardoso5fr-8-1-2010
No-pattern-slipjoint-tutorial-Jim-Moyer-7-21-2010
First-slip-joint-WIP-J-S-Machine-7-9-2010
Washers-in-a-Sodbuster-K-R-Johnson-6-27-2010
Swayback-Wharncliffe-Slipjoint-Bruce-Bump-6-12-2010
Tutorial-on-Folder-Kit-Modification-Steven-Janik-4-18-2010
Mini-Feather-Pattern-Slipjoint-Bruce-Bump-4-1-2010
Tortuga-pictoral-progression-Bruce-Bump-12-19-2009
Frame Lock-Tom-Anderson-12-11-2009
Mark-Behnke-Contest-Build-11-28-2009
Josh-Dabney-Contest-Build-11-28-2009
WIP-a-new-Flipper-Ed-Caffrey-MS-10-28-2009
Couple-of-slip-joint-WIP-Ryan-Minchew-9-13-2009

Handle Tutorials:
Begin December 2012 wips:
hidden-half-tang-handle-for-paring-knife-scott.livesey-11-8-2012
Begin November 2012 Wips:
Frame-handle-bowie-WIP-Brad-Lilly-10-17-2012
Begin October 2012 Wip's:
superglue-handle-tutorial-prisonbreak-7-4-2012
Camo-Laminates-Taz575-7-2-2012
How-to-cut-and-process-a-fresh-burl-for-handle-blocks-Burl-Source-11-19-2011
Polyester Resin Impregnation-Ariel-Salavarria-10-11-2009Part 1 Part 2-
Leather-Lanyard-Tutorial-cardoso5fr-3-26-2011
Super-Glue-Finish-Mike-Jones-11-28-2010
Full-tang-bolster-assembly-Maxcutter03-6-6-2010
Take-Down-Knife-WIP-Billy-Helton-2-8-2010
No-Weld Butt Cap-Mike-Carter-12-20-2009
Bolster Pins that Don't Show-BossDog-12-20-2009
Antique Your Brass-Mike-Carter-12-20-2009
Shield-Inlay-s-Tutorial-BossDog-11-29-2009
Step-by-Step-Guide-to-finishing-Burl-amp-Figured-Wood-Handles-Burl-Source-11-6-2009
How-to-fill-filework-Geoff-Bosworth-11-4-2009
Scalloped Bolster Inlays-Steven-Janik-10-19-2009
Handle Texturing-Bill-Coye-10-10-2009
Fixed Blade Handle-Ryan-Minchew-10-6-2009
Making Denim Micarta-JAWilliams-10-5-2009
Layering Handles-Fiddleback-10-5-2009
Acid Treatment for Curly Maple-Meriian-Blades-9-14-2009

Skill Building Tutorials:
Feather-pattern-billet-WIP-Fred-Rowe-12-12-2012
Shield-Inlay-Tutorial-K-R-Johnson-12-9-2012
Begin December 2012 wips:
Milling-a-shoulder-for-a-guard-oldknife-11-30-2012
Making-an-oval-guard-VIDEO-Mike-Carter-11-18-2012
Etching-Damascus-VIDEO-Mike-Carter-11-18-2012
A-tomahawk-Camp-axe-with-Curly-Ash-WIP-Kentucky-11-11-2012
Making-my-denim-blue-jean-"MikeCarta"-Mike-Carter-11-10-2012
Making-my-red-black-twist-"-MikeCarta-" -Mike-Carter-11-10-2012
Million-layer-billet-WIP-Randy-Haas-&-JR-11-6-2012
Begin November 2012 Wips:
Straightening-Warped-Blades-Post-Heat-Treat-ARCustomKnives-10-18-2012
Continental-Seax-from-Bloom-Steel-ZebDeming-10-13-2012
Begin October 2012 Wip's:
Trade-Axe-tutorial-(The-way-they-use-to-do-it-no-electricity)-Kentucky-3-26-2011
Forging-Poll-bearded-Axe-(pics)-Kentucky-3-26-2011
Damascus-Tile-method-from-crushed-Ws-and-fighter-build-Bruce-Bump-3-24-2011
Soldering-Slipjoint-Bolsters-Bill-Vining-1-12-2011
Basket-Weave-Damascus-in-a-Canister-Bruce-Bump-12-12-2010
Grinding-nail-nicks-Craig-7-11-2010
How-to-deburr-drilled-holes-Erinie-Swanson-5-4-2010
Knife-finishes-and-coatings-Ernie-Swanson-2-18-2010
Know your Knives-Ernie-Swanson-1-9-2010
My-Tutorial-on-Anodizing-Titanium-Tom-Anderson-12-11-2009
Belt-Sander-sharpening-vid-Twinblade-11-12-2009
Horseshoe filework-Geoff-Bosworth-11-4-2009
How to fill filework-Geoff-Bosworth-11-4-2009
Forging a Bowie-Robert-Dark-10-15-2009
Fixed-Blade-Tutorial-Ryan-Minchew-10-6-2009
File Work Guides-link-10-4-2009
Knife 101 Website-Link-10-3-2009
Hamon with LOTS of pics-Stephan-Fowler-9-29-2009
Tips-and-Tricks-for-hand-Sanding-Rusty-McDonald-9-19-2009
Tapering Tangs John Barker-8-25-2009

