A good knife set does not need 14 pieces and a bulky block to be useful. What actually improves your cooking is having a few ...

Bladesmith David Singer creates custom culinary knives, specializing in Japanese styles and pattern welded steel at his Acton forge. Gary Higgins / Boston Business ...

Bladesmith Nicholas Berkofsky hammers a limited-edition steel knife with a tire press in his East Los Angeles studio. Four weeks after the Eaton fire claimed his home, bladesmith Nicholas Berkofsky ...

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 ...

This project transforms an old industrial bearing into a massive, hand-forged blade, demonstrating how discarded steel can be repurposed into a functional tool. Through careful heating, shaping and ...

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Niko Nicolaides has joined the ranks of Michigan artisans, turning his hobby into a business making hand-forged chef knives right in Detroit. At just 23, he is making a name for himself in the world ...

A blacksmith and a specialty knife retailer joined forces to launch a Portland business that makes and sells hand-forged knives designed and crafted in small batches. Kiran Chapman of Soma Metalwork ...

“The heat, the hammering, creating something out of nothing, it’s absolutely addicting.” That is how knife smith Sergio Menchaca describes forging a hand-crafted knife and his passion for the forge ...

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 ...

Patrick Brennan describes the process of making Damascus steel as ‘magical.’ The knife maker Patrick Brennan welds a piece in his workshop in Ireland. In March, he became a full member of the ...