It's all about understanding how they're different from Western knives.

The broad, slightly curved blade of a Japanese santoku knife is designed to cut, chop, and slice ingredients. I tested 15 ...

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 ...

You're probably not sharpening your knives enough.

Top quality knives created with the highest grade steel get their hand-made start in a metal building beside clear flowing Flint Creek in Springtown. That's where Chris and Mandi Taylor build fixed ...

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 ...

Michael Peterson is a second generation bladesmith from Aurora, Utah who has been making knives since he was nine years old. He was featured on the History Channel's "Forged in Fire" and was able to ...

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 ...