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Old 06-30-2022, 05:47 AM
Doug Lester Doug Lester is offline
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The first essential tools are good reference books. One that I can recommend is The Master Bladesmith Advance Studies in Steel by Jim Hrisoulas. You're also going to have to decide at some time if you want to make knives by stock removal or by forging.

Doug


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