INDEX

alloy steels, 55

aluminum oxide oilstones, 142

anatomy, 32

angle grinders, 18

annealing, 51, 76

antler handles, 114

anvils, 23, 65

anvil stands, 24

Arkansas stones, 141

asymmetrical grind, 83

austenite, 50

bamboo, 150

belt grinders, 19, 86

blacksmithing

anvil tapping, 65

cutting edge hammering, 71

hammering, 64, 65, 66, 70, 71

hot cuts, 68

planning, 64

refining, 73

steel color, 62

steel flatness, 71

steel movement, 66

tang definition, 73

tip hammering, 70

blades

edge geometry, 84, 145

edge maintenance, 150

normalizing, 74

profiles, 36, 80

thickness, 57

bone handles, 114

boot knives, 127

Brach, Paul, 40, 123

Buchanan, Thad, 93

buffer sharpening, 143

canted sheaths, 126

carbon fiber handles, 114

Cecchini, Gus, 93

ceramic sharpening stones, 142

chisel grind, 83

clip point profile, 36

clothing, 16

coal-fired forge, 62

coal forges, 24

cob (survival cement), 49

color, 52, 62, 74, 106

convex (ax) grind, 82

Crock Stick sharpeners, 143

Cumings, Kaila, 111

Damascus steel, 56

diamond sharpening stones, 142

differential hardening, 99

drills, 19

drop point profile, 36

electric sharpeners, 142

Elias, Abe, 54, 59, 86, 115

files, 19

finishing

jimping, 97

polishing, 108

surface grinding, 106

tempering, 104, 105

tooling, 96

fire pits, 98, 101

Folts, Alan, 29

forges

coal-fired, 24, 62

hardening, 98

propane, 24

steel color and, 62

two-brick, 26, 98

forging, 20

Fujisaka, Stan, 43

full flat grind, 82

full tangs, 34

G10 handles, 114

grinding

angle calculators, 85

asymmetrical grind, 83

belt grinders, 86

blade geometry, 84

blade profiling, 80

chisel grind, 83

convex (ax) grind, 82

full flat grind, 82

hollow grind, 82

jigs, 91

method, 86, 92

pins, 116

plunge lines, 87

push sticks, 90

sabre grind, 82

safety, 86

Scandi grind, 82, 88, 144

sharpening, 143

stance, 87

steel thickness, 84

surface grinding, 106

symmetry, 86

guthooks, 32

hammering

cutting edge, 71

hammers, 22

method, 64

steel movement, 66

tips, 70

handles

antler, 114

bone, 114

carbon fiber, 114

designing, 96, 118

ergonomics, 118

G10, 114

horn, 114

Micarta, 114

pins, 116

scale materials, 114

tooling, 96

wood, 114, 120

hardening

differential hardening, 99

fire pits, 98, 101

forge hardening, 98

hardness scale, 97

martensite, 51

quenching, 100

salt and, 99

hardy cuts, 24

hearing protection, 16

heat treating

annealing, 51

color, 52, 62

hardening, 51

normalizing, 50

quenching, 52

tempering, 52

hidden tangs, 35

high-carbon steels, 54

hollow grind, 82

honing steels, 149

horn handles, 114

Hossom, Jerry, 59

hot cuts, 68

Japanese waterstones, 141

jigs, 91

jimping, 97

Jones, Mike, 117, 151

Kydex sheaths, 128

leather sheaths, 128, 130, 131

leatherworking tools, 130

magnetism, 51, 74, 102

martensite, 51

McGlaun, Austin, 77

metal fume fever, 53

Micarta handles, 114

neck knives, 126

normalization, 50, 74

nylon sheaths, 129

Ochs, Eric, 92, 93

oil stones, 141

Onion, Ken, 43, 142

planning, 64

plastic sheaths, 129

polishing, 108

projects

fire pit hardening, 101

forging, 70

hot cut, 68

leather sheath, 131

Scandi grind, 88

sharpening, 146

tempering, 105

template, 41

two-brick forge, 26

wooden handle, 120

propane forges, 24

pro tips

Abe Elias, 59

Alan Folts, 29

Austin McGlaun, 77

Eric Ochs, 93

Kaila Cumings, 111

Ken Onion, 43

Mike Jones, 151

Paul Brach, 123

Ryan Weeks, 137

push sticks, 90

push tangs, 34

quenching, 19, 52, 100

respirators, 16

Rockwell Hardness “C” Scale, 97

sabre grind, 82

safety

clothing, 16

glasses, 16

grinding, 86

hearing protection, 16

metal fume fever, 53

respirators, 16, 86

sharpening, 143, 145

Santos, Jeff, 128

Scandi grind, 82, 88, 144

scratch compasses, 130

sharpening

aluminum oxide oilstones, 142

Arkansas stones, 141

belt grinders, 143

buffers, 143

ceramic stones, 142

Crock Stick sharpeners, 143

diamond stones, 142

edge maintenance, 150

electric sharpeners, 142

guides, 142

honing steels, 149

Japanese waterstones, 141

mechanics of, 144

method, 146

oil stones, 141

rock sharpening, 148

safety, 143, 145

Scandi grind, 144

silicon oxide oilstones, 142

stones, 140

stropping, 146, 147

synthetic waterstones, 141

tools, 140

V sharpeners, 143

waterstones, 140

sheaths

birch bark, 129

boot knives, 127

canted, 126

Kydex, 128

leather, 130, 131

materials, 128

neck knives, 126

nylon, 129

plastic, 129

styles, 126

sheepsfoot profile, 37

shop setup, 14

silicon oxide oilstones, 142

skeletonized tangs, 35

Sorrells, Walter, 98

spacer sets, 130

spearpoint profile, 37

stainless steel, 55

steel

alloy steels, 55

annealing, 51, 76

atomic structure, 46, 47, 48, 72

austenite, 50

color, 52, 62, 74, 106

Damascus steel, 56

elements in, 47

flatness, 71

hardening, 51

heat treating, 50

high-carbon steels, 54

history, 46

hot cuts, 68

magnetism, 74

martensite, 51

metal fume fever, 53

moving, 66

normalizing, 50, 74

quenching, 52

selecting, 53

stainless steel, 55

tempering, 52

thickness, 84

tool steels, 57

stock removal, 20, 58

stropping, 146, 147

surface grinding, 106

synthetic waterstones, 141

tangs, 34, 73

tanto profile, 37

tempering, 52, 104, 105

template, 41

tongs, 22

tooling, 96

tools

angle grinders, 18

anvils, 23, 65

anvil stands, 24

belt grinders, 19, 86, 143

coal forges, 24, 62

drills, 19

files, 19

forges, 24, 65, 98

hammers, 22

hardy cut, 24

leatherworking tools, 130

propane forges, 24

quenches, 19

scratch compasses, 130

sharpening tools, 140

spacer sets, 130

tongs, 22

two-brick forges, 26, 98

workbenches, 18

tool steels, 57

two-brick forge, 26, 98

vermiculite, 76

V sharpeners, 143

waterstones, 140

Weeks, Ryan, 92, 99, 137

wood handles, 114, 120

workbenches, 18