Each glorious blade is built by a skilled artisan who served for 36 years in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.

KALAMAZOO, MI — Artist and blacksmith Jon Reeves faces temperatures of almost 3,000 degrees at his forge in the heart of downtown Kalamazoo. Located in the Park Trades Center, his studio, Combat Ready ...

" Tosa Knitting Cutlery" forging farm tools and knives such as 鉈 (tatami) and sickle is a traditional craft of Kochi prefecture famous alongside " Tosa Washi". However, according to the Forestry ...

The William F. Moran Jr. Museum & Foundation will celebrate what would have been the 100th birthday of renowned bladesmith William F. “Bill” Moran Jr. on Saturday, May 31, according to an announcement ...

Taiwanese blacksmith Wu Tseng-dong lives on Kinmen island, just two miles from Mainland China, and forges kitchen knives from artillery shells once fired at his home AFP / Sam Yeh In a contemporary ...

You might think working with flames would be the last thing 16-year-old Tyler Budden would want. The teen says orders have come from as far as Dubai and South America His family's Rainbow Flat ...

The fourth generation of a famous family of Lodhran, which makes tools for slaughtering sacrificial animals and cutting meat, is busy preparing and sharpening knives and cleavers ahead of Eidul Azha.

Mark Johnstone Hopper has a simple job description. “I hit things with a hammer — for a reason.” Others fill out his resume. “I’m unbelievably impressed with his passion and craftsmanship. It’s the ...

KINMEN, Taiwan — In a contemporary twist on beating swords into plowshares, Taiwanese blacksmith Wu Tseng-dong has forged a career fashioning kitchen knives from Chinese artillery shells once fired at ...