Layered steel and copper are forged together to create two handcrafted chef knives. What begins as stacked metal becomes a ...

Blacksmith Yoshihiro Yauji pulls a piece of glowing metal from the forge in a Japanese village, continuing a tradition dating back centuries to when the region was renowned for crafting swords carried ...

Sam brought out what looked like a deck of tarot cards with nothing on them. No Hermit. No Hanged Man. No Fool. They were gray, thicker than ordinary cards, and clearly heavy in his hands. Inside of ...

A great blade isn’t defined by a logo or exotic alloy — it’s defined by heat treatment, geometry, and balance. Even simple ...

Blenheim Forge is a steel workshop in Peckham, London. They create a range of traditional hand-forged kitchen knives. Each knife is made entirely in-house; the blade is first laminated and folded ...

For Neil Kamimura, knifemaking means more than turning steel into blades. For him, it’s a form of therapy and a passion he wants to pass on. It’s 4:00 a.m. on the Big Island of Hawaii. A gentle breeze ...

Blenheim Forge began in the most modest way imaginable: with a homemade brick oven in a garden, powered by a leaf blower. A decade later, founders James Ross-Harris, Jon Warshawsky, and Richard Warner ...

The first time you wield a professional-quality kitchen knife, a realization dawns on you: all other blades are imposters, completely and utterly lacking in culinary sensitivity and cutting prowess.

GALVESTON, Ind. (AP) - Nate Hardin’s workshop is cluttered with grinders, drill presses, an orange-glowing forge furnace, an anvil and other tools. “If it’s not begged, bartered, borrowed or stolen, ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Blacksmithing can be done from home if you have the right setup and tools. The first ...