In a sunlit workshop nestled in the rolling hills of Southern California, a unique artistry unfolds daily, marked by the rhythmic clang of hammer against steel. This is the world of Dave Ellis, the ...

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 ...

BELLOWS FALLS — Ever since Kyle and Kaila met, they’ve been making custom knives and swords together. Kaila Cumings-Farace has been making custom knives and swords for eight years; and her husband, ...

“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 ...

BOONE – Daniel Winkler made his first knife in 1975 in shop class in Watauga High School, "back when you could do such things." Fascinated by American history, he made his living for 20 years forging ...

Ask any home cook or professional chef about their most important tool, they'll probably tell you about their knife. It slices, dices, chops, and juliennes. A well-made knife will make getting a meal ...

Forging knives from steel and old bearings is more than recycling — it’s transforming raw, industrial material into functional art. Each piece begins as rough scrap, but through heat, hammer, and ...

In this video, I take a pile of old, worn-out kitchen knives and give them a new life — by melting them down to create Wootz steel, the legendary crucible steel known for its distinctive patterns and ...