Transform an old car leaf spring into a one-of-a-kind knife with our in-depth DIY tutorial! Follow along as we take you ...

On a whim recently at Bed Bath & Beyond, I bought a cheap Cuisinart ceramic kitchen knife. The packaging said it was not only sharper than steel blades, but that it would retain its edge much longer.

People have the wrong ideas about knives. A knife doesn’t cut like a razor or a plane iron on the push stroke. It’s somewhat like a saw with teeth that cuts in a sliding motion as it’s pushed or ...