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Wootz steel from bearing balls | Making a Scottish dagger 'sgian dubh'

In this video, we'll be making a Scottish Dagger "SGIAN DUBH". Wootz steel is a type of steel that is used to make daggers, ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The Japanese City Known for Making Knives That Are a Cut Above

The production of knives flourished in Sakai due to the rich history of traditional metal processing techniques. Richard A. Brooks/AFP via Getty Images Eighty-five-year-old Etsuro Ikegami wipes the ...
The New York Times

An Irish Artisan Finds Joy in Forging Knives

Patrick Brennan describes the process of making Damascus steel as ‘magical.’ The knife maker Patrick Brennan welds a piece in his workshop in Ireland. In March, he became a full member of the ...
Yahoo

Yemenis preserve craft of dagger-making

“The rhinoceros horn is not available now, because (hunting it) is now banned locally and internationally, so it is now very expensive. But we now use buffalo horns, and they’re really great, people ...
gearpatrol

Deep Cut: Behind the Scenes with a Knife-Making Genius

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in Gear Patrol Magazine Issue 18 in the Summer of 2022. Over the past decade, Quintin Middleton has become a name synonymous with handmade culinary ...