Every weekend from September through April, Dan Olsen teaches knife- and sword-making classes at 4D Blades, his barn studio southeast of Heber.

Eighty-five-year-old Etsuro Ikegami wipes the wet blade across my fingers like I’m taking part in an initiation ceremony. His gaze never leaves my face. He wants to know if I feel the burr on the edge ...

A lot of knife brands have shifted