Eighty-five-year-old Etsuro Ikegami wipes the wet blade across my fingers like I’m taking part in an initiation ceremony. His gaze never leaves my face. He wants to know if I feel the burr on the edge ...

In July, 25-year-old Brit Sam Jacques had his home searched and was charged with possession of a knife—in his own home—and was fined the equivalent of about $900. The knife fit the criteria of a ...

SALADO, Texas (KWTX) - From his shop, tucked just off of Main Street in Salado, retired art teacher, Bill Smith does more teaching than knife making these days. Now in his early 80s, he has been ...

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb. (KOLN) - In his shop, Harlan “Sid” Suedmeier forges Damascus steel into knives. The knife maker, a hobbyist, donates most of his creations to raise money for organizations. His ...

Some knives surprise you the first time you use them hard. You expect the edge to fade after a long afternoon of camp chores or a pile of processed kindling, but certain steels and heat treatments ...

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. They outshine some knives I’ve paid hundreds of dollars for Toni Sutton has been a shopping writer at PEOPLE since 2022 and brings over a ...

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 ...