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 ...

Thin sheets of steel stack into a towering billet that glows bright within the roaring furnace. As the forge welds each layer ...

In this episode, Will completes the Lotus Flower Chef knife after 7 1/2 months of work. The knife showcases 12 years of blade smithing and three years since its conception. It features one-of-a-kind, ...

Making a knife is a lot like making puff pastry. If the connection between hard steel and flaky pastry seems tenuous it’s not, just ask Joel Black. Black is a knife maker who came to the profession ...