As a beginner, you need to read this book. To be a successful knife maker, not only will you have to learn how to make knives you will have to learn how to sell them. Clyde had famous hunters and writers recommending his knives in newspapers, and Field and Stream Magazines. To be a member of the Knifemakers Guild you will have to submit to the board promotional materials in the form of a Catalog of your knives. Clyde had authored three excellent catalogs promoting his knives.

The first half of this book is about Clyde Edward Fischer’s life. The second half is about how I made thirteen of his knives.

As an Apprentice, Journeyman or Master Bladesmith, I would recommend that you recreate some of the Fischer knives. They are well designed for their purpose and are good looking. They are as appealing today as they were when Clyde made them. I sold the knives that I made in a short period of time.

“Fischers knives combine beauty with function, and one can visualize them mellowing, like a fine wine, as years go by in the field. they are what we might call purists knives, in that he has taken native materials, functional design, and a strong background in American style craftsmanship to produce them.” from 1974 Knife Digest.