The Lockback Folding Knife


Book Description

Take your knifemaking skills to the next level and create your own folding knife with back-lock design. The fit, combination, and variety of shapes of each knife are always a new challenge and presented here in clear, easy-to-understand, step-by-step instructions.Illustrated instructions and 236 color images are provided for all stages of the knife's construction, from creating a template, to making the blade and locking mechanism, to making the bolster. Basic principles and technical solutions are also offered, as are instructions for creating and working with your own designs.




Pocketknife Making for Beginners


Book Description

Make your own folding pocketknife with this easy-to-follow guide. Step by step, this instructional manual unfolds the secrets of constructing a slip-joint folding knife, which is held open by spring force and friction. In addition to introducing different variations of this knife style, this guide presents the materials, tools, and technical design skills needed for the project. Diagrams clearly demonstrate the mechanics of your knife and the crucial elements needed to make a properly functioning pocketknife. Detailed step-by-step explanations move from template to finished knife -- even beginners can master this project with minimal tool requirements. Once the knife project is complete, you can use the processes in this guide and your own creativity to construct a special knife of your own design.




Making Integral Knives


Book Description

The next installment to this knife workshop series explains how to design and build an integral knife, a knife made out of a single piece of steel. From basic patterns and principles to technical solutions to various variations in design and process, this guide is ideal for the intermediate to advanced knifemaker. Through step-by-step instructions and images, three integral knife projects with varying levels of difficulty are explained. Learn how to make a hand-filed knife that doesn't require much equipment, a knife made using a milling machine, and a knife made with a piece of steel that has been professionally prepared with a wire-erosion process. With 350 photos and illustrations, this comprehensive guide is ideal for mastering how to make integral knives.




Custom Knifemaking


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Ten projects will teach beginners how to cut, shape, heat, treat, and finish a knife.




Slip-Joint Folder Designing and Building


Book Description

Included in this book, is a process used by Master Bladesmith, Steve Culver, to design the joint mechanism of a slip-joint folder. Also included, is a tutorial on building a single blade slip-joint folder, without the use of a surface grinder or milling machine.




Knife Mechanisms Just for the Fun of It!


Book Description

Folding knife mechanisms, explanation and illustrations on how they work. Switchblade, assisted opener, slipjoint, friction folder, and many more. Profiles of some knife inventors and makers. Discussion on materials, fabrication and other topics of interest on pocket knife mechanisms.




Remington Knives


Book Description

The authors of our bestselling Standard Knife Collector's Guide, Cattaraugus Cutlery, The Big Book of Pocket Knives, and The Standard Guide to Razors are at it again. This time they have produced a book on Remington knives. Well known for their manufacture of quality firearms, Remington Arms Company also produced a complete line of quality cutlery from 1922 to 1940. There were literally hundreds of patterns and a variety of handle materials utilized on their knives. Today, these knives are collected internationally. This book provides knife collectors with an easy to use, reliable identification guide for Remington patterns, handle materials, and values. There are hundreds of pictures and descriptions throughout the book. Additionally, there is a history of Remington cutlery, blade design illustrations, a sampling of company cutlery advertisements, and a section on the current line of limited edition Remington knives. This book will find its place both on the reference shelves and in the pockets of serious and curious collectors of quality cutlery. 2005 values.




Fancy Knives


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Through over 300 clear color photos and concise text, you can learn the materials, qualities, working styles, and decorating techniques of penknives. Learn the differences of carbon and alloyed steels, steel designations, and impressive damascene decoration. Knife blade types and steel polishes are featured as well as options for knife handle materials, including wood, horn, antler, bone, ivory, and mother-of-pearl. Explore handle decorating techniques that include engraving, etching, inlay, scrimshaw, and coloring. Once knives have been carefully studied, sheath manufacturing techniques using leather are also discussed. Finally, instructions are given to readers who wish to make their own knives. Collectors and all who appreciate the fine art of penknife making will treasure this book.




Making Hidden Tang Knives


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This beginner-level guide explains, step-by-step, how to make a fixed-blade hidden tang knife and a matching leather scabbard. Used by hunters and fishermen the world over, hidden tang knives have tangs that are completely hidden by the handle material, which makes for a more comfortable grip on the knife. Knifemakers will find the 200+ photos and diagrams, the tools and materials lists, and the detailed instructions perfectly suited to creating this knife. The guide requires minimal use of power tools and equipment and also provides knifemakers with an understanding of various types of steels and handle materials for subsequent knife projects. The section on tools and steps necessary for making a sheath round out this guide.




Shooter's Bible Guide to Knives


Book Description

The new Shooter’s Bible Guide to Knives sets the standard for comprehensive publications by carrying on the Shooter’s Bible tradition of bringing together more products and information than any other source. With photographs and descriptions of more than 400 knives, readers are treated to product highlights from major manufacturers and custom knife makers. This book brings you from the blacksmith shop to high tech influential designers with insights into blade steel, locking mechanisms, and handle materials. When it comes to knives, this book is the source for the products and the passion.