An explosion of interest in bespoke, handmade knives is being fuelled by social media and reality television, with thousands turning out to see the "rock stars" of the knifemaking world at trade shows ...

Barryville — To custom knife maker Kurt Meerdink, knife-making is all about performance. "If my name goes on a knife, it absolutely cannot fail," he declares. The Sullivan County man crafts tactical ...

L.A. bladesmith Nicholas Berkofsky hand-forges stunning knives and jewelry that are designed to “feel good in the hand.” His first project after losing his home in the Eaton fire? A limited-edition ...

In today’s episode, Will resumes work on the handle of the lotus chef's knife after four months, focusing on a complex curved ...

Don Carlos Andrade has always regarded knives as more than practical tools for slicing, dicing and chopping. If they’re built with care and precision, knives have the power to inspire and motivate ...

BUHL — A knife is a knife — unless the blade won’t hold an edge and ends up being tossed in a drawer. Reed Critchfield, owner of Sawtooth Knife Co., has encountered this situation many times in the ...

MIDVALE, IDAHO • He almost blushes as he pulls out the knife he keeps in his jeans pocket — a folding knife purchased through a mail-order catalog for $20. "I can't keep a knife," Dwight Towell says ...

Chelsea Miller started making custom knives in 2011 and has grown her client list to include some of the top chefs in the world. Business Insider visited her Brooklyn studio to learn how she does it.

In one room of the shop behind his home, Barry Davis does the finest of detail work, cutting minute crosshatch grids into mother-of-pearl and using watchmaking tools to drill half-millimeter-diameter ...