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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

In this blacksmithing project, raw steel is forged, shaped, and balanced by hand to create a set of precision throwing knives ...

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 ...