How I made the forge used in this video: • How to Make a Soup Can Forge This is a simple overview of how I made my first knife using a soup can forge. The result was simple and comfortable to hold, ...

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 ...

Learn how to make knives with techniques from the days of old in a charcoal burning forge WITHOUT ELECTRICITY See why charcoal is the best fuel for bladesmithing and how its used in the Lively Forge ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...