The Creation of a Pattern Welded Blade: Resources and Bibliography

Best Pattern welding, supply stores, and related pages.

 

www.powning.com Jake Powning, maker of hand forged swords and knives.
www.powning.com Artist Peter Powning, writer photographer Beth Powning and swordsmith Jake Powning
www.myarmoury.com Great site from beginner to advanced.  Bladesmiths of all kind can
learn from these guys.
www.myarmoury.com Antique sword / smallsword photo
www.myarmoury.com Can’t go wrong with Pat Kelly.
www.myarmoury.com Oakeshott Type X Swords
www.myarmoury.com Nice little summary for beginners.
www.vikingsword.com One of the best period  sites around.  Wonderful documentation.
www.deltin.net Swords and Daggers until the Eighteenth Century
forums.armourarchive.org Medieval Combat and Weapons : Another blade close up
damascus.free.fr Sites about Damascus Steel, forge and knives.
damascus.free.fr Wootz Steel: An advanced material of the ancient world.
www.oakeshott.org Pioneer on level with Jan Peterson.
www.vikingsword.com Mechanical Damascus: Pattern Welding
www.vikingsword.com Mediæval Sword Virtual Museum
www.medievalwares.com Dark Ages Metalwork
www.silversmithing.com Society of American Silversmiths : Wood Grained Metal: Mokume-Gane
www.devinthomas.com Devin Thomas Damascus: All Stainless Damascus
www.hayesknives.com Performance Bladeware by Master Bladesmith Wally Hayes
en.wikipedia.org Types of swords.
en.wikipedia.org Fair definition of Pattern welding.
www.thomasnet.com Quebec Metal Powders (QMP) : Iron & Steel Powders
www.cashenblades.com Matherton Forge
www.raven-armoury.co.uk Raven Armoury
www.amazon.com Book: Swords of the Viking Age
www.amazon.com Book: The Archaeology of Weapons: Arms and Armour from Prehistory to the Age of Chivalry
www.historicgames.com Early Wood Lathes
www.thearma.org Interview with Ewart Oakeshott: “Dean of Swords”
www.wuffings.co.uk The Royal Sword Blade
www.tf.uni-kiel.de Damascene Technique in Metal Working
www.damascususa.com Damascus USA: The world leader in forged to shape Damascus
entertainment.howstuffworks.com How Sword Making Works
www.armae.com How to make an helmet wearable?
fenrisforge.com Fenris Forge: Blades & Blacksmithing
www.manningimperial.com Manning Imperial is a premier manufacturer of historical reproductions.
www.knifeart.com Interview with Bill Moran by Larry Connelley
www.octavia.net Nice lady.  Set me straight on a few issues.  You’ll like her.
www.brad.ac.uk University of Bradford – Making Knowledge Work
www.angelsword.com Dan Watson, Steel: The Spirit of the Blade
www.weaponmasters.com Swords and weapons of all types
www.tms.org The Key Role of Impurities in Ancient Damascus Steel Blades
www.armourclass.co.uk Viking sword 10th-11th Century with five lobed pommel
www.bladeforums.com The Leading Edge of Knife Discussion
www.lloydstudios.com The Chiseler’s Art
www.condortk.com Condor Tools & Knives: Knives
www.atlantacutlery.com This is Hank Reinhart’s outfit.
www.museumreplicas.com Swords and Knives – Swords from Museum Replicas
www.stingrayproducts.com Comes in handy for japanese and scottish grips.
www.albion-swords.com Albion is a leader in high carbon period swords and Armour.
www.admiralsteel.com Admiral Steel – Product Catalogs
www.bigbluhammer.com Power hammers.
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Text copyright Robert P. Shyan-Norwalt 2006 (List updated 2023)