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Index
Cover
Title Page
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1. Tools of the Trade
SETTING UP A SHOP
SAFETY EQUIPMENT
TOOLS
FORGING VS. STOCK REMOVAL
BLACKSMITHING TOOLS
BUILDING A TWO-BRICK FORGE
Chapter 2. Designing a Knife
KNIFE ANATOMY
TANG
BLADE PROFILES
DESIGNING YOUR KNIFE
MAKING A TEMPLATE
Chapter 3. Understanding Steel
WHAT IS STEEL?
HEAT AND STEEL
SELECTING STEEL
CUTTING OUT A BLANK
Chapter 4. Blacksmithing
HEATING THE STEEL
MAKING A GAME PLAN
HAMMERING
MOVING STEEL
MAKING A HOT CUT
KNIFE FORGING 101
NORMALIZING
ANNEALING
Chapter 5. Grinding
BLADE PROFILING
GRINDS
BLADE GEOMETRY
LEARNING TO GRIND
MAKING A SCANDINAVIAN GRIND
Chapter 6. Heat Treating and Finishing
FINAL TOOLING OF THE STEEL
HARDENING
QUENCHING
HARDENING IN A PIT FIRE
TEMPERING
TEMPERING 1080 STEEL
GRINDING THE SURFACE
POLISHING
Chapter 7. Making a Handle
SCALE MATERIALS
PINS
HANDLE ERGONOMICS
MAKING A WOODEN HANDLE
Chapter 8. Making a Sheath
SHEATH STYLES
SHEATH MATERIALS
LEATHERWORKING TOOLS
MAKING A LEATHER SHEATH
Chapter 9. Sharpening and Knife Care
SHARPENING TOOLS
MECHANICS OF SHARPENING
SHARPENING A BLADE
KEEPING AN EDGE
Glossary
Resources
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Index
Dedication
Copyright
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