If you want to make knives, without spending top dollar on store-bought steel bars, then read on...

Have you come across a piece of scrap steel that is perfect for forging into a knife?

Do you want to practice bladesmithing techniques, without having to sacrifice good steel?

Are you looking for a cheap alternative until you gain a little bit of experience?

Did you just buy scrap steel for cheap, and want to start forging it?

Then read the next line carefully.

Scrap steel is unlike known steel.

You need to know the exact procedure for forging it into a proper blade, so that it doesn't break, or become a health hazard.

Inside this book you will discover:

• The #1 scrap steel any beginner should start with
• How to guess what steel a leaf spring is made of, and get it right 99% of the time
• The type of cable you should never use while making cable Damascus
• How to make sure your knife scales lie flush against your blade, even if you don't have a belt sander
• The best way to reduce the size of a leaf spring that is too big, even if you dont have a power hammer
• 1 key step that you always need to perform before forging a leaf spring
• One simple test that will ensure that your scrap steel is properly hardened
• How to make an anvil out of a railroad track
• One simple test to determine if a scrap steel is worthy of forging into a knife

Scrap steel is perfect for practicing grinding and heat treatment techniques.

So, you can get better at bladesmithing without spending excess money on buying steel.

But do you need power tools to forge scrap steel?

No. Most of the steels inside this book have forging/stock removal instructions with minimal use of power tools.

And they can also be forged with no power tools.

But to be honest, without them the work would be tedious, trust me.

Learn scrap forging before you decide to make bad steel into a knife, only to have it shatter into pieces the first time you use it.

Forge your scrap into a knife by buying this book now

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Machine Trades Print Reading is a combination text and write-in workbook designed to help students develop the skills required to visualize and interpret industrial prints. In addition to an overview of the role of prints in the design and manufacturing process, this text teaches students the fundamentals of visualizing shapes, line usage, title blocks and notes, math, measurement, dimensions, and tolerances. The new edition complies with the most recent ASME Y14.5 standard, resulting in a heavy revision of Unit 15--Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing. Print reading activities and unit review questions are included at the end of most units to provide you with valuable hands-on learning opportunities.

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Print Reading for Industry is a combination text and write-in workbook designed to assist students in reading and understanding industrial prints. The text starts with the basics of print reading and progresses to advanced topics. It presents a thorough discussion of print reading techniques, providing the necessary information and guidance to read the language of industry Print Reading for Industry incorporates the latest ASME standards and includes authentic industrial prints for hands-on learning. Bonus print reading exercises related to the oversized prints in the Large Prints Packet provide additional real-life print reading experiences.

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This workbook is designed for use with the text Machining Fundamentals. It has been designed to help you develop a better understanding of machining technology and its many career opportunities. The chapters in the workbook correspond to those in the text and should be completed after reading the appropriate text chapter.

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Machining Fundamentals is a comprehensive text that offers a clear, easy-to-understand introduction to the various machining operations, setups, and procedures, providing an outstanding value for introductory courses. With a strong emphasis on safety, this colorful and detailed textbook covers all traditional machining methods, as well as newer and nontraditional methods. This edition aligns to the NIMS Machining Smart Standards and includes updated coverage of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing to reflect the ASME Y14.5-2018 standard. It features updated illustrations, new end-of-chapter review questions, and enhanced lesson plans.

This book is intended to coach a reader through the fundamentals of metal cutting and related best practices, and all the way through some advanced machining solutions. The logical thinking patterns shown, will allow the end user to think on the spot in a stress filled production machining environment, and arrive at confident machining solutions. The content is particularly tailored for machine shop employees such as operators, maintenance personnel, NC programmers, and cutting tool specialists. Additionally, this book is a valuable resource for students, newly hired employees, engineers, research personnel, and instructors. These readers would benefit from:

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Are you concerned about plastic waste and its effect on public health and the environment? You're not alone.

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Shoemakers and shoes have one thing in common, they've both existed for a very long time. Leather shoes are said to date as far back as 5,500 years ago, while rubber shoes have existed since the 18th century. Today, there more shoes made out of leather and rubber than any other material and the traditional shoemaker has evolved into million-dollar companies, churning out exquisite shoes and raking in amazing profits every year.

In the midst of all this, it was quite easy to take for granted or forget about the intricacies of making the right shoe, but not anymore.

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So, whether you are a shoe artist looking to begin your journey or a professional with a need to get better; step into the shoes of a true veteran shoemaker, take it for a walk and know that you are about to get valuable shoemaking knowledge, like never before.

