Watch how we are making a knife from a file, using basic forging techniques. This video highlights the art of knife making, showing each step in detail, from shaping the file, to finishing the ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Unwanted pieces of steel, cowhide, deerskin and antlers may not seem like an appealing group of materials. But that’s all Verlin Cossel needs to make finely crafted works of art. Cossel, 64, has lived ...