Most people imagine knife makers carrying giant custom blades worth a mortgage payment every single day. That's usually not reality at all. The guys who actually build knives for a living often end up ...

Welcome to Talking Points, a series that looks at what makes certain products worth talking about, brought to you by Gear Patrol Studios. Knife heads know Ken Onion — and if you don’t, it’s time to ...

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Retractable utility knives are versatile cutting tools, but clicking the blades in and out can require a bit of elbow grease, and once the blade is out many can suffer from slippage. Artisan ...

Chelsea Miller makes custom knives from found materials. Her Brooklyn, New York studio has been featured in multiple national publications. You can visit chelseamillerknives.com to order a custom ...

Joe Caswell’s knife-making process starts with popsicle sticks, and his latest knife, called the Provoke, looks like something out of a Klingon fever dream. He based the design on an Indonesian ...

By Vivian Morelli Photographs by Abigail Varney Reporting from Melbourne, Australia The directions arrived via email: “Turn into the laneway with the plants, look for the big roller door on the right, ...

Knife maker Chelsea Miller explains knife making in 6 levels of difficulty. From a wooden knife to a chef's knife made from raw materials, watch how Chelsea demonstrates and breaks down everything ...

A pair of specialized tongs is forged to securely grip hot steel during knife-making projects.

SALADO, Texas (KWTX) - From his shop, tucked just off of Main Street in Salado, retired art teacher, Bill Smith does more teaching than knife making these days. Now in his early 80s, he has been ...

Growing up, searching for my favorite cooking spoons and untangling old balloon whisks had its charms — until knives got involved. Once sharp edges come into the mix, it becomes a very dangerous game ...