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Can you make a knife with simple tools? Making a Japanese aikuchi knife from a rusty file

Watch how we make a knife from raw steel using simple forging techniques and simple tools. This video shows the process of ...
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Wootz steel from tool bits | Making a chopping knife

In this video, we cook Woots steel from tool bits. From the ingot that turned out we make a chopping knife. We decided to ...
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Jon Roisen keeps Norwegian knife-making skills sharp at Milan Village Arts School

MILAN — Sometimes the most useful tool can also be the simplest — and that is definitely true when talking about the “tollekniv,” also known as a Norwegian work knife. Usually created from a laminated ...
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Why Portland, Oregon, is the Knife-making Capital of the U.S.

Picture a chaotic Venn diagram with hundreds of circles representing the world’s byzantine knife laws. California’s limits on button-release switchblades. U.K. laws restricting lock knives. Japan’s ...
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The Japanese City Known for Making Knives That Are a Cut Above

The production of knives flourished in Sakai due to the rich history of traditional metal processing techniques. Richard A. Brooks/AFP via Getty Images Eighty-five-year-old Etsuro Ikegami wipes the ...