Ed Fowler's Knife Talk II: The High Performance Blade [Paperback]

Ed Fowler (Author)

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Product Description

Carving a huge following from his popular Knife Talk columns in BLADE magazine, Ed Fowler amasses a second volume of columns just as informative and exciting as the first. A veteran knife maker from Wyoming, Fowler presents 65 articles on such topics as function, design, and technique; philosophy; forging and heat-treating; and the outside world. He also discusses industry legends, knife maintenance, the sheep horn style, how to grind blades, hardening vs. tempering, ball bearing steel, and carbon steel.

About the Author

Ed Fowler was born and brought up in a little mining town high in the Rocky Mountains. His grandfather gave him his first pocketknife while a school boy thus beginning a love affair with knives that continues to grow. His first book was King Arthur and His Knights. This began his quest for Excalibur, where the world of knives is his Camelot.

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Krause Publications; First Edition edition (June 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873495640
• ISBN-13: 978-0873495646
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #593,162 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It IS Knife Talk, September 25, 2004

By	Danger Dave "DD" (Nashville Area, TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ed Fowler's Knife Talk II: The High Performance Blade (Paperback)

K. T. II has more information in it that the first. As a collection of articles, it's not a how-to book so much as it is what the title implies. If you want to read about a Master Bladesmith's experiences and opinions mixed in with some good information on functional design and heat cycling methods, this is for you. As for materials, he focuses on bearing steel. He does add signifcant information to his heat treatment methods. I would like more details but totally applaud his attitude of sharing information and real world what works and why. I enjoyed the read and took some notes. You can spend the same money on magazines and not get 1/10th the value.

5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful knife book, May 7, 2010

By	eddieglen "eddieglen" (oklahoma) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Ed Fowler's Knife Talk II: The High Performance Blade (Paperback)

My husband was thrilled with the book it will become an important part of is collection.