In this video, I'm going to teach you how to forge a neck knife with a Damascus black blade. This is a fun and challenging ...

If you're looking to make a Japanese knife, then you'll want to watch this video! In this video, we'll show you how to forge a Japanese knife from an old file. The Nakiri san may is one of the most ...

Two years ago I asked Sergio Menchaca, of Texas Sage Forge, to make me an eight-inch chef’s knife. For the blade’s raw material, I sent him the mid-century steel hoof testers that my father, who is ...

At Middleton Made Knives in South Carolina, Quintin Middleton makes Damascus steel chef knives by welding two types of steel together. The bladesmith extends the concept of “blending” into his forging ...

Like many chefs, Duy Pham is fastidious about his knives, one of the most important tools in the kitchen. So when one of his knife handles broke a few years ago, he took it to a local repair shop in ...

ISABELLA, Minnesota — Jamiah Mahoney’s forge blazed yellow and orange, as the propane tank buzzed in a low hum. With a pair of tongs, he removed a rectangular piece of metal from the fire. It shifted ...

Brookfield-based knife sharpener Alena Joling made the cut as one of only 12 people across the globe invited to visit the world's oldest knifemaking factory in Japan in the new year. "I still can't ...

As a carpenter, David Root has always been interested in hand tools. Originally from Santa Fe, he wanted to move to a smaller rural community and have a product he could sell locally. Root ran across ...

Spijk Selby often thinks about the lasting impact of the objects he’s making. “It’s a mystic craft. I’m thinking about how my great-grandkids are going to feel about this knife — will it sit in a ...

When knife maker Heather Haas met Elan Wenzel of Element Knife Company, they made the pointed decision to work together to create a line of affordable blades for the chef and home-cooking community.