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Knife Making Book for Beginners

A Bladesmithing User Guide to Forging Knives Plus Tips, Tools and Techniques to Get You Started

By

Luke Wade

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Introduction

K nife making is the process of making knives for different purposes and through several means. The business aspect of knife making will continue to remain for years to come because of its increasing demand and use by all and sundry.

Knifemaking involves the art of using steel to make sharp blades and wooden or plastic material to make handles. The procedures in making knives are simple only if equipped with the right information.

Without the needed materials, you will be unable to make knives either for personal or commercial purposes. Also, during the knife making process, it is necessary to be careful because knife making involves some risky activities like honing and so on.

This book, Knife Making Book for Beginners, a step-by-step beginner-friendly guide, aims to equip you with virtually all the knowledge and information you need to kickstart your knife making process and knife making business in the simplest form.

Ready to gear up for an adventurous journey to become a master bladesmith?

Then, see you on the next page!

Chapter 1

What is Knife Making?

K nife making is the act of manufacturing or producing a knife through a sequence of stock removal or welded lamination. Likewise, it is the process of making an edge and sharp tool used for cutting such things as clothes, food items, and so much more.

The main metals used in knife making are usually made from carbon and stainless steel.

History of Knife Making

W ithout a doubt, the original set of knife makers were early people who lived in the world several years back. It was seen that the early knife makers lived in caves for ages.

Now, why did the knife makers create or combine materials to make knives? The simple answer is that they used it as a means of livelihood, to hunt for wild and home animals in the forest. The earliest human forms sought tools, a strong one at that, to achieve their means of livelihood. What they did to further their livelihood was gather the needed materials to manufacture a knife. Around 5000 2000 BC, the early knife makers began refining and enhancing their stone-like knives to get sharper edges. They also went ahead to create the handles as well.

The original iron blades were manufactured out of copper and bronze and they were first seen between 3000 700 BC. According to a research study, the first iron blades made were preferred more than those made of stone for some reason.

Fast forward to 1000 BC, metal knives began to gain momentum because they were known to be sharper and long-lasting than the former metals. Human beings have made different kinds of knives in the modern-day knife making process compared to those made in previous years. Different knife making industries are making knives out of carbon steel, alloy steel, tool steel, Damascus steel, and stainless steel in the current world. However, the likes of obsidian, titanium alloys, plastic, cobalt, and ceramics are also used to make knives. It is important to mention that stainless steel is the commonly used material for manufacturing knives because it has a good maintenance property and is easy to use.

How Does Knife Making Work?

K nife making is a technical method of producing knives using metals and applying some techniques to the process. Majorly one can make a knife by forging or stock removal; check out the typical process of making knives as given below.

1. Make out a sketch of a knife on a paper

O n a sketch paper or graph, draw out the blade, its design, and its intending function, sketch out the blade length, decide how the tangs would look, and sketch out the likely pattern of the knife handle.