Looking for instructions in bladesmithing that'll put you on the cutting edge of the custom blade market? Then this definitive guide to forging world-class blades is for you. Written by a master bladesmith, this book tells you how to set up your forge, select your materials, fashion grips and hilts, grind edges and much more. Anyone who has ever searched for good custom blades knows that they are hard to find. The Complete Bladesmith will show you how to take a bar of steel and forge it into the blade of your dreams. Illustrated throughout

Author Biography

Jim Hrisoulas is a master bladesmith specializing in medieval broadswords and daggers and Damascus pattern welding. He has almost 30 years of experience at the forge.