Market Value: The knife industry, including custom knives, is valued at over $12 billion. Growth Rate: The overall knife market in the US is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of ...

When selecting a set of knives for your kitchen, you can certainly go to any retail store and purchase an inexpensive set of knives made with plastic handles and low-grade steel. But, when you want ...

Like many chefs, Duy Pham is fastidious about his knives, one of the most important tools in the kitchen. So when one of his knife handles broke a few years ago, he took it to a local repair shop in ...

For Neil Kamimura, knifemaking means more than turning steel into blades. For him, it’s a form of therapy and a passion he wants to pass on. It’s 4:00 a.m. on the Big Island of Hawaii. A gentle breeze ...

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 ...

On Smith Road, just a couple of blocks from the bustling Tempe Marketplace, sits a quiet industrial park. Behind the roll-up garage doors, there are various businesses, one of which is Corey Dunlap ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Although Vermonter Scott Hawley made his living crafting fine furniture, ...

A blacksmith and a specialty knife retailer joined forces to launch a Portland business that makes and sells hand-forged knives designed and crafted in small batches. Kiran Chapman of Soma Metalwork ...

TEXARKANA, Texas -- Arizona Custom Knives has donated $10,000 to the Texarkana College Foundation to provide scholarships for knife enthusiasts enrolling in the introductory bladesmithing class. Brian ...