If youve ever dreamed of making knives, wayne goddard will show you how to get started without investing a fortune in fancy gear. Wayne goddard, renowned knifemaker and writer, passes away. Noted knifemaker wayne goddard provides outstanding stepbystep instructions for making your own tools, finding the right steel and forging, grinding and heattreating knives on a budget. Wayne goddards classic knifemaking book, now revised with even better instructions, shows how to.
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