RECOMMENDED:

Sharpening Made Easy: A Primer on Sharpening Knives and Other Edged Tools
by Steve Bottorff Copyright January 2002
Knife World Publications  ISBN 0-940362-19-8 Softcover, 96 pp. $ 9.95
www.sharpeningmadeeasy.com

The Complete Guide to Sharpening by Leonard Lee
Taunton Books ISBN 1-56158-125-9 $ 22.95
Better than my book, but at more than twice the money!  Mainly about sharpening woodworking tools.  Great technical material with electron microscope photographs.  Included one chapter on knives.  Also available in hard cover.

ALSO OF INTEREST:

The Razor Edge Book of Sharpening by John Juranitch
Warner Books 1977 ISBN 0-446-38002-4 $ 19.95
Good information, but of date, and basically a manual for the sharpening system he sells. 
Available from http://www.razoredgesystems.com/ and some knifemaking suppliers

Sharpening Basics by Patrick Spielman
Sterling Publishing ISBN 0-8069-7226-2 $ 9.95
Good chapter on knives, but way off on the angles involved.
 
Sharpening - The Complete Guide by Jim Kingshott
Guild of Master Craftsman Publications ISBN 0-946819-48-3 $ 17.95
Good theory, but very little on knives.
 
Step by Step Knifemaking by David Boye
covers sharpening with a belt grinder and buffer, as well as manual sharpening and stropping. 

Water Cooled Grinding and Sharpening of Edge Tools by Torgny Jansson
The Tormek Manual

Sharpening - Techniques for Better Woodworking by Nick Engler
Rodale Press ISBN 0-87596-584-9 $ 19.95
Only 1 1/2 pages on knives.

Sharpening with Waterstones by Ian Kirby
Cambium Press ISBN 096439993-8 $14.95
Mostly for woodworkers with 3 pages on knives, but more on waterstones than I've found anywhere else.

Secret Trade Revealed by Graham Stuckey
www.knifesharpest.com
A nicely detailed explanation of knife sharpening based on his home-made Grambo sharpener.  

Sharpening Secrets of a Pro by John Juranitch
Popular Science February 1977

Woodworkers Supply catalog

WoodCraft catalog

The Japan Woodworker catalog

Blades 'N' stuff, Bob Engnath's catalog
Bob passed away and Blades 'N' stuff is no longer in business, but information is available on the WWW at Engnath.com   An encyclopedia of knife making.

The Gun Digest Book of Knifemaking by Jack Lewis and Roger Combs
has a good chapter on sharpening.

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