In 1986, Olympia’s Bob Kramer began sharpening knives for a living. In 1992 he started making them. And now, his beautiful, intensely sharp, extremely coveted kitchen knives are considered the best in ...

ISABELLA, Minnesota — Jamiah Mahoney’s forge blazed yellow and orange, as the propane tank buzzed in a low hum. With a pair of tongs, he removed a rectangular piece of metal from the fire. It shifted ...

There are likely few golfers without a wrench or two rattling around in the bottom of their golf bag. But I’d bet, in most cases, those wrenches are simply forgotten plastic accessories that you may ...

GALVESTON, Ind. (AP) - Nate Hardin’s workshop is cluttered with grinders, drill presses, an orange-glowing forge furnace, an anvil and other tools. “If it’s not begged, bartered, borrowed or stolen, ...

Cologne 2010: at imm Cologne earlier this month French designer Julien Renault presented a collection of aluminium furniture made with forging techniques normally applied to steel. Called Hand Forged, ...

He places the steel under a spring hammer and the sound of the metal being flattened and fortified into a kitchen knife echoes off the mountains surrounding the workshop. "I believe that blades are ...