Two years ago I asked Sergio Menchaca, of Texas Sage Forge, to make me an eight-inch chef’s knife. For the blade’s raw material, I sent him the mid-century steel hoof testers that my father, who is ...

Does the steel your knife blade is made from really matter, or is it mostly marketing so companies can help you lighten your wallet? The answer is… Yes. Yes, knife steel is important, and yes, there ...

What do you get when forge welding a half wrench with a piece of 1070 high carbon steel? A wrench knife! This project involves using a €1 flea market wrench, likely made of high carbon steel, forge ...

Thanks to its versatility, hard-wearing nature and approachable pricepoint, D2 steel comes standard in many popular knives. Here are some of our favorites. If you’re in the market for a reliable blade ...

Years ago, when I was a 16-year-old prep cook in the banquet kitchen for a country club, the chef taught me how to grasp a chef’s knife properly. As he showed me the way to pinch the flat of the blade ...

These knives are just incredible to look at, with a mirror-shiny finish, hand-hammered dimpled tsuchime texture to prevent sticking, and Damascus steel–style swirling pattern along the edge. The ...