The Manual on MSN

A hand-forged 5-piece knife set for $210 is a solid way to upgrade your kitchen kit

A good knife set does not need 14 pieces and a bulky block to be useful. What actually improves your cooking is having a few ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Art of the blade: Damascus steel makes versatile, durable knives

Custom knife makers wear their passion for fine steel on their sleeves. Actually, they wear it under their sleeves where their skin bears burn marks from hand forging steel blades. Arkansas is a ...
Los Angeles Times

This bladesmith forges custom knives with ‘soul,’ even after Eaton fire burned his home

L.A. bladesmith Nicholas Berkofsky hand-forges stunning knives and jewelry that are designed to “feel good in the hand.” His first project after losing his home in the Eaton fire? A limited-edition ...
Knives Project on MSN

Turning an old bearing into a massive hand-forged blade

This project transforms an old industrial bearing into a massive, hand-forged blade, demonstrating how discarded steel can be repurposed into a functional tool. Through careful heating, shaping and ...
Los Angeles Times

L.A. bladesmith demonstrates the power of hand forging tools

L.A. bladesmith Nick Berkofsky , who lost his home in the Eaton fire, hand forges stunning knives and jewelry that are designed to ‘feel good in the hand.’ Albert Brave Tiger Lee is a Southern ...
The Business Journals

Forging a new career on the cutting edge of knife-making

Bladesmith David Singer creates custom culinary knives, specializing in Japanese styles and pattern welded steel at his Acton forge. Gary Higgins / Boston Business ...
The Baltimore Sun

William F. Moran, 80, maker of collector knives, blades

William Francis Moran, an internationally renowned bladesmith who kept alive the tradition of hand-forged blades, died of cancer Sunday at Frederick Memorial Hospital. The Braddock Heights resident ...