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How to make knives

How to make a knife. An examination of how to make knives and of all nuances of the knife maker's art and craft. Studies from forging to stock removal and the many different ways of making a knife. Steel types, blade types and handle types. Aspects of design and execution.

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1 The Trentini Leatherwork Part 1 2072
2 The Trentini Filework 2088
3 The Trentini Mirror Finish 1892
4 Wood 3429
5 Alloy Heat Treat 2306
6 Making The Stub Tang 3620
7 Making The Stick Tang Knife 4765
8 Steel 3725
9 Silverwork 2438
10 Sheath Making 7811
11 Sharpening 3718
12 Fabrication Saya 3434
13 Safety 1639
14 Recipies Reagents 1459
15 Recipies Glue 1574
16 Proportions 2017
17 Pin Setting 2727
18 Photography 1695
19 Non-Ferrous Alloys 2103
20 Mohs Hardness 2061
21 Minerals 2674
22 Melting Points and Atomic Weights 1497
23 Materials 2021
24 Fabrication Koshorae 2278
25 Kniveslida 2565
26 Japanese Sword Proportions 2117
27 Honing and abrasives 1946
28 Heat Treat 4477
29 Handtools 2579
30 Fabrication Habaki 4287
31 Bob Engnath on distal taper 3134
32 Full Tang Construction 2922
33 Forging 1736
34 Bob Engnath and the twelve steps 2211
35 Damascus 5777
36 Knife Design 10578
37 Making the blade 3471
38 Edge Angles 1715
39 Bob Engnath on Grinders 2465
40 Color Temperatures 1598
41 Bob Engnath on "Steel" 3583
42 The Bookshelf 3114
43 The Wee Axe 1977
44 Bob Engnath on "Hand Finishing" 4246
45 Bob Engnath on Knife Handles 13229
46 Bob Engnath on Clay hardening and tempering 5159
47 Care and Maintainance of Knives 2499
48 Alloys 1426
49 Drilling 2713
50 Bob Engnath on "Soldering" 2961
51 Bob Engnath on "Yakiba Finishing" 1899
52 Conversions-Hardness 1451
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