Information on making knives
Hi,
My name is Greg Brannon. I'm a retired Marine and hobbyist knifemaker.
This page is provided to make some information I've found on knife making
available to other makers or anyone interested in making knives.
Many thanks to the individuals who have made this information available.
Regards,
Greg
This is a boot knife I made from a recycled file; 9.5 inches oal, edge quenched with a brass guard and elk handle.
There are links on this page for:
Knife and knife making forums, groups, and chat rooms.
Instructional links: with single tutorial/information pages and multiple tutorial sites.
Recommended books, more on books and videos.
Tools and shop information; with separate grinder, forge/anvil, and power hammer/press sections.
Miscellaneous, but good to know information
If
you are looking for something in particular, please use your browser's "find on
the page" function
(located in the edit drop down box).
There is a search engine at the bottom of page, but it will only search the linked pages; not all multiple tutorial site tutorials are linked (as explained here).
Forums, groups, and chat rooms:
BladeForums -
Registration (no cost involved) required for some parts of the site.
Bladesmith's Forums
Forgefr.com (Translate with Babelfish,
French to English)
Knifeforums
Knives Forum
MesserForum (Translate this page or use Babelfish, German to English)
PaleoPlanet - Metallurgy/Knife Making
Plainsman's Cabin
Primal fires
Schmiedecafé.com (Translate this page or use Babelfish, German to English)
Usual Suspects forums - Registration (no cost involved) required
Weapons.be (Translate with Babelfish, Dutch to English)
Newsgroups:
Yahoo groups:
knife_making · Hand Crafted Knife Making
knifecraft2005 · Knifecraft 2005
MSN groups:
Chat:
Knifemakers Chat Room - Hosted by Bruce Evans (JS) every Thursday 8 pm until ?
Single
tutorial/information pages:____________________________________________________
This section is categorized, but not all inclusive of the tutorials for that category on the page. What you are looking for might be found on a multi-tutorial site or in another section of this page.
There are tutorials for building complete knives in this section. They are in the following categories: Fixed blades, folders , Forged knives and forging.
Safety:
Please
read this link:
Safety concerns for knifemakers
Health hazards associated with welding/high heat
Anodizing Titanium by Jason Howell
Anodizing Aluminum by Ron Newman
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.
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.
Visualize your design - Bolsters from bar stock
also see "Soldering"
Carving a Scottish dirk handle
How to carve leather by Ron Ross
Casting pewter bolsters by Chuck Barrows
Lost wax casting (Microsoft word document)
104 templates and 300 drawings by Lloyd Harding - hosted by Hurley Custom Knives , thanks Wil
Plating, Anodizing and Metal Finishing
Engraving:
see "Carving, Engraving and Inlay"
Blades:
Etching Instructions for Thunderforged™ Damascus
Etching to show quench lines/hamon
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 by Bob Warner (Chris Crawford has a "step by step" tutorial for a similar machine on his site in the tutorials)
Etching Tutorial and Etching Supplier Listing by Tracy Mickley
Help/tips on stencils and etching
Logo (Maker's mark) cleanup tips
Filework by Mark Terrell
Filework made easy......well,.....easier.
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.
Also see the etching section above
An approach to hybrid polishing
Cleaning up the fullers by D. Fogg
Finishes: Tools and Applications
Hand rubbing a blade by Bruce Evans
Info on the etch and polish of hamon
Restoring Finishes: Florentine, Hammered and Stippled
Absolute Cheapskate Way to Start Making Knives Great tutorial using only hand tools
As to make a qualitative knife on the knees
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
How I make a knife... by LongRifle
How I make a Knife by Ray Rogers
"How to build a knife" in the Miscellaneous Tutorials.
