Drew Riley
Well-Known Member
I'm sure this has been posted before, but just in case it hasn't, or if there's some newer makers like myself who haven't seen it before, I recently was shown this link:
http://www.feine-klingen.de/PDFs/verhoeven.pdf
Metallurgy of Steel for Bladesmiths & Others
who Heat Treat and Forge Steel
I've only read a few pages and skipped down towards the bottom a couple times, but everything I've read seems very clearly written and explained, and very nicely illustrated.
Not trying to steal any thunder from our very own Kevin Cashen, but this seems like a good supplement...
This professor also has a write up on knife sharpening that looks pretty good as well:
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/downloads/pdf/knifeshexps.pdf
Experiments on Knife Sharpening
http://www.feine-klingen.de/PDFs/verhoeven.pdf
Metallurgy of Steel for Bladesmiths & Others
who Heat Treat and Forge Steel
I've only read a few pages and skipped down towards the bottom a couple times, but everything I've read seems very clearly written and explained, and very nicely illustrated.
Not trying to steal any thunder from our very own Kevin Cashen, but this seems like a good supplement...
This professor also has a write up on knife sharpening that looks pretty good as well:
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/downloads/pdf/knifeshexps.pdf
Experiments on Knife Sharpening