BASIC KNIFEMAKING SUPER SAVER #2 (4 DVD Set!)

Description

Knifemaking with William White 

Willie White from Woodbury, Kentucky demonstrates how to forge and file a fine custom backwoods bench-made knife.

The knife features buffalo horn slab handles with a cast pommel and hilt.

A very talented and colorful character demonstrates this detailed knife making presentation in ninety minutes.

An excellent video of a gifted artisan.

Handles, Guards and Sheaths with Bill Moran 

(NOTE: American Bladesmith Society DVDs are NOT Hollywood productions and some titles do not have DVD case art. They do offer the highest level of instruction by ABS Journeymen and Mastersmiths for serious knifemakers and bladesmiths)

In this DVD American Bladesmith Society  Founder and Master Smith Bill Moran makes an excellent presentation on the techniques he used to make handles, guards, and sheaths for his legendary forged blades.

This DVD would be an excellent addition to the reference library of every bladesmith and collector.

2 hours and twenty minutes run time.

Heat Treating with Kevin Cashen 

ABS Master Smith Kevin Cashen who is a highly regarded authority within the ABS on metallurgy lectures on the principles of heat treating a knife.

During the demonstrations Kevin Cashen takes you through all of the steps and uses the tools needed to heat treat a knife.

This DVD was filmed during the Mid America Bladesmithing Exposition held in Troy, Ohio which was sponsored by the American Bladesmith Society, Inc and hosted by the Southern Ohio Forge and Anvil.

This DVD contains the following Chapters:

1)   Discussing “Quenching Fluids”

2)   Forged Blade Heat Treating (HT)

3)   Hamon HT Line & Clay Technique

4)   Shrouded Coal Forge HT Technique

5)   “Snap” Temper & Blade Elasticity

6)   “Second” 1095 HT & Normalizing Blades

7)   Metallurgy Concepts “Chalk Talk”

8)   Tempering HOW & WHY; and Questions

Handles and Guards by Greg Neely, Master Smith 

(NOTE: American Bladesmith Society DVDs are NOT Hollywood productions and some titles do not have DVD case art. They do offer the highest level of instruction by ABS Journeymen and Mastersmiths for serious knifemakers and bladesmiths)

ABS Master Smith and former ABS Chairman Greg Neely describes in detail and demonstrates the processes involved in building the different types of handles for a knife.

This step by step DVD was filmed during the Silver Anniversary of the First ABS Hammer-In held in Dubois, Wyoming.

Chapters:

1) Introduction, Tang types and adhesives

2) Mortising a Hidden Tang

3) Mortising Jig

4) Mortising for a Threaded Tang

5) Soldering, Braze Welding, and File Guides

6) Frame Handles

7) Pinning Handle

8) Knife Assembly, Jigs, Patterns