Hundreds of steel needles are transformed into a Damascus knife through an intricate forging process. The needles are heated and compressed into a billet, allowing the steel pieces to bond together.

For Neil Kamimura, knifemaking means more than turning steel into blades. For him, it’s a form of therapy and a passion he wants to pass on. It’s 4:00 a.m. on the Big Island of Hawaii. A gentle breeze ...

Patrick Brennan describes the process of making Damascus steel as ‘magical.’ The knife maker Patrick Brennan welds a piece in his workshop in Ireland. In March, he became a full member of the ...