Sheath Tutorials:
Leather-Carving-WIP-Josh-Dabney-12-5-2012
Bagwell-Button-nickle-silver-hard-soldered-Mark-Behnke-12-1-2012
Begin December 2012 wips:
WIP-Traditional-style-sheath-Jim-Coffee-11-23-2012
Begin November 2012 Wips:
Leather-Sheath-Making-WIP-Mike-Fennessy-10-24-2012
Begin October 2012 Wips:
How-to-Kydex-Bits-tools-and-Making-Videos-by-me-FGYT-2-29-2012
Kydex-Sheath-Tutorial-4-part-video-46-minutes-BossDog-10-20-2010
Nickel-Silver-sheath-WIP-Mark-Behnke-5-4-2010
Rawhide Sheath-John-Cohea-10-4-2009
Nickel Silver Sheath-John-Cohea-10-4-2009
Inlays and Lacing-DC-knives-10-4-2009
Kydex Press/Kydex Sheaths-BossDog-10-3-2009
Fiber-glass-sheath-pics-Bruce-Bump-8-28-2009

Tool Making & Modifying Tutorials:
Grinder-in-progress-KenH-12-3-2012
Flat-Sanding-base-WIP-Erratus-Animus-12-3-2012
Begin December 2012 wips:
WIP-Grinder-build-Brad-Lilly-11-5-2012
Vertical-Gas-Heat-Treat-Furnace-WIP-DonL-10-16-2012
Begin November 2012 Wips:
sharpening-stone-holding-fixture-scott.livesey-10-26-2010
Tapered-Tang-Handle-Drilling-Jig-Mark-Behnke-10-20-2012
How-to-make-a-center-scribe-ARCustomKnives-10-20-2012
Miter-to-vertical-band-saw-conversion-Lerman-10-14-2012
Handle-Broaches-with-simple-tools-WIP-Josh-Dabney-10-9-2012
Begin October 2012 Wips:
foot-switch-with-kb-VFD-drives-Wayne-Coe-8-3-2012
DRO-install-WIP-Josh-Dabney-7-12-2012
How-to-convert-a-kiln-from-manual-to-digital-B-Shafer-3-20-2012
Build-A-Gas-Forge-Wayne-Coe-12-4-2011
Heat-treat-oven-How-to-design-and-calculate-the-heating-elements-rolynd-10-29-2011
Craftsman-2x42-to-2x72-Conversion-jaysmith10-12-22-2010
Edge-grinder-attachment-for-Burr-King-J.Doyle-12-18-2010
Another-Surface-Grinder-Belt-Conversion-Tim-Musselman-10-31-2010
MAP-Arm-Modification-Tim-Musselman-9-18-2010
Kydex-Press-My-Way-mosto-7-13-2010
Knife-Scribe-zzknives-6-4-2010
Fixing-Belt-Wobble-Wayne-Coe-4-29-2010
Micarta-press-tutorial-LR-Adkins-4-20-2010
Surface-grinder-belt-conversion-Cliff-Fendley-4-11-2010
Converting-a-surface-grinder-to-Belts-EdCaffreyMS-4-6-2010
Flat-grinding-jig-that-works-JDW-1-28-2010
DIY Disc Grinder-Mike-Jones-1-20-2010
Lining a Forge and Building a 2-Stage Controller-silver-pilate-1-10-2010
Edge Scribe-Link-12-12-2009
Grinding Magnet-Mike-Jones-11-7-2009
Knifemaker's Vise-Mike-Barton-10-17-2009
Mini Hydraulic Press-Link-10-6-2009
Air Hammer-Link-10-5-2009
Stitching Pony-Link-10-4-2009
Vacuum Pot-Meridian-Blades-10-4-2009
Gas Forge-Indian-George-10-4-2009
Cheapest Air Filter-BossDog-9-26-2009

