Aryana Libris

Author : Hrisoulas Jim
Title : The master bladesmith Advanced studies in steel
Year : 1991

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Preface. The study of bladesmithing can be rewarding and somewhat frustrating. Most of the information available today is meant for the novice knifemaker. Little has been written for the more experienced craftsman. To answer this need, I have written this book for the more advanced student of the custom blade. Numerous techniques and materials available to today's artisans were once revealed only to the chosen few who were within the inner circles of this craft. This secretive tendency, while more or less still in effect, is the last bastion of the old medieval guilds. There is no need for this secrecy. The free exchange of information and techniques enriches rather than lessens the craft. ...