How to build a knife (.pdf)
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)
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 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 a knife from an old file by Walker
Making an Authentic Belt Knife
Making and throwing knives (no detailed making information, but some nice designs)
Making an integral bolster camp knife
"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
Straight handled draw knife by Tom Rogers
The 60 minute knife by Jason Cutter
"The Anyone Can Make It Copperhead Survival Knife"
The Shade Tree Knife Mechanic knife making tutorial
Braided Leather Knife Lanyard—2 Tailed
Tying a lanyard - Chris Reeves
Tying a lanyard - Chris Reeves
Building an Interframe Folder by Neil Charity from The Knife Network
Building a No Tang Pin, Sandwich Constructed Balisong by Terry Guinn
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
The Liner-Lock Folder by Jason Howell
Trials and tribulations in the making of a frame lock folder
Tutorial on Building a Frame-Lock Folder
Tutorial on Making a Custom Pivot Assembly
Washers From Razors - How To Make .004 Inch Stainless Steel Washers by Chris Crawford
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
Contrasting steels by D. Fogg
Combined Handout for Basic Blacksmithing, Practical Blacksmithing and Forge Welding - taught by Don Njall Olaf Hagerson
Flint striker knife tutorial by Anvil Magazine
Forging the sword by D. Fogg
Forge welding by D. Fogg
How I Make Damascus Steel by Ariel Salaverria
How to Forge a C15th Eating Knife by Ragged Staff
Making A Pattern Welded Blacksmith's Knife by sjaqua
Making a San Mai tanto - motorcycle chain and W1
Mosaics by D. Fogg
Pattern development in Damascus steel by D. Fogg
RR spike knife by J Hrisoulas
San Mai Japanese Style Chefs Knives
Scott Hurst's "Patch Knife From a File" Tutorial
"The making of a Seventeenth Century Iron Trade Axe"
The mystery of Damascus blades and how to make a Damascus blade
See more forging tutorials here and here. There is even more forging info available on some of the multiple tutorial sites below.
Basic hollow-grinding technique
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 Karambits and Hawkbills by Mark Terrell
Grinding Recurved Blades by Mark Terrell
How to grind by Dragon Cutlery
Make a "Small Screw" Holder for Filing or Grinding
Making fullers by D. Fogg
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"
Another approach to framed handles by Gene Anderson
Antler handle without adhesives
Brad's Nordic Knife Making Instructions
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
Handle fitting by D. Fogg
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
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
Making a Birch Bark Knife Handle by Tom Mills
Making a "Coke bottle" style handle (Framed handle) by Bruce Evans
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
Scandi style knife construction tutorial
Stacked wood and antler handle
There are more handle tutorials in the "Multiple tutorial sites" section
Inlay:
see "Carving, Engraving and Inlay"
Lanyards:
see "Fobs and lanyards"
Making and firing the Mokume mini kiln by Steve Midgett
Making Mokume by J. Loose - (use the "Studio" link)
mokume_gane - Yahoo group
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
Peening Hollow Tubing Pins by Mark Terrell
Belt Sharpening Tutorial by Mark Terrell
Home built belt sander for knife sharpening tutorial
How to Sharpen a Convex Micro-Bevel by Daniel Koster
Sharpening a Knife; Emphasis On Necropsy Equipment
Sharpening Made Easy: the Website, aka Steve's Knife Sharpening Site
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
Making a Leather Knife Sheath by Bill Scherer
Mexican Loop Style Sheath Tutorial by Wild Rose Trading Company
Simple, easy to make stitching pony
Split Pouch Clip on sheath tutorial
The WRTC method of stitching a leather knife sheath
Solder a guard by Bruce Evans
Soldering the way that seems to work for me by BobVan Gelder
Forging the sword by D. Fogg
How to clay temper a blade by Bob Engnath
Making a katana part 1 by Randal Graham
Making a monosteel katana by R.H.Graham
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)
The Making of a Sword Nice pictorial
The Making of a War Sword; The Blankenshield Method
Many Tips, Tricks, & Useful Finds
Tips
Multiple tutorial sites: _________________________________________________________________________
http://www.brisa.fi/start3.html - See "Work Instructions" for tutorials from Brisa
How to make a leather handled knife
http://www.britishblades.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=54]Tutorials%20Archive - Tutorials at BritishBlades.com
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.cashenblades.com/Info/Info.html - Techniques, Tools and Information from Kevin Cashen
Microstructures
Alpha Iron
Austenite
Bainite
Cementite
Ferrite
Gamma Iron
Martensite
Pearlite
Operations
Steel Selection
Pattern Welding
Forging
Annealing
Hardening
Tempering
Grinding
polishing
Etching
Hilting
Scabbard making
Tools
Anvils
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
http://www.blades.web.za/index.htm - Your online Knife making Encyclopedia (Site seems to be down 12-10-2005)
http://www.engnath.com/public/intable.htm - The Manual - Bob Engnath; great information
Differential hardening with clay
The Drill press......TIPS AND TRICKS
Sanding and finishing with emery
http://www.homestead.com/beknivessite2/guard.html- Tutorials by Bruce Evans
Making a full nickel silver sheath
Grinding a cutlass ground Bowie blade
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
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!
http://www.blacksmithrick.com/classroom.html - from Rick Leeson
Damascus Tutorial
Bet You Didn't Know...
