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Recommended Resources
A selection of online resources that I use regularly in my bladesmithing journey. No affiliation, other than being a satisfied customer and content-consumer.
- Join or Die Knives - beautiful blades for everyday use, and expert instruction in a variety of knifemaking classes in Richmond, Virginia.
- Ashgrove Forge - blades and classes from Ben Abbott (online classes at Billet to Blade)
- Knife Steel Nerds - learn the science behind steel and bladesmithing, by Larrin Thomas, author of the book Knife Engineering.
- Walter Sorrells maintains a YouTube channel of high quality instructional bladesmithing content. Probably the best free library of bladesmithing reference videos available.
- Red Beard Ops also maintains a YouTube channel where he explains a huge variety of knifemaking content. His videos provided the initial motivation I needed to actually shaping metal in my workshop.