Witness the incredible transformation of a giant rusty chain into a powerful Damascus steel knife using traditional ...

From steel to stunning craftsmanship! Watch the creation of a Damascus knife with a thin, elegant handle, hidden tang, and ...

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 ...

Metallurgists have puzzled for several centuries as to how the unique patterns on the ancient Damascus blades were formed. Using a modern metallurgical computational software package, the relevant ...

If you grow up around a working blacksmith’s forge, there are a few subjects related to metalwork on which you’ll occasionally have a heated discussion. Probably the best known is the topic of wrought ...

Warning: This post contains spoilers for Game of Thrones. And, like the secret of Valyrian steel, the art and science of making Damascus steel was lost for hundreds of years. Then, in 1981, the New ...

I am a pretty practical guy when it comes to gear and pocket knives. I usually don’t go for stuff that seems “decorative” or ...

Elk resident and Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran Ben Hayhurst suffered PTSD and multiple injuries/aftermath but since about 2014 turned to making knives primarily for service members, then recently a ...

Look, it’s no secret what the hottest blade steel of the moment is. Gracing premium knives from some of the most respected names in the business, including Benchmade, CRKT and Leatherman, MagnaCut ...