List of litterature:
Over the years, I´ve got my hands on several books on the subject of blacksmithing and knifemaking. The list below is just stating author, title and one, two or three stars. Actually, I haven´t stumbled onto a book that has been bad so far, so the marks would stand for good, very good and outstanding in terms of usefulness & educational value. Most of these books have been bought through the Amazon.com Internet Bookstore.
| Book title: | Author: | Mark: | Comment: |
| The Complete Bladesmith | Hrisoulas | *** | Very instructive |
| The Pattern Welded Blade | Hrisoulas | ** | Inspirational - not for the beginner |
| The Master Bladesmith | Hrisoulas | ** | Dito |
| Colonial Wrought Iron | Plummer | *** | Lots of pics on colonial ironware |
| The Complete Modern Blacksmith | Weygers | *** | Covers almost everything. |
| A Blacksmithing Primer | McDaniel | *** | Basics, very instructive |
| The Art of Blacksmithing | Bealer | ** | A classic, maybe not so easy to digest for everyone |
| New Edge of The Anvil | Andrews | *** | A favourite - really instructive |
| Professional Smithing | Streeter | ** | Locks etc |
| Hydraulic Die Forming.... | Kingsley | ** | Techniques for stamping shapes in iron and other metals |
| Art Deco Decorative Ironwork | Clouzot | ** | Need inspiration? Lots of pics. |
| The Blacksmith | Watson | ** | Forges, bellows, items for carriages etc |
| Practical Blacksmithing | Richardson | * | Reprint, interesting. |
| Practical Projects for the Blacksmith | Tucker | *** | One of my favourites! If you can find one, buy it! |
| Decorative & Sculptural Ironwork | Schiffer | *** | Advanced, many pics & how-to´s |
| Farm Blacksmithing | Drew | * | Reprint, interesting |
| Practical Blacksmithing & Metalworking | Blandford | *** | Also a favourite. |
| Metalwork for Craftsmen | Kronquist | ** | General metalworking |
| The Complete Metalsmith | McCreight | *** | General metalsmithing, very instructive |
| In Swedish: | |||
| Järnsmidesboken (The Blacksmithing Book) | Enander/Norén | *** | Great book! If ever translated to English, get it! |
| Klassiskt Järnsmide (Classic Blacksmithing) | Enander/Norén | *** | As above. |
| Japanska Svärd (Japanese Swords) | Yukawa | ** | Fascinating technology. |
| Gör dina egna knivar (Make Your Own Knifes) | Thoresen | ** | Instructive book on knifemaking. |