Hacksaw Information
File Information
http://www.macabeeknives.com/knives/articles/articles.html - Tutorials and info by Macabee Knives
Color chart for Drawing Temper
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
Using a knife belt sander to grind your blade
Full to hidden tang conversion
Visualize your design - Bolsters from bar stock
More ideas for decorative pins - Hidden pins
Training wheels for knife grinding
Scrap wood handle - Leather and kydex sheath
Faux finishes for knife handles - Do bolsters/guards have to be metal?
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.roninknives.com/frameset_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)
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 the Damascus steel
Production of the Damascus steel
Production of the Damascus steel
Indian wootz, damask steel, the Russian Damascus steel
Scabbards from the glass-fiber-reinforced plastic
Production of knife from the finished blade
Production of the office knife
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
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
Integral Damascus Kitchen Knife
http://www.mstarling.com/tool_plan_index.html - from Mike Starling
http://www.taigoo.com/tutorial/frameset.html by Tai Goo
http://www.mtknives.com/shoppictures.html - Tutorials by Mark Terrell
Epoxying handles and making them stay for good.
Grinding Karambits and Hawkbills
http://www.vikingmetalworks.com/ - Tutorials and info from Viking Metal Works
How to make Damascus by Glem Parrell
How to make a brake drum forge by Glem Parrell
From beer bottle to arrowhead by Tim Rast
How to tie a medieval belt by Glem Parrell
Tools & Techniques Videos:
The Anvil - A rather humourous video of Glen lifting his anvil...
Technique: Metal reduction
Technique: Champhering - Champhering the edge of a sword.
Knotted paperweight - Turning a length of 5/8" rod stock into a knotted
knob.
Damascus Norse blade - Glen describes in detail this beautiful and original
piece. V
Viking sword - See a reproduction of a 1000-year-old Viking sword made by
Glen Parrell
Japanese katana - Glen shows the beginnings of a Japanese Katana he is
forging.
Joan of Arc
Glen Parrell: A Personal View
Anvils and elements: Two Days & Three Centuries of Forging by Stephen F. Winsor
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
http://www.ysforge.com/articles.html - from YS Forge
An article on beginning blacksmithing, and making a nail
Forging a closed socket welded arrowhead
The rebuild process of a Champion 65# power hammer
time-line for making a small knife
James grinds for the first time*
Sites compiled by others:_______________________________________________
If you see an unlinked
tutorial that interest you, please visit the page it's listed under. The individual tutorials are listed for search purposes, but I did not link
to all of them as they are from sites compiled by others. I'm sure they put a lot work
into doing that
and feel it only appropriate that their site be visited. Many
of these sites are continually updated.
http://bladegallery.com/information/information.asp - Tutorials and info compiled by Blade Gallery
Caring
for Collectable Knives
Insurance for Your Collection
Forging vs. Stock Removal
Food for Thought:
Selecting your First Knives by Steve Schwarzer, M.S.
