At Artisan Ideas you will find a good selection of knife books and knifemaking videos. There is everything from bladesmithing for beginners to advanced topics from the American Bladesmith Society. For making blades we have a title for you on almost every aspect of this profession or hobby.
Just starting in knifemaking? Learn how to make a knife from one of the USA’s great masters, Bill Moran. Are you ready to forge a Quillion Dagger? We’ve got the DVD that will show you how.
How about some real fun stuff? Do you want to forge a Viking Axe? We’ve got you covered. How about a tomahawk? We have a great DVD that will teach you that too.
Do you want to make a knife the traditional way and forge the blade yourself? Paul White will teach you how to do that. You’ll also learn an excellent, old-time, and foolproof method of attaching the wooden handle you have made yourself.
Whether it’s bladesmithing for beginners or more advanced knifemaking videos from the American Bladesmith Society, we have the right knife books and DVDs for you!
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Antler Knife: Making a Sami-Style Knife Handle and Sheath
0$25.95Hardcover, 112 pages, 208 color photos and drawings, 10-in. x 7-in x .5-in.
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Making Leather Knife Sheaths by Joe Keeslar
0Original price was: $39.95.$29.75Current price is: $29.75.ABS Master Smith and author Joe Keeslar teaches how to make a leather sheath for a knife.
Softcover, 124 pages, illustrated
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Forging and Finishing the Brut De Forge Knife by Joe Keeslar (an American Bladesmith Society Publication)
0Original price was: $45.00.$31.50Current price is: $31.50.The “Brut De Forge” book is a step-by-step tutorial with 89 photos on the techniques used by Master Smith Joe Keeslar to forge, heat treat, and finish a knife from a worn out file and give it new life and function.
Spiral Bound, 82 pages, 89 photos
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Blade Grinding with Kevin Cashen (an American Bladesmith Society DVD)
0$25.00In this video Kevin Cashen takes you through all of the steps used in grinding a knife. Topics include- workrest & freehand grinding, grinding belt selection and tips, preplanning and preparation, blade profiling, blade centerlines and plunge cuts, grinding techniques, and more…
Run Time: 2 hours and 4 minutes
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Quillon Daggers with Kevin Cashen (an American Bladesmith Society DVD)
0Original price was: $25.00.$17.50Current price is: $17.50.Universal DVD, Color
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Mosaic Damascus with Jason Knight (an American Bladesmith Society DVD) 3 DVDs
0$60.00This is a three (3) DVD set of ABS Master Smith Jason Knight demonstrating the making and forging of Mosaic Damascus steel at the New England Hammer In held at the New England School of Metalwork in Auburn, Maine. Jason Knight explains the process of making Mosaic Damascus in detail and demonstrates the steps.
Universal DVD, Color
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Blade Forging with Jim Crowell (an American Bladesmith Society DVD)
0$25.00ABS Master Smith Jim Crowell demonstrates the forging of a drop point hunter at the anvil and explains at the blackboard.
Universal DVD, Color
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Tips and Tricks with J. Neilson (Knifemaking DVD)
0Original price was: $40.00.$27.75Current price is: $27.75.Universal DVD, Over 2 Hours
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Bowie Knives with J. Neilson (DVD)
0Original price was: $40.00.$28.00Current price is: $28.00.In this two DVD video, J. takes the bar of ball bearing damascus that he made in the “Canister Damascus with J. Neilson” video, and he forges out a Bowie knife. The knife is completed with a wrought iron guard and spacer, and it has a handle made of Sambar stag.
Universal DVD, 3 hours and 11 minutes
