In this video, we melt crucible steel from a spring. From the resulting ingot we make a chopper knife. We decided to make a ...

While the blade of a given knife is obviously the most important part — it’s the part that does the cutting, after all — the handle is only slightly less important, as you’re not going to do much ...

In this video we will make wootz steel from threading tap. After the ingot, we will make a hidden bamboo knife. To make a ...

MILAN — Sometimes the most useful tool can also be the simplest — and that is definitely true when talking about the “tollekniv,” also known as a Norwegian work knife. Usually created from a laminated ...

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