The Care and Sharpening of Double Bevel Knives
The Care and Use of Synthetic Waterstones
The Kris
A Glossary of Knife Terms
About Stone Knives by Errett Callahan, MA, MFA, PhD
Can Stone Knives be Used? by Errett Callahan, MA, MFA, PhD
Some Notes on Stone Knife Making by Errett Callahan, MA, MFA, PhD
What is Traditional Flintknapping? by Errett Callahan, MA, MFA, PhD
Information about Knife Materials
Working with Fossil Ivory by Roland Quimby
Types of Fossil Ivory by Roland Quimby
Working with Stabilized Handle Materials by Daniel O'Malley
The Elements of Blade Steels by Deryk Munroe
Blade steels by Deoerek Munroe
Introduction to Damascus: Pattern Welded Blades by Christina McGraw
Wootz Damascus Steel by Christina McGraw
Information for Makers
Working with Stabilized Handle Materials by Daniel O'Malley
Where to Get Wood and Handle Materials
American Bladesmith Society Class Schedule
Making a Leather Sheath
Where to Get Steel
Making Mokume
Heat Treating - The Soul of the Blade by Gail Ford
Building Your Own Etching Machine by Jim Arbuckle
http://tutorial.customknives.org/ - Compiled by customknives.org
Forged Blade Tutorials
Blacksmith knife tutorial
"Forging to Shape" by Terry Primos
How to Forge a C15th Eating Knife
Forging knife
Folding Knife Tutorials
Liner lock Tom Anderson
More by Tom Anderson
Kit Carson's folder lock
The Liner-Lock Folder by Jason Howell
Custom knives tutorial
Blade Finish
Hand Rubbed Bruce Evans
Etching Damascus steel Don Fogg
Boot Clip Bruce Evans
File work Arrow Bruce Evans
File work Vine Bruce Evans
Shell butt cap Bruce Evens
Oval Bruce Evens
Half penny guard Bruce Evens
Hamon how to By Steve Agocs
Cutlass Grind Bruce Evens
How I make Damascus Steel
Damascus Tutorial
Sheath's Tutorials
Andersson : Sheath Making
Full silver sheath Bruce Evans
THE WRTC METHOD OF STITCHING A LEATHER KNIFE SHEATH
SIMPLE, EASY TO MAKE STITCHING PONY
MEXICAN LOOP STYLE SHEATH TUTORIAL
Make a pouch sheath
How to make Pouch sheath
Constructing a Pouch Sheath
How to make a split pouch clip on sheath
Leather-Covered Kydex Sheath for Big Knives
Woodcraft sheath-making
Handles Tutorials
Cord wrapped Knife Handles
Cord Wrapping Your Handles by Greg Watkins
Tsuka-maki, The Art of Japanese Sword
Coke bottle handle Bruce Evens
Mortised Tangs Terry Primos
Scale (slab) Dan Gray
Heat Treating Tutorials
Heat Treating Practices At by Timken Latrobe Steel
Salt Baths Kevin Cashen
Heat treat
Ed Fowlers heat treat
Scale prevention with PBC for temps under 1600 deg Terry Primos
Heat treating 1084 Steel
5160 steel spec's and heat treating
The Metallurgy of Heat Treating High Carbon Steel
HEAT TREATING THE FORGED BLADE
A Woodworker’s Guide to Tool Steel and Heat Treating
General and Shop Tutorials
How make Anodizer? Anodizer - Bob Warner
How make Electro-Etching Unit? Electro-Etching Unit - Bob Warner
How make Forge?
Coal - equipment, materials, constructed - Bob Warner
Gas - Forge Building Tutorial - Indian George Knives
Forge and Burner Design Pages - Ron Reil
My Quick and Easy Propane Fired Forge - James Riser
The Famous 10 Minute Forge - Jock Dempsey
Gas forge Don Fogg
Propane Forge and Burner - Bob Warner
Very Simple Gas Forge
The Japanese Box Bellows by Daniel O'Connor
The Charcoal Retort by Daniel O'Connor
Forge Plans by R. Lee Morningstar
How make Salt bath?
Salt bath - Kevin Cashen
French site (translated by Google, links will also be translated) - Tutorials from Couteaux.org
Forge and heat treatments of the blades
The grain of steel in images.
Some steel charts
Shrinkage cracks of hardening
Manufacture of a burner for a forging mill with gas (by YaCo)
Forge grips (by Fabian)
Colors of hardening
Plans of the Vernet trip hammer
Chop with edge sandwich (by Tacol )
Use of a three-phase electric motor 380 V in single-phase current 220 V
Manufacture of a Piemontais knife (by Mick ) - Friction folder tutorial
Manufacture of a case out of wood
http://www.knivesby.com/knifemaking.html - A very good site: many knifemaking links compiled and categorized by Dan Gray
NEW!
JDM5160 John Deere control( rock) shaft steel now available (new steel)$2.50a pound, get it now..
Used commercial Bands aw blade steel for sale $1.50 per pound plus S&H
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Supplierlist1
Supplierlist2
budget casting supply Rio Grande, Casting supply's to Jewelry
Need your files re-sharpened and other tools??
