DIY Engraving Vise or Block
The bowling ball vise makes knife handle work easy and inexpensive
As the old adage goes, “necessity is the mother of invention,” but whoever thought of making an engraving vise out of a bowling ball...
Custom-Made Chef Knife: The Kitchen Integral
One-piece custom-made chef’s knives embody strength, balance, line and flow and more
By Mike Haskew
As it does in other aspects of custom knives, integral construction, with blade bolster, tang and pommel forged from a single...
Knifemaking: How to Make Temper Lines
Temper lines—aka hamons—are a very exciting part of knifemaking, and I would like to share with you how I produce cool temper lines on folders. -Wally Hayes
STEEL and CLAY
First you need to select your...
How to Do Plug Welds on Knives
Plug Welds the David Lisch Way
The ABS Master Smith shows how he puts a plug weld in a damascus blade
On this and the following pages, I will show you how to do a plug...
Marine Vet’s Knife Memorializes the Ultimate Sacrifice of His Iraq Comrades
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BY MIKE HASKEW BLADE® FIELD EDITOR
*This article originally appeared in BLADE Magazine Winter 2013
The bond of brotherhood, sacrifice, and selflessness forged by fighting men in combat is, perhaps,...
IT’S ALIVE! The Living Knife by Jean-Marc Laroche will grab you—literally
“A knife capable of movement and gifted with intelligence …”
—Jean-Marc Laroche
“On fitting your hand into that of the knife, you already feel a strange clasping in response when, suddenly, the mechanical fingers close! You...
The Best Blade Grinds: What To Look For
As with most things knife, one type never fits all.
BY MIKE HASKEW BLADE® FIELD EDITOR
Finding the best blade grind for the job at hand has become the subject of some debate, but most knife...
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by Wayne Goddard
My experience has taught me that there's nothing like digging in and getting started. I've often said the hardest part of the...
