From drawing the initial sketches of a design to etching your initials into the handle, the authors expertly demonstrate how to build a fixed-blade, full tang knife, using the 'stock removal' technique, with detailed, step-by-step instructions and illustrations. This book is an ideal choice for the beginning knife maker.

Chapters include:

Initial considerations

Design and template

The blade

The handle

Variant with a guard

Finish

List of materials

Hard outer cover with spiral bound pages, 6" by 9" format, color photos, 132 pages. By Stefan Steigerwald and Peter Fonteddu.