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Pete C. wrote:

Both stock removal and forging. Which way do you want to go?

Heat treating isn't all that hard with modern materials and known
alloys. It's learning how to treat the various areas of the blade to
keep the finished blade from becoming a mess that's the hard part.

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Steve W.


Do you have any good sites or books for reference for my upcoming
switchblade project?


Some stuff

Sites:

http://www.knifenetwork.com/forum/index.php

http://makingcustomknives.com/

http://www.dfoggknives.com/index.htm

http://www.americanbladesmith.com/



Books:

Master Bladesmith : Advanced Studies in Steel (one of THE best books on
the topic)


http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/sh...ooks-on-Google



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Steve W.