Arkansas Oilstones
Hall's Arkansas Oilstones, Inc. Over a Quarter Century Of The World's Best
Abrasives @www.ecomabrasives.com
http://www.popsknifesupplies.com
Band saw Blades @www.woodcraftbands.com
Flat groundO1,A2,D2,S7,and drill rod. @www.flatground.com
www.alphaknifesupply.com/
Gun Kote Some Forum info on it.
alltronics.com/ transformers plus
gadgets, clamps to air vices ,carrlane.com
Touch mark Gallery
Build it yourself
Anodizer
Anodizer Bob Warner
Anodizer Jason Howell
Anodizing-Aluminum
Electro-etch
photo resist exposure unit Bob Warner
www.chriscrawford.com
Electro-Etching Unit Bob Warner
Forge.......Satanite Refractory, Kaowool, ITC-100; please mention Knivesby,com
Coal Bob Warner
Gas Indian George
Gas Ron Reil
Gas Larry Zoeller
Gas James Riser
Gas10MinuteForgeJockDempsey
Gas Don Fogg
Gas D W Wilson
Gas Bob Warner
Gas Lionel Oliver II
Gas Very Simple Forge
Hydraulic Presses
Hydraulic Presses Don Fogg Knives
part numbers for building a press parts that IG used for Big Bertha
building a press IG's Big Bertha
Engineering/Calculators
more tools by Bob Warner
PHASE CONVERTER
BUILDING A PHASE CONVERTER By Jim Hanrahan
Photo Light Box
Light Box By Coop
Ideas bladeforums.com
Salt Pots
Elec. & Gas Kevin Cashen
Gas Salt pot plans Mike Starling Warnings
www.robertshaw.com Gas controls
Knife Making Tutorials
Antler Straightening
Antler Straightening 101 from 1932 on ezboard.com linked from Bladeforums
Blade Finish
Hand Rubbed Bruce Evans
Etching Don Fogg
Hand Rubbed Engnath
Polish Engnath
CASTING
Pewter Bolsters Wild Rose Trading Company
Lost Wax Casting BY Rich Waugh
Clips
Boot Clip Bruce Evans
Dirk,
Scottish and matching Wooden Sheath Vince Evans
File work
Arrow Bruce Evans
Vine Bruce Evans
Folders
Liner lock Tom Anderson
More by Tom Anderson
Liner Lock Kit Carson
www.chriscrawford.com
Forging
Forging a Blade Carroll Hale III
Forging a Blade Calvin Bowman
Forging a Blade Article Nick Wheeler
Guards
Shell butt cap Bruce Evens
Oval Bruce Evens
Half penny guard Bruce Evens
Hamons
Hamon how to By Steve Agocs,CHIRO75 on BFC
Handles
cord wrap Michael Murphy
cord wrap Greg Watkins
The Art of Tsukamaki The Art of Japanese Sword, Thomas L .Buck
Coke bottle handle Bruce Evens
Mortised Tangs Terry Primos
Scale (slab ) Dan Gray
Heat Treating
Heat Treating Practices At by Timken Latrobe Steel
Salt Baths Kevin Cashen
Salt problems? forum talk
Forging heat temps At www.knives.com
Forging heat temps At www.knives.com
by Forge Ed Fowler
Scale prevention with PBC for temps under1 600 deg Terry Primos
Case Hardening Forum
Inlays
Escutcheon Dan Gray
Pins
Peening Pins Dan Gray
Knots
Turks Head Knot Dan Kohn
Sheath's
Scandinavian Tommy Andersson
Sewing Leather Chuck, Wild Rose Trading Company
Stitch Pony Chuck, Wild Rose Trading Company
Medal Bruce Evans
Mex loop Wild Rose Trading Company
Pouch Bruce Evans
Pouch Dan Gray
Braided leather keeper strap Dan Gray
Pouch Stone and Steel knife works
Clip Tracy Mickley
Kydex under Leather Dan Koster on BFC
Wood Edgewise, hosted on Old Jimbo 's website
Dipping Mike Hull
Welts Making adjustable Welts Wild Rose Trading Company
More links for Sheath making on BFC
Soldering
Guard Bruce Evans
Guard Bob Van Gelder
silver soldering guards tips from the knifeForum Guys
Swords
forging Kevin R. Cashen
How Sword Making Works Don Fogg
Tooling
leather By Ron Ross
Washers
www.chriscrawford.com
Technical
Find Material Safety Data Sheets on what you are using here
SHOPS WARF, Machine shop type info, wire gage, bolt head Identification, Tons Required to Punch holes, and more
Anodizing-Aluminum
