Making Your Own Bush Knife: A Beginner's Guide for the Backyard Knifemaker

By Bradley Richardson

From outdoor excursions to everyday use at home, bush knives are practical tools with many uses. Now, you can make your own Great for beginning knifemakers, learn how to select the steel, forge it, quench it, and grind it into a usable knife. No need for all the expensive equipment and tons of space. With a small forge in your backyard and just a few tools and other pieces of equipment, forge your own knife, put a handle on the blade, and discover the craft of knifemaking Author and blacksmith Bradley Richardson makes and sells his own blades on the website TimberleeUSA.com with his brother, Josh. He has also appeared in two seasons of the History Channel's show Alone.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1497100127
• ISBN13: 9781497100121
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Bush Knife,Beginners Guide for Backyard Knifemaking

I would like to start off that Mr. Bradley Richardson has an excellent book for beginners in backyard knife making, at the time I bought this he has 6 years experience according to when he started, in this book ,it is excellently put together, colorful precise detail pictures, excellent binding, is 184 pages long, I believe is well worth the money and time spent to purchase and read this book I am very happy with it and very pleased with it, Although I would like to see some mistakes printed and covered that he has made along the way, but everything else has been covered completely and in detail, this book is well worth purchasing, Especially if you’re just starting out and have no knowledge of metallurgy.