He places the steel under a spring hammer and the sound of the metal being flattened and fortified into a kitchen knife echoes off the mountains surrounding the workshop. "I believe that blades are ...

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

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 ...

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, ...

Chef Shintaro Matsuo filleting a yellowtail fish with a knife made in the nearby city of Sakai, at his restaurant in Osaka.(Saad Sayeed, AFP) Blacksmith Yoshihiro Yauji pulls a piece of glowing metal ...

Takefu (Japan) (AFP) – 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 ...

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 ...