A history of handmade knives
Safety starts with your state of mind
How to make a knife by the stock removal method
Making a sheath
Making a knife at the Moran forge
Alternate sheath-making method
How to make a knife with hands tools
Flat grinding
Soldering the guard
Solderless guard
Hidden tang
Applying scale handles
Mirror polishing
Tools
Materials
Knife design
Sources of services and materials

Contents

Foreword
Author's preface
Section I About knifemaking
Chapter 1 A history of handmade knives
Chapter 2 Safety starts with your state of mind
Section II How to make knives
Chapter 1 How to make a knife by the stock removal method
Chapter 2 Making a sheath
Chapter 3 Making a knife at the Moran forge
Chapter 4 Alternate sheath-making method
Chapter 5 How to make a knife with hand tools
Section III Alternate method
Chapter 1 Flat grinding
Chapter 2 Soldering the guard
Chapter 3 Solderless guard
Chapter 4 Hidden tang
Chapter 5 Applying scale handles
Chapter 6 Mirror polishing
Section IV The tools and supplies of knifemaking
Chaper 1 Tools
Chapter 2 Materials
Chapter 3 Knife design
Chapter 4 Sources of services and materials
Glossary