A discarded transmission shaft is broken down and rebuilt into a layered Damascus billet through repeated forging and welding ...

In a sunlit workshop nestled in the rolling hills of Southern California, a unique artistry unfolds daily, marked by the rhythmic clang of hammer against steel. This is the world of Dave Ellis, the ...

Among the many creative trades making a revival in recent times, one of the most difficult and distinguished is the trade of making knives and swords.

Scandinavian metallurgists recreate legendary damascene-patterned steels from atomized metal powders. Damascene steel is an advanced form of blacksmithing recognizable by the decorative pattern on the ...