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Custom Knifemaking
by Tim McCreight

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Learn every aspect of knifemaking, and become an expert. This book includes ten projects, beginning with the basics, and advancing through increasingly difficult to advanced topics. These enjoyable projects teach you how to cut, shape, heat treat, and finish a knife. Drawings and photographs illustrate each step of the project, making the techniques simple to understand. Soft bound, 7-1/2 x 9" format, with 224 pages. Illustrated with 75 photos and 100 line drawings that clearly demonstrate the author's mastery of these skills.

The Table of Contents includes the following:

Acknowledgments
Safety Warning
Introduction
Chapter 1 Tools

Cutting Tools
Shaping Tools
Drilling Tools
Finishing Tools
Abrasive Papers
Hammers
Torches
Miscellaneous Tools
The Workshop

Chapter 2 Materials

A Brief History
Structure

Properties of Tool Steal
Hardening and Tempering

Descriptions of Popular Steels
Other Knifemaking Materials

Brass

Chapter 3 Knife Design

Nomenclature
Blade Cross-Sections
Knife Format
Care and Maintenance
Sharpening

Chapter 4 Sheathmaking

Materials
A Molded Pouch Sheath
A Snap Sheath
A Molded Pocket Sheath

Chapter 5 Forge Set-Up

The Fire
Fuel
Tools
Using the Forge
The Goal of Good Forging

Chapter 6 Project 1: Kitchen Paring Knife

List of Materials
Process Overview
Design Considerations
Process Detail

Sawing
Filing
Blade Shape
Hardening and Tempering
Bolsters
Handle Slabs

Chapter 7 Project 2: Full-Tang All-Purpose Knife

List of Materials
Process Overview
Design Considerations
Process Detail

Cutlers' Rivets
Hardening and Tempering
Soft Soldering
Making a Spade Bit

Chapter 8 Project 3: Partial-Tang Carving Knife

List of Materials
Process Overview
Design Considerations
Process Detail

Sawing and Filing
Hardening and Tempering
Preparing the Handle Slabs
Making the Ferrule

Chapter 9 Project 4: Through-Tang Skinner

List of Materials
Process Overview
Design Considerations
Process Detail

File Work Decoration
Hardening and Tempering
Preparing the Tang
Making a Hole in the Antler
Assembly

Chapter 10 Project 5: Wilderness Knife

List of Materials
Process Overview
Design Considerations
Process Detail

Cutting Out the Blade
Preparing the Handle
Hardening and Tempering
Assembly

Chapter 11 Project 6: Forged Camp Knife

List of Materials
Process Overview
Design Considerations
Process Detail

Forging
Hardening and Tempering
Preparing the Tang
Making a Flush Nut
Assembling the Handle

Chapter 12 Project 7: Kitchen Chopper

List of Materials
Process Overview
Design Considerations
Process Detail

Slicing
Forging
Twisting
Piercing
Hardening and Tempering

Chapter 13 Project 8: A One-Blade Pocket Knife

List of Materials
Process Overview
Design Considerations
Process Detail

Laying Out the Mechanism
Heat-Treating the Spring
Making a Trial Mock-Up
Assessing Repairs
Cutting the Sides
Etching with Ferric Chloride
Setting the Rivets

Chapter 14 Project 9: Lockback Folding Knife

List of Materials
Process Overview
Design Considerations
Process Detail

Laying Out the Mechanism
Heat-Treating the Spring
Making a Trial Mock-Up
Etching the Blade in Aqua Regia
Assembly

Chapter 15 Project 10: Damascus Steel Dagger

List of Materials
A Brief History
Process Overview
Design Considerations
Process Detail

Preparing the Billet and the Fire
Making the Initial Weld
Restacking and Making Further Welds
Shaping Blade and Tang
Hardening and Tempering
Etching to Reveal Pattern
Bolster and Guard
Assembling the Handle

Glossary
Appendix: Tables
Suppliers
Bibliography
Index

ISBN: 0-8117-2175-2

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