It’s necessary to learn the different features of each type of metallic element. The high-carbon metallic component is known for its excellent durability and edge retention, perfect for knives that ...

In this video, we cook Woots steel from tool bits. From the ingot that turned out we make a chopping knife. We decided to make the handle for the knife from a particularly durable material - carbon.

A Damascus knife is forged using 100 steel springs, demonstrating the transformation of industrial materials into a functional blade. The springs are heated, flattened and layered to form a billet ...

Does the steel your knife blade is made from really matter, or is it mostly marketing so companies can help you lighten your wallet? The answer is… Yes. Yes, knife steel is important, and yes, there ...

Two years ago I asked Sergio Menchaca, of Texas Sage Forge, to make me an eight-inch chef’s knife. For the blade’s raw material, I sent him the mid-century steel hoof testers that my father, who is ...