Tools. Cutting tools ; Shaping tools ; Drilling tools ; Finishing tools ; Abrasive papers ; Hammers ; Torches ; Miscellaneous tools ; The workshop
Materials. A brief history ; Structure. Properties of tool steel ; Hardening and tempering ; Descriptions of popular steels ; Other knifemaking materials. Brass
Knife design. Nomenclature ; Blade cross-sections ; Knife format ; Care and maintenance ; Sharpening
Sheathmaking. Materials ; A molded pouch sheath ; A snap sheath ; A molded pocket sheath
Forge set-up. The fire ; Fuel ; Tools ; Using the force ; The goal of good forging
Project 1. Kitchen paring knife
Project 2. Full-tang all-purpose knife
Project 3. Partial-tang carving knife
Project 4. Through-tang skinner
Project 5. Wilderness knife
Project 6. Forged camp knife
Project 7. Kitchen chopper
Project 8. A one-blade pocket knife
Project 9. Lockback folding knife
Project 10. Damascus steel dagger.