A good chef’s knife is a central player in your kitchen lineup. Most chefs will tell you that you should have a Western blade for methodical chopping and a Japanese-style knife for more delicate prep.

“Don’t touch anything you don’t recognize in here because it might be hot, electrified, covered in acid, or all three,” Theo Nazz tells me as he welcomes me into his forge and blacksmithing school in ...

ISABELLA, Minnesota — Jamiah Mahoney’s forge blazed yellow and orange, as the propane tank buzzed in a low hum. With a pair of tongs, he removed a rectangular piece of metal from the fire. It shifted ...

The relationship between home cooks and their knives is a funny thing. Every home cook needs them. But few bother to invest in quality and maintenance. Indeed, the manufacturers of quality knives ...

Any good cook will tell you the right tools are critical to the final product. And if you’re looking to upgrade your collection – particularly your knives – All Clad has a massive sale on some of its ...

In 1986, Olympia’s Bob Kramer began sharpening knives for a living. In 1992 he started making them. And now, his beautiful, intensely sharp, extremely coveted kitchen knives are considered the best in ...

GALVESTON, Ind. (AP) - Nate Hardin’s workshop is cluttered with grinders, drill presses, an orange-glowing forge furnace, an anvil and other tools. “If it’s not begged, bartered, borrowed or stolen, ...

Welcome to Talking Points, a series that looks at what makes certain products worth talking about, brought to you by Gear Patrol Studios. Down the River Forge creates unique knives equipped for any ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knoxville is known as the Maker City, and it's businesses like Phillips Forged that fuel the fire of creativity. It's an artisan knife shop gaining national recognition for the ...