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 ...

Patrick Brennan describes the process of making Damascus steel as ‘magical.’ The knife maker Patrick Brennan welds a piece in his workshop in Ireland. In March, he became a full member of the ...

If you cook, you use knives. There's no way around it. No matter your dietary preferences and restrictions, cuisine of choice, or even skill level, you need a reliable knife anytime you're cooking. If ...

Custom knife makers wear their passion for fine steel on their sleeves. Actually, they wear it under their sleeves where their skin bears burn marks from hand forging steel blades. Arkansas is a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This three-steel-knife set includes a santoku, a nakiri, and a gyuto all forged in Seki, Japan, using Damascus steel. They are ...