Here is a list of research that Greedy Gun Runners has put together regarding making your own custom knife.

Custom Knife Making

• British Blades Forum 
• Knife Forums
• The Knife Network
• http://www.admiralsteel.com/shop/
• Materials
  • Material Links
  • Blade steel
    • Steel Types
    • Knife Art
    • ZKnives Article, Again
    • ABCs of Knife Classifications
  • K&G
  • Knife Kits.com - Little of Everything
• Huge Resource List 
• DIY Spring Steel
• Knives By 
• File Work
  • Custom Patterns 
  • Some more file work info by Ruben Calo
  • Filework by Mark Terrell
• Folders
  • Butterfly 
  • lockback
• Good Fixed Tutorials
  • Skinner
  • Skinner 
  • Tempering and Hardening
  • Saw Blade tutorial
• Bolster
  • DIY Guards 
• Handle
  • Leather Stack
    • Blade Forums 
    • North Coast Knife Supply
  • Attachment
    • Rivets, cool sunk rivets 
    • Custom wood slab and attaching 
    • DIY Scales
  • Rubber Handle
    • Fit with epoxy
      • Gorilla glue for the rubber metal and then rubber-rubber glue.
  • Cord Wraping
    • cord handles
    • para cord wraps 
    • cross wrap 
    • Japanese Wraps
  • Slab Handles
    
    • Ebay Store
    • Fiberglass Store
    • How to with Denim 
    • North Coast Knife Supply
  • Pinning the handle to the blade
    
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      How-To Pin And Soldering Guards And Bolsters -- Part I 

      How-To Pin And Soldering Guards And Bolsters -- Part II

      How-To Pin And Soldering Guards And Bolsters -- Part III

    • Solder the Guard, second article