A Modern Guide to Knifemaking: Step-by-step instruction for forging your own knife from expert bladesmiths, including making your own handle, sheath and sharpening

Great book on the ins and outs of knifemaking!

its a great well written book. It teaches everything you need to know to make a knife. Including building the forge and basic metallurgy, She humbly interviews some top knife makers. Laura goes over design and gives really good advice on how to design a knife. Her story of her first knife is cool. She is a real adventurer! Great read and a text book on knife making rolled into one. This is a must buy.

I just got into knifemaking in the Fall of 22. This was one of a handful of books I purchased on knifemaking and has been a go-to resource for me so far. It has step by step details for each process along with an ample amount of photos to reference from. While there are alot of other books available on the market on the topic, for the price point, quality, and material presented, this book is a good purchase.

We used this book for knowledge and I also made a knife she shows on the front cover. My first knife and I got the idea from this book.

only thing i would change is the backing. i will read this and use it as a reference many time. doing that will break the books back and the pages will fall out. i have another book made like this and the pages are coming out b/c i use it so much. if you buy this book, just to read and set it on a shelf, this will be ok.

Was something I may be interested in so I thought I would enlighten myself before purchasing equipment.

Some useful information for me being a beginner

If you are looking for a book that has everything about making knives you should look elsewhere. If, however, you want a clear guide to making your first knife, this is the book you want. Laura gives you a little setup info including the kinds of tools you need and then goes through each step in making a knife from initial design all the way to making the sheath.