Resources

Books

The Backyard Blacksmith by Lorelei Sims
The Wonder of Knifemaking by Wayne Goddard
The $50 Dollar Knife Shop by Wayne Goddard
Step-by-Step Knife Making by David Boye
Blade’s Guide to Making Knives by Joe Kertzman and Steve Shackleford
The Complete Bladesmith by Jim Hrisoulas
The Master Blade Smith: Advanced Studies in Steel by Jim Hrisoulas
The Master Blade Smith: Advanced Studies in Steel II by Jim Hrisoulas
The Master Blade Smith: Metal and Wood Finishing by Jim Hrisoulas
The Master Blade Smith: Damascus Steel: Forging Damascus by Jim Hrisoulas
The Pattern-Welded Blade: Artistry in Iron by Jim Hrisoulas
Art and Design in Modern Custom Fixed-Blade Knives by David Darom
Bladesmithing: Modern Application of Traditional Techniques by Murray Carter
The Bowie Knife: Unsheathing an American Legend by Norm Flayderman
Swords of the Viking Age by Ian Peirce and Ewart Oakeshott
The Razor Edge Book of Sharpening by John Juranitch
Simple Knifemaking: A Beginners Guide to Basic Tools by Nicholas Tomihama
Basic Knife Making: From Raw Steel to Finished Stub Tang Knife by Jurgen Rosinski and Ernst G. Siebeneicher-Hellwig
The Craft of the Japanese Sword by Leon Kapp
The Art of Japanese Sword Polishing by Setsuo Takaiwa, Yoshindo Yoshihara, Leon Kapp and Hiroko Kapp
How to Make Folding Knives: A Step-By-Step How-To by Ron Lake, Frank Centofante, and Wayne Clay
How to Make Knives by Richard W. Barney and Robert W. Loveless
The Hand-Forged Knife by Karl Schroen
The Gun Digest Book of Knifemaking by Jack Lewis and Roger Combs
The Complete Book of Pocketknife Repair by Ben Kelley, Jr
Custom Knifemaking: 10 Projects from a Master Craftsman by Tim McCreight
Sharpening and Knifemaking by Jim Watson
The Handcrafted Folding Knife by Mark K. Malmros
How to Make Folding Knives by Ron Lake
The Art of Blacksmithing by Alex W. Bealer
Bowies, Big Knives, and the Best Of Battle Blades by Bill Bagwell
Atmospheric Forge & Heat Treat Oven by William T. Goodman and Robert W. Holmes
The Skills of a Blacksmith, Volume I: Mastering the Fundamentals of Blacksmithing by Mark Aspery
The Skills of a Blacksmith V2: Mastering the Fundamentals of Leaf-Work by Mark Aspery
ASM Engineered Materials Reference Books (Various Authors)
- Metallography and Heat Treatment
- Principles of Heat Treatment / Heat Treatment of Steel
- Heat Treaters Guide
Hand-Forged Knife: An Introduction to the Working of Modern Tool Steels by Karl Schroen
Making Knives and Tools: 2nd edition by Percy W. Blandford
Practical Blacksmithing, Part One (Volumes 1 and 2) by M. T. Richardson
Practical Blacksmithing, Part Two (Volumes 3 and 4) by M. T. Richardson
Modern Metallurgy for Engineers (2nd Edition) by Frank T. Sisco
The Art of the Cutler by Jean Jacques Perret (1771)