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		Knife Network™ :: Basic Workshop/Tutorials

For decades, learning the methods and techniques of custom knife making and other knife related tasks has been through books, or if you were lucky, through a knifemaker or artisan that lived close to you. Our community has always been great for information sharing, but you had to be in the right place at the right time. No more...

Modern technology has caught up with the custom knife community. Now, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, knifemakers from around the globe can access these on-line tutorials. Many phases of knifemaking, sheath making, technical repair, usage and embellishment are covered, from fixed blades, to folding knives, to miscellaneous shop tips and equipment usage. Most of our public tutorials have excellent color photos to go along with the text. All tutorials are done by KnifeNetwork.com members, on their own time, and made available for everyone!

If you need assistance with using our tutorial system, would like to submit a new tutorial, or to note broken links, please contact us at the following link Contact Admin

For the Collector

Custom Knife Collecting by Jerry Oksman

A Little About Knives by Don Cowles

Folding Knife Tutorials

How to build a Lock-Back Folder by Neil Charity

Building an Interframe Folder by Neil Charity

How to make a Slip Joint Pocketknife by Chris Crawford

Fixed Blade Tutorials

What is a Bladesmith? by Terry Primos

Fitting Scales on my Sheepsfoot Knife by Jens Anso

Setting a Jewel in Steel by Don Cowles

Fitting Dovetailed Bolsters by Don Cowles

Let's Build a Lil' Skinner by Terry Hearn

Vine Filework by Bruce Evans

Arrowhead Filework by Bruce Evans

Instructions for Assembling a Knife Blade Without a Guard by Jim Lemcke (TKS)

Coke bottle style handle by Bruce Evans

Grinding a Cutlass ground Blade by Bruce Evans

Making a Oval Guard with balls on the ends by Bruce Evans

Half penny quillion style Guard by Bruce Evans

Making a Shell Buttcap by Bruce Evans

Soldering a guard by Bruce Evans

Hand rubbing a Blade by Bruce Evans

Making a Boot Clip by Bruce Evans

Making a Pouch Sheath by Bruce Evans

Making Leather Working Gouges by Bruce Evans

Solderless Guards by Terry Primos

From start to finish on how to make a full metal sheath by Bruce Evans

How To Make Your Own .004 Inch Stainless Steel Washers by Chris Crawford

Tang-tapering Tutorial by Don Cowles

Tang-tapering Tutorial by Rob Brown

Fitting Bolsters by Rob Brown

Fitting Guards by Rob Brown

Mirror Finishing by Rob Brown

Forged Blade Tutorials

Heat Treat by Max Burnett

Forging Chainsaw Chain Damascus by Max Burnett

How to Build a Small Adobe Propane Forge by Tim Lively

How To Build A Full Size Charcoal Burning Adobe Forge by Tim Lively

Accurate Temperature Judgments of Heated High Carbon Steels by Tim Lively

Catalog Drawings of Old Blacksmithing Tools

Heat Treating the Forged Blade by Tim Lively

Differential Heat Treating by Terry Primos

Steel Classification by Terry Primos

Effects of Alloying Elements in Steel by Terry Primos

Composition of Knife Steels by Terry Primos

Forging To Shape by Terry Primos

Testing Blades by Terry Primos

Making Mokume for the Bladesmith by Jonathan A. Loose

Creating a blade to pass the ABS Journeyman Smith Test by Ed Caffrey

How-to for making bronze cable damascus by Gene Osborn

Scale Prevention During Heat Treating by Terry Primos

The Making of an Integral Bolster Camp Knife by Francisco Ferrari

General and Shop Tutorials

Build an Inexpensive Light Box for Knife Photos by Steve Korn

A Simple, Easy to Make Leather Stitching Pony by Chuck Burrows aka Wild Rose

How to construct a Mexican Loop style knife sheath by Chuck Burrows aka Wild Rose

The WRTC Method of Stitching a Leather Knife Sheath by Chuck Burrows aka Wild Rose

*Remember, these tutorials represent one way to accomplish a task. Use them and your own knowledge and experience to do it your way. Most of all, enjoy reading the information and stop back often.
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