A Modern Guide to Knifemaking: Step-by-step instruction for forging your own knife from expert bladesmiths, including making your own handle, sheath and sharpening by Laura Zerra

A Modern Guide to Knifemaking: Step-by-step instruction for forging your own knife from expert bladesmiths, including making your own handle, sheath and sharpening - Laura Zerra

Book in English.

Laura Zerra, survival expert and one of the stars of the Discovery Channel series Naked and Afraid , shares her essential knife-making tips and tricks in this book. A Modern Guide to Knifemaking offers step-by-step instructions for making a knife using both forging and material removal.

The book covers the entire knife-making process from start to finish. The guide starts with knife design and prototype making, and progresses to choosing the right steel material and building your own furnace. Step by step, you will learn the basics of knife forging, blade shaping, profile cutting, bevel grinding, heat treatment and tempering. Finally, the knife is finished by grinding and polishing, and a handle and sheath are made for it. The book also teaches sharpening techniques that will help the knife stay sharp in use.

The book's instructions are complemented by expert tips sections, where the world's top knifemakers, such as Ken Onion, Kaila Cumings, and Mike Jones, share their own best practices and secrets.

A complete guide for those who want to make their own, perfectly functioning knife. This book is suitable for both beginners and advanced knifemakers who want to deepen their knowledge.