Tag: Knifemaking
“All the Skin Was Ground Off” – 5 Knife Shop Horror Stories
Five knifemakers share their safety horror stories from their shops. Read about their mistakes so you don't have to learn the hard way.
Knifemaking Tip: How to Texture a Blade’s Surface
Learn how to create pockets and textures on the surface of a blade from knifemaker Wally Hayes.
Make It Crude: How Gil Hibben Created the Rambo IV Knife
The knife featured in the fourth Rambo film is a drastic departure from the other three. Here's why the design took such a dramatic U-turn.
Two Handle Materials to Watch: Richlite and Raffir
With natural sources of knife handles becoming harder to come by, two synthetic materials are filling in the gaps.
Never Tell An Army Ranger He Can’t Make A Knife
Is a U.S. Army Ranger made or is he born? Is it the training he receives that makes him a Ranger, or is there...
Dad Makes Knife For His Deer-Hunter Daughter
Ten-year-old Jordan Toerck had been pestering her knifemaker father, Bobby Toerck, to make her a knife for a while. But she was still young,...
Maker Continues Laplander Culture with Sami Knives
Roman Kislitsyn grew up in Apatity in the Murmansk region of northwestern Russia. Close to Norway, parts of the area also include the lands...
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Knifemaking 101 – Read This Before You Make a Knife
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...
