I've been looking for a book on European swords making, but have had no luck. Can anybody provide suggestions? 

Apologies if this has been addressed, search isn't working for me. 

Thanks

Probably still the best for that are the classics by Jim Hirsoulas, starting with The Complete Bladesmith.  While I don't necessarily agree with all his metallurgy, his processes work extremely well and he has churned out more quality blades in a month than I have in my entire career.  His books have thorough, step by step descriptions with clear illustrations.

Just be careful please.  A sword is not just a big knife.  It is very easy to injure yourself, or others, with a sword that hasn't been properly heat treated.

Maybe it's not needed anymore, but it will be useful to someone.
I recommend the book "The Sword and the Crucible" by Peter Johnsson. It perfectly describes the process of making European swords and historical technologies.

Yes, it's a good one, one of Thomas Powers favorites. (Absent Companions!)

I'm glad you changed your AVATAR to, if I'm not mistaken, a Dachshund. Deb and I share our lives, home and laps with a pair of black and tan smooth coat dachshunds. Baxter the old man at 14 and Rhonda the beautiful 7yro girl. 

If your AVATAR isn't a dachshund I guess I'll talk to you anyway. A dog, any dog's necessary to fill a human's life.

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