Inlaying, Engraving, Etching:
Begin December 2012 wips:
Begin November 2012 Wips:
WIP-Chuck-Stapel-Knife-Handle-carving-Knifecarver-10-24-2012
Begin October 2012 Wips:
WIP-Dragon-Horimono-on-Bubba-San-Kiridashi-Knifecarver-8-14-2012
Shields Inlays Tutorial-BossDog-11-29-2009
Silver Wire Inlaying-Link-11-6-2009
Simple Acid Logo Etching-jkf96a-10-17-2009
Blade Inlaying-Link-10-15-2009

Other Tutorials:
Begin December 2012 wips:
Necker-Destruction-Testing-Jason-Wilder-11-29-2012
Begin November 2012 Wips:
Scraps-from-the-Master-s-Table-Pen-Turning-Pictoral-Roger-T-10-23-2012
Begin October 2012 Wips:
Acid-Etching-A-cool-blade-mod-Scott-M-2-13-2012
blade-grind-calculator-Link-2-16-2011
Photoshop-knife-designing-Links-11-5-2010
Etching-a-stencil-my-way-Pics-heavy-mosto-7-7-2010
How-to-design-a-knife-with-Photoshop-Mike-Carter-5-8-2010
Light-Tent-Better-light-Better-pictures-Better-money-BossDog-4-17-2010
Top-9-Keys-to-Great-Knife-Photos-Travis-Fry-2-14-2010
Basic-Basket-Weave-Pattern-Bruce-Bump-2-10-2010
Camera Settings for Best Pics-Ernie-Swanson-1-9-2010
More Camera Info-Ernie-1-4-2010
Phase Converter-Billy-Helton-12-20-2009
Setting Up a Websitecjwest-10-24-2009
More Website Help-cjwest-10-24-2009
Messing with Balis-1974Logan-10-16-2009

Books

Knife Making Books:

How to Make Knives:
http://books.google.com/books?id=zAJ...ng&lr=#PPP1,M1

Custom Knife Making:
http://books.google.com/books?id=GZq...q=knife+making

Blades Guide to Making Knives:
http://books.google.com/books?id=muA...e+knife+making

The Wonder of Knife Making, By Wayne Goddard:
http://books.google.com/books?id=lrc...making#PPP1,M1

How to Make Folding Knives:http://books.google.com/books?id=kBp...+making&pgis=1

The $50 Knife Shop, by Wayne Goddard:
http://books.google.com/books?id=4ne...ng&lr=#PPA2,M1

Art of the Knife:
http://books.google.com/books?id=xMd...&lr=#PPA127,M1

Knives 2008:
http://books.google.com/books?id=YMy...ng&lr=#PPP1,M1

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Swords and Sword Making Books:

The Encyclopedia of the Sword:
http://books.google.com/books?id=TyJ...e+Smithing&lr=

The Craft of the Japanese Sword:
http://books.google.com/books?id=CGZ...e+Smithing&lr=

The Connoisseur's Book of Japanese Swords:
http://books.google.com/books?id=zPy...&dq=mokume&lr=

The New Generation of Japanese Swordsmiths:
http://books.google.com/books?id=BWy...&dq=mokume&lr=

If you have any other links not listed here on the subject of knife making or bladesmithing send my a message and I will add it as soon as possible

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Will be displaying a new layout soon with easier navigation for everyone

Excellent File Guide $12.99

Files - selecting and using

Greenpete's Knife Making pt1of4 - video of a knife made from a file using very basic methods (angle grinder, files, drill and fire)

Greenpete's Knife Making pt2of4

Greenpete's Knife Making pt3of4 - read some discussion on the tempering technique.

Greenpete's Knife Making pt4of4

A quick lesson on Heat Treating

CPM 420V (S90V) Introduction of a new grade from Crucible

CPM 420V (S90V) Update on 420V

CPM 10V

CPM S30V Introduction of a new grade from Crucible

CPM S30V Follow up on S30V

ATS 34 and 154CM are old friends

BG42

Heat treating methods for 154CM/ATS34

Properties of Knife Blade materials.

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Thursday, December 20, 2012

Will be displaying a new layout soon with easier navigation for everyone

Greenpete's Knife Making pt1of4 - video of a knife made from a file using very basic methods (angle grinder, files, drill and fire)

Greenpete's Knife Making pt3of4 - read some discussion on the tempering technique.

CPM 420V (S90V) Introduction of a new grade from Crucible

CPM 420V (S90V) Update on 420V

BG42

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