Nose to the grindstone: Knifemaking techniques, tooling and shop notes

A fixed blade and simple folder are illustrated with step-by-step instructions using hot and cold iron techiques. Building a simple touchmark is covered along with an "Antler Drilling Engine" and a few Damascus tricks thrown in. Many of Gene Chapman's bench notes, tidbits, sources and hints are included about knifemaking and hot iron work that were learned with hands-on experience. This should save many frustrating moments for bladesmiths and knifemakers. 20 pages, illustrated.