Going from passion to viable business is the first hurdle for a new entrepreneur. When a project is just a pipe dream or a hobby on the side, it’s easy to only see the positives. After all, those ...

“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 ...

A chef without a knife is like a dog without a nose. Both may be able to make a go of it, but there is something seriously wrong with the picture. Good chefs know good knives can be investments that ...

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 ...

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 ...

BELLOWS FALLS — Ever since Kyle and Kaila met, they’ve been making custom knives and swords together. Kaila Cumings-Farace has been making custom knives and swords for eight years; and her husband, ...

The centuries-old knife-making traditions of the Bonan craftsmen are surviving thanks to the close-knit community's spirit of competition and innovation, Fang Aiqing reports. Ma Gazhuma, from ...

A good knife set does not need 14 pieces and a bulky block to be useful. What actually improves your cooking is having a few ...