The Art of Blacksmithing

Hardback.  With more than 500 illustrations, this book is perfect for craftsmen who want to set up a blacksmith shop, and for lovers of history and craft alike. This book describes and illustrates the equipment and techniques developed in more than six thousand years of working iron by hand.Indeed, this unique book covers every aspect of […]

Knife and Tomahawk Throwing

Learn step-by-step the professional method for throwing knives and tomahawks. Harry K. McEvoy offers clear, concise, and comprehensive instruction on stance, building targets, developing bullseye precision, and even hunting game with a throwing knife. Black and white photographs, illustrations, and charts show you exactly how the experts do it. If you’re interested in the time-honored […]

The Complete Rehabilitation of the Flintlock Rifle & Other Works

Introduction by Joe Bagby, list of illustrations, glossary and index. Black and white illustrated frontispiece, showing an early gunsmithing workshop. The text is illustrated with black and white line drawings. Illustrated card cover white coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. A book about the care and handling and rehabilitation of muzzle loading firearms.

Lock Stock and Barrel

Practically every repair or restoration problem encountered with the muzzleloading gun is addressed. A partial list of topics include: Stock repair shows several typical damages, breaks, gouges, missing wood, illustrated and repaired. Wood finishing, cleaning, refinishing, spot finishing after local repairs. General information on metals, basics about metals used in old guns, iron, brass, hardening, […]

The Modern Kentucky Rifle

Put your own rifle together; 100 step-by-step photographs, two fold-out inserts. The author spent thousands of hours working on the descriptive steps illustrating how to put together the fine points of your work. The two inserts include: a full scale, detailed drawing of a longrifle of the Golden Era pre-1820, and a flintlock single shot […]

American Primitive Knives 1170-1870

Over 60 outstanding specimens of American primitive knives. Each photo is accompanied by a fully descriptive text, with dimensions, pertinent structural details and notes on dating and provenance where appropriate. This is by far the largest, best illustrated and best described group of these fascinating implements ever assembled. Another section of the book is devoted […]

How to Make Knives

This is a step-by-step how-to manual for the serious knife maker. Photographs clearly illustrate the techniques, as the authors show several different ways to make knives. Whether you prefer to shape blades by stock removal, cutting, grinding, or forging, you will see clever ideas that will speed your work. Chapters include making leather sheaths, and […]