This book is a good practical handbook for every manufacturing leaders and it is based on proven and successful manufacturing transformation practices, on how to get a manufacturing organization out of an extreme operational crisis (or nearing a closure). Transforming an organization in crisis and turning it around from a manufacturing crisis and finally to be able to achieve global competitiveness in manufacturing operations in any country. This book is based on extensive work experience, learning from failures and successes, experimentations, and proven approaches by the author himself. It references to the author's various successful manufacturing transformations achieved at large-scale multi-national manufacturing organizations and how the author re-positioned those organizations into becoming a globally competitive operation. If an organization is always thinking about global competitiveness, and constantly driving its organization towards world class efficiencies, delivering the sustainable competitiveness in cost and with the best lead-times, it is almost impossible to get eliminated by any other competitions globally. The manufacturing organizations that slowly starts to slip away from being at world class efficiencies and its metrics start losing its global competitiveness, in cost, lead time and productivity will not be able to compete with the global competitions. These are the organizations that will easily get into a manufacturing crisis, loses its competitiveness and finally it loses its total business to its competitors. These companies will ultimately get wiped out of the business. This book is also about reimagining the manufacturing industries to achieve global competitiveness by the successful adoption of greater digital technologies of a connected factory to increase efficiency, speed and agility. This requires the ability to be able to rapidly transit into the new smart manufacturing paradigm with how to achieve the status of Smart Manufacturing, Factory of the Future and to be quick in responding to the demanding market changes with the digitally connected operations and the marketplace. A detailed step by step approach is clearly explained and how to overcome those implementation challenges.

Industrial Maintenance and Mechatronics is a comprehensive text that provides curriculum support for Industrial Technology Maintenance (ITM) programs. The text consists of 40 chapters grouped into sections that correspond to principal industrial technology disciplines, with a special focus on electrical systems and electronic controls. With an exclusive endorsement from NIMS, this learning program is designed to work hand-in-glove with the NIMS Smart Duties and Standards for Industrial Technology Maintenance, providing students with the necessary knowledge and skills for entry-level positions in industrial maintenance and helping them prepare for NIMS credentialing. Instructors and students will appreciate the convenience and value of a comprehensive text that can be used in multiple courses and programs.

This organized, student-friendly text imparts need-to-know information in an accessible style. While providing the background theory instructors look for, the authors also explain why ITM students need to know it. They have drawn on a deep reservoir of industry and teaching experience to bring the material to life with Tech Tips and other features that support hands-on learning. As a member of the NIMS Technical Working Group that prepared the Industrial Technology Maintenance Duties and Standards, Mr. Shearer gained a deep understanding of the competencies desired by NIMS industry partners. Mr. Ballee is a member of the NIMS Advisory Council and he has also served on MSSC's National Expert Panel.

• Includes multichapter sections on Maintenance Operations, Basic Mechanical Systems, Fluid Power, Electrical Systems, Electronic Control Systems, Process Control, and Maintenance Piping, allowing the text to be used in multiple courses and programs
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Although Lean and Six Sigma appear to be quite different, when used together they have shown to deliver unprecedented improvements to quality and profitability. The Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Handbook: Tools and Methods for Process Acceleration explains how to integrate these seemingly dissimilar approaches to increase production speed while decreasing variations and costs in your organization.

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A Practical Guide to CNC Machining

Get a thorough explanation of the entire CNC process from start to finish, including the various machines and their uses and the necessary software and tools. CNC Machining Handbook describes the steps involved in building a CNC machine to custom specifications and successfully implementing it in a real-world application. Helpful photos and illustrations are featured throughout. Whether you're a student, hobbyist, or business owner looking to move from a manual manufacturing process to the accuracy and repeatability of what CNC has to offer, you'll benefit from the in-depth information in this comprehensive resource.

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Powerful bladesmithing techniques for beginners

Have you ever felt like making a knife, and realized that reliable sources of information on bladesmithing were scarce and expensive?

I, Wes Sander, will share the secrets of creating knives that are easy to make yet strong and sharp.

If you are already a master bladesmith and know how to forge knives, then you can safely ignore this book.

But if you are someone that is a beginner, who wants to learn the basics or has the desire to start bladesmithing, then you cannot miss this book

This book has been designed to be a compact and no-nonsense guide for the beginner bladesmith and can help you make your first knife in just 10 steps.

In this book you will learn about:

- The most cost-effective method to make your first knife

- How to forge a knife in just 10 steps

- How to set up a good working shop, without breaking the bank with expensive machinery

- The #1 high-performance steel that you should use to make knives

- A simple technique, used by master bladesmiths, that will prevent your blade from shattering, even if it's your first time making a knife

- How to get started with a homemade forge

- The 5 qualities that determine your mastery of bladesmithing

- How to add flair to your knife

This book has been made to avoid as much of the complicated jargon related to bladesmithing as possible, and the whole idea is to keep the book simple.

Here are the answers to some questions you might have about this book:

Q: What is this book about?

A: This book is a guide on how to start bladesmithing with the barest of tools.

Q: Who should read this book?

A: If you are interested in making knives and swords of any kind, you would want to read this book. Anyone looking for a hobby should also buy this book

Q: Do I need to have tools before I read this book?

A: Only the bare minimum are required. The rest you can make or acquire along your bladesmithing journey.

Q: What am I going to learn in this book?

A: I teach how to start bladesmithing from scratch and how to make knives. The book has it laid out in such a way that it is easy for a beginner to follow.

The goal of this book is to make sure that you spend as less time reading while applying the knowledge in this book.

I want you to get through this book quickly and start making knives.

Every day that you delay, is another day that you deny your own desire for making knives.

Take action and buy this book now