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 ...

Knife making is both an art and a science, and O1 tool steel has long been a favorite among bladesmiths for its toughness, edge retention, and ease of heat treatment. In this video, we take you ...

Pigeon Forge bladesmith David Martin will put his metalworking and knife-wielding skills to the test on a History Channel show. Martin will compete on an episode of the network's series, "Forged in ...

In this video, I attempt to forge a pattern-welded hunting knife. Although I lack experience in knife making, I find it ...

Visitors to David Starr’s Battle Lake Forge might wonder for a moment if they traveled back in time a century or so and strolled into the blacksmith shop from the classic TV western “Gunsmoke.” There ...

Suffering burnout from her software engineering job, Jane Lee now forges exquisite custom Japanese knives for a living.

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 ...