Engineering/Calculators
Heat Treating Temps and more
Machinery's Handbook,1924 edition
RWL-34 Damasteel
440C heat treating by crucible
154CM heat treating by crucible
cpms30V heat treating by crucible
cpms60v heat treating by crucible
cpmS90v heat treating by crucible
cpm3V heat treating by crucible
cpm10V heat treating by crucible
A2 heat treating by crucible
D2 heat treating by crucible
REXM2 heat treating by crucible
1084 heat treating by Kevin Cashen
10XX steels and more
10XX steels
15n20 band saw steel HUB-15n20
UHB15 band saw steel
5160JDM5160 New John-Deere control shaft steel
5160 steel spec's and heat treating
Steel Alloys and more
Element Content and how it effects steel
NEW Interrupted quenches "normal" quench, BFC
Composition for common knife steels
AIRDI®150
Forging temps and more
Drill Tap Chart
Grinding
Cutlass Grind Bruce Evens
Hollow grind line Height Calculator on bimjo.com/free/widget.html
Motor questions
3 phase BFC
making a 3 phase rotary converter DIYBFC
Photo-etch
photo-etch on metal Karen Christians, author
Static Shock from your grinder/buffers
Tools you can make
Epoxies
Amber (working with)
Interesting Information
Things that help at knife shows, bladeforums
What Sells???
Etching Damasteel
Who The Heck Are Ya? On Bladeforums
Theo's Knife Links Portal,over3,000links
a bunch of Jewelry Welding and Fabrication Links
forging or stock removal, Best quality knife? Is Edge packing a myth??
Junk Yard Steel
Adobe Photo Shop to design ANY knife you want? Phil's website
Cuir Bouilli/Hardened Leather FAQ
grain size and deep Cryo( liquidNitrogen,N2) BY Cliff Stamp
grain size being too small is not a good thing?
Does Forged steel have memory??
Finishing Stones Don Fogg
Gun Bluing Salts
Soldering Stainless and Work Hardening
Photo Taking By pendentive, Dan Koster
Using and warnings for Potassium-Permanganate to color Antler
Understanding Steel make-up Robert Cella, metallurgist
http://knifeart.com/knifearticles.html?page=1 compiled by Knifeart.com
"Talonite- New Blade Material" by Chuck Bybee
"Timascus - The New Damascus" by Chuck Bybee
"Cyber Blades" By Pat Covert in American Handgunner
Chris Reeve Knives FAQ
S30V Stainless: New Steel for Chris Reeve
"The Lost Knife" by R.N. Friedland
Oregon Knife Collectors Assn Show 2001 Picture Review
2000 ABS Cutting Competition by Larry Connelley
Batson Blade Symposium 2001 by Larry Connelley
Bill Moran School of Bladesmithing 2003 Class Schedule
Heat Treating & Etching Instructions for Thunderforged™ Damascus
"Bowie Knife Fight at the Arkansas Capital" by Larry Connelle
"Testing Blades" by Terry Primos
"Forging or Stock Removal?" by Terry Primos
"Differential Heat Treating" by Terry Primos
"Steel Classification" by Terry Primos
"Forging to Shape" by Terry Primos
"Collecting Knives as Art" by Paracelsus
"Caring For Your Knife" by Joseph Szilaski
"New York Show 99 Pictures" by Larry Connelley
"99' ABS Fall Hammer-In" by Larry Connelley
"The Vacuum Compressor" by Curtis M. Wilson
"File Work Patterns" by Curtis M Wilson
"A Workers View on Stabilization" by Curtis Wilson
ABS Hall of Fame Photos - 1999
Interview with Bill Moran by Larry Connelley
Knife Encyclopedia
Spring '99 Hammer-In Photos
"Safety Tips for Knife Makers" by Allen Elishewitz
"Safety Tips for Knife Makers - Part 2" by Allen Elishewitz
"Evaluating A Custom Knife" by Darrel Ralph
"Plain vs. Serrated" by Joe Talmadge
"Combat Knives" by Allen Elishewitz
"My Perspective on Collecting" by Dave Ellis, MS
"Knife Shows -A Knifemaker's Perspective" by Dave Ellis, MS
"How I Got Started in Knifemaking" by Dave Ellis, MS
