Wayne Goddard's $50 Knife Shop, Revised

by Wayne Goddard

Don't spend big bucks on your knife shop!

You don't need to spend a fortune to start making fantastic knives. Noted knifemaker Wayne Goddard provides outstanding step-by-step instructions for making your own tools, finding the right steel and forging, grinding and heat-treating knives on a budget.

Wonderfully illustrated with full-color photography, Goddard's book guides you through the knifemaking process from start to finish and even includes a budget breakdown showing everything you need is available to bargain prices. Goddard even explains and demonstrates the making of wire Damascus blades with the simplest of tools.

Wayne Goddard's $50 Knife Shop is a find companion volume to Goddard's book The Wonder of Knifemaking and provides all the details you need to start making knives on a budget.

162 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Benjamin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another excellent resource on getting started in the craft of working with steel. Goddard's text is brisk, accessible, and to the point making the book a quick and enjoyable read. Several of his points are repeated throughout the text, mainly regarding the necessity of a student's willingness to fail repeatedly before mastering many of the skills he describes; I imagine that this particular fact bears repeating as there are probably few knife making hopefuls who continue past the "I want to make awesome knives and make lots of money" stage only to get discouraged early on.

Of particular note is the section regarding forge construction and the workings of "the worlds tinniest forge".

[Misty · Rating 5 out of 5]

Inspiration is a bonus not mentioned in Wayne's books

Wayne Goddard, lived in Oregon same as myself. I wish I'd had the opportunity to know Wayne because everyone says he was a great man. I love his books and have read them many times. I get very good information from his writings, but I also get inspiration from where he started to the master he became. I was sorry to hear about Wayne's passing. But he lives on threw all he took the time to show his style of making and testing blades as a real Bladesmith should. Lord will have plenty of razor sharp kitchen knives now.

[J Chad · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fascinating book by an experienced and accomplished bladesmith. It includes photos and illustrations of the knives he has made; the tools he has used - or built - to make the knives; and the forging process. The only drawback is that the author is far too knowledgeable about forging and so the discussion is significantly above the level of knowledge of a beginner.

[Scott Andrews · Rating 5 out of 5]

Real book for real people that want to learn and do real things. Respect.

[Rah~ri · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love steel.
I SOoo want to make some damascus.
I can taste it.

...kinda metallic ...yuck.

you know those cables you see lining the roads
instead of jersey barriers...Man.
Those can make such beautiful
cable damascus : )
If only i was allowed to play with fire...