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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 2259
2 The Trentini Filework 2198
3 The Trentini Mirror Finish 1973
4 Wood 3535
5 Alloy Heat Treat 2395
6 Making The Stub Tang 3749
7 Making The Stick Tang Knife 4926
8 Steel 3868
9 Silverwork 2548
10 Sheath Making 8091
11 Sharpening 3848
12 Fabrication Saya 3559
13 Safety 1713
14 Recipies Reagents 1514
15 Recipies Glue 1633
16 Proportions 2111
17 Pin Setting 2822
18 Photography 1770
19 Non-Ferrous Alloys 2199
20 Mohs Hardness 2168
21 Minerals 2755
22 Melting Points and Atomic Weights 1547
23 Materials 2121
24 Fabrication Koshorae 2369
25 Kniveslida 2645
26 Japanese Sword Proportions 2188
27 Honing and abrasives 2027
28 Heat Treat 4603
29 Handtools 2672
30 Fabrication Habaki 4436
31 Bob Engnath on distal taper 3239
32 Full Tang Construction 3017
33 Forging 1806
34 Bob Engnath and the twelve steps 2346
35 Damascus 5980
36 Knife Design 10751
37 Making the blade 3661
38 Edge Angles 1783
39 Bob Engnath on Grinders 2575
40 Color Temperatures 1645
41 Bob Engnath on "Steel" 3760
42 The Bookshelf 3225
43 The Wee Axe 2041
44 Bob Engnath on "Hand Finishing" 4487
45 Bob Engnath on Knife Handles 13735
46 Bob Engnath on Clay hardening and tempering 5414
47 Care and Maintainance of Knives 2591
48 Alloys 1499
49 Drilling 2842
50 Bob Engnath on "Soldering" 3107
51 Bob Engnath on "Yakiba Finishing" 1996
52 Conversions-Hardness 1515
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