"What is a Master Smith?" by Dave Ellis, MS
A Knife Prayer by Morris Herring
Arkansas Custom Knife Show Pictures
Geometry of a Cutting Edge by Allen Elishewitz
"Should we be afraid of technology?" by Allen Elishewitz
How to Sharpen Your Knife
Arkansas Knifemaking Tradition by Arkansas Territorial Restoration
Sharpening FAQ by Joe Talmadge
Table of Different Steels
Rare Arkansas Bear Attack
The Blade Geometry FAQ by Joe Talmadge
The Knife Edge FAQ by Joe Talmadge
The Steel FAQ by Joe Talmadge
Knife Poem by Perry Cutchen
Heat Treating Various Steels
American Bladesmith Society Master Smith List
"Finishes on Steel" by Allen Elishewitz
"Fisk- National Living Treasure" Press Release
Chris Reeve Knives FAQ
"Las Vegas 2002 Pictures" by Rodney Connelley
The Custom Knife Newsletter
"The Knife Lore of the Anglo-Saxons" by Edward Konig
Top Ten Reasons to Order
Little Rock, Arkansas Info
"Q & A with Knife Designer Joel Pirela"
http://www.knifenetwork.com/workshop/index.shtml - Many tutorials compiled and categorized by the Knife Network
For the Collector
Custom Knife Collecting by Jerry Oksman
A Little About Knives by Don Cowles
Folding Knife Tutorials
How to build a Lock-Back Folder by Neil Charity
Building an Interframe Folderby Neil Charity
How to make a Slip Joint Pocketknife by Chris Crawford
Fixed Blade Tutorials
What is a Bladesmith? by Terry Primos
Fitting Scales on my Sheepsfoot Knife by Jens Anso
Setting a Jewel in Steel by Don Cowle
Fitting Dovetailed Bolsters by Don Cowles
Let's Build a Lil' Skinner by Terry Hearn
Vine File work by Bruce Evans
Arrowhead File work by Bruce Evans
Instructions for Assembling a Knife Blade Without a Guard by Jim Lemcke (TKS)
Coke bottle style handle by Bruce Evans
Grinding a Cutlass ground Blade by Bruce Evans
Making a Oval Guard with balls on the ends by Bruce Evans
Half penny quillion style Guard by Bruce Evans
Making a Shell Buttcap by Bruce Evans
Soldering a guard by Bruce Evans
Hand rubbing a Blade by Bruce Evans
Making a Boot Clip by Bruce Evans
Making a Pouch Sheath by Bruce Evans
Making Leather Working Gouges by Bruce Evans
Solderless Guards by Terry Primos
From start to finish on how to make a full metal sheath by Bruce Evans
How To Make Your Own .004 Inch Stainless Steel Washers by Chris Crawford
Tang-tapering Tutorial by Don Cowles
Tang-tapering Tutorial by Rob Brown
Fitting Bolsters by Rob Brown
Fitting Guards by Rob Brown
Mirror Finishing by Rob Brown
Forged Blade Tutorials
Heat Treat by Max Burnett
Forging Chainsaw Chain Damascus by Max Burnett
How to Build a Small Adobe Propane Forge by Tim Lively
How To Build A Full Size Charcoal Burning Adobe Forge by Tim Lively
Accurate Temperature Judgments of Heated High Carbon Steels by Tim Lively
Catalog Drawings of Old Blacksmithing Tools
Heat Treating the Forged Blade by Tim Lively
Differential Heat Treating by Terry Primos
Steel Classification by Terry Primos
Effects of Alloying Elements in Steel by Terry Primos
Composition of Knife Steels by Terry Primos
Forging To Shape by Terry Primos
Testing Blades by Terry Primos
Making Mokume for the Bladesmith by Jonathan A. Loose
Creating a blade to pass the ABS Journeyman Smith Test by Ed Caffrey
How-to for making bronze cable damascus by Gene Osborn
cale Prevention During Heat Treating by Terry Primos The Making of an Integral Bolster Camp Knife by Francisco Ferrari
General and Shop Tutorials
Build an Inexpensive Light Box for Knife Photos by Steve Korn
Questions commonly asked by new knifemakers by Bob Warner
How to build a welding table by Bob Warner
How to build a recirculating, heated quench tank by Bob Warner
How to build a disc sander and pedistal stand by Bob Warner
How to build a coal forge with a car brake drum for firepot by Bob Warner
How to build an anodizer for coloring titanium by Bob Warner
How to build an electro-etch machine for etching logo's on blades by Bob Warner
How to build a propane forge and burner by Bob Warner
How to build an exposure unit for making your own stencils for electro-etching by Bob Warner
A Simple, Easy to Make Leather Stitching Pony by Chuck Burrows aka Wild Rose
How to construct a Mexican Loop style knife sheath by Chuck Burrows aka Wild Rose
The WRTC Method of Stitching a Leather Knife Sheath by Chuck Burrows aka Wild Rose
Theo's favorite knife links - Too many links to list (all sorts; more than 3300 total!!); has a good size tutorial section plus many more related links
B. Evans
- Knife Making Tutorials
Blade Forging
Blade Geometry
Bob Warner - Tips, tricks & tools
Boyer Blades - Knife Info Page
Carving Tutorial by Jake Powning
Center Cross Panoramic Shop Tour
Clark, R.W. - Bolsters
Custom Knife Directory Knifemaking Tutorials
Cyberblade Workshops & Tools
Decorative Pins
Don Fogg - The Way
Don Fogg Tips
Engnath - Lagacy of a Legend
Engnath, The Manual
Etching made clear by Ricardo (Link partner)
Free Gas Forge Plans
French for Knive
Gatherwood, Buckx - Nederlandse handleiding
Grinderfacts
Gripmaking - Step by Step
How a Boyer Blade is made....
How to forge a blade by Andrew Jordan
How To Make A Slip Joint Pocketknife
How to make Knives (Link partner)
How To Install Scales On A Knife Blade
Khukuri - How it's made
Knife & Puzzle (Jap)
Knife Tutorial
KnifeDigest
KnifeKits.Com
Knifemaking - Step by Ste
Knifemaking Tutorials by Chris Crawford
Knifemaking Tutorials by Rob Brown
Knifemaking with Titanium
Knivemakers Steel Chart by A.G. Russell
Lag din eigen kniv
Make a Puukko Finlan
Making Knife
Making Your Own Knife
Metal Web News
Moss, JP - Knife Making Seminars
Ozark School of Blacksmithing
PVC Hunting Knife Sheath
Ray Rogers Handcrafted Knives
Re wrap your handle
RSA Blades - Knifemaking Encyclopedia
Scale Prevention During Heat Treating by Terry Primos
Seadog Knives - Build your own knife
Smedning og Knive
Solderless Guards by Terry Primos
Some true words - Take care
Stone Knife - How to make
Testing Blades by Terry Primos
The Manual
http://www.knives.com/ - Tutorials/info from Knives.com
Engnath
Grinders
Steel
Steps
Polish
Soldering
Handles
Hand Rub
Knife Design
Handtools
Machine tools
Drilling
Folding Knives
Kitchen Knives
Materials in Knifemaking
Damascus
Glossary
Parts of a Knife
Workshop Safety
Japanese Sword
Glue Recipies
Exotic Woods
Stone Tools
Forging
Stock removal
Full Tang
Stick Tang
Stubtang
Sheath Making
Japanese fittings
Making Habaki
Making Saya
Kniveslida
Silverwork
Jeweling
Q & A
Steel Alloys
Heat Treating
Mohs Scale
Conversions
Soft Alloys
Soft Alloy Heats
Time lines
Color Temp
Edge Angles
Melting Points and Atomic Weights
World Clock
Knife Care
Sharpening
Stones
Hones
http://technicalvideorental.com/rental_9.html -
Loveless Legend with R. W. Loveless and Jim Merritt
How to Make Custom Knives, by R. W. Loveless and Jim Merritt.
Knifemaking with William White
The Fine Art of Hollow Grinding with Johnny Stout
Forging and Finishing The Ox Forge Bowie with Charlie Ochs
Knifemaking Unplugged with Tim & Marian Lively
Basic Bladesmithing with Ed Caffrey
Fileworking with Dwayne Dushane
Kit Knife Video 1 - Tapered Tang Hunter with Gene Osborn
Kit Knife Video 2 - Hidden Tang Hunter with Gene Osborn
