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Very comprehensive and informative. As a beginner this was the book I was looking for, the title says it all "The Complete Bladesmith".
Not only do I find it informative, but I enjoy reading it too. So far I have found this book to be very straightforward, easy to understand, and quite helpful.
Highly recommended to all. This book is about how to make knives by different materials, for example 1050 steel. It's a quite good book, especially for beginners with reasonable price.
It offers great explanations of techniques, complete with well-explained drawings, diagrams and pictures, as well as plenty of good information on intelligent shop layout, tool selection, etc. This is not a problem, assuming the reader does enough research - either before or after reading this book. Certainly worth owning, just BEWARE the dated information. A great book for the beginner, but not to be taken as a metallurgical point of reference. Antiquated theories such as 'edge-packing' and other misconceptions are taught in this text.
I'm a new blacksmith in pratice but i recomend this book to anyone who want to progress in the art of bladesmith. When i received this book i see much more detais, and contents that i have expected. Details about the forge to the finishing of a sword.
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