Tag: Knifemaking
Distal Taper: Why Knives Have It
Distal taper is a concept long used by knifemakers in different parts of the world. Characterized by a reduction in thickness of the blade...
Video: How to Grind a Forged Blade
American Bladesmith Society (ABS) master smith Jerry Fisk explains how to profile a forged blade on a grinder in this video.
Pay special attention to...
Embrace the Skull-Cutter Craze
If you like knives, swords, cleavers and other edgeware embellished with skulls, the knife industry's skull-cutter craze is for you. And it's ideal for...
Video: How to Make Mosaic Damascus Steel with Ed Caffrey
In this video from the American Bladesmith Society, master smith Ed Caffrey details how to make mosaic damascus. This technique yields stunning steel for...
How To Reserve Your Hotel Room For the BLADE Show
It's that time of year again—when people start tearing their hair out trying to reserve their hotel rooms for the following year's BLADE Show...
New BLADE Says Boo! on Newsstands Now!
D.B. Fraley’s Torrent 5.0 “Grim Reaper” says boo to you on the cover of the latest BLADE® (www.blademag.com), on most newsstands TODAY!
Sporting extensive gold-inlay...
Innovative Knives
Congratulations to Michael Vagnino for winning the 2014 Wooden Sword award, given out to one custom knifemaker each year on page 7 of the KNIVES annual book.
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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...
