At Middleton Made Knives in South Carolina, Quintin Middleton makes Damascus steel chef knives by welding two types of steel together. The bladesmith extends the concept of “blending” into his forging ...

On public demand, I forged a Damascus Cleaver, facing the challenge of combining stainless steel with carbon steel. Using rulers, I created the billet from martensitic stainless steel with high carbon ...

David Sowards-Emmerd loves beer. He also enjoys forging utilitarian fine art on the blacksmithing gear he has set up in the garage of his Cambrian area home. So it makes a certain sense that he would ...

In 1973, blade smith Bill Moran created a sensation among knife enthusiasts worldwide when he revived the lost art of forging Damascus steel, an alloy prized by sword smiths during the Middle Ages ...

In 1973, bladesmith Bill Moran created a sensation among knife enthusiasts worldwide when he single-handedly revived the lost art of forging Damascus steel, an alloy prized by swordsmiths during the ...

Thin sheets of steel stack into a towering billet that glows bright within the roaring furnace. As the forge welds each layer, the cleaver’s iconic wave patterns begin to emerge from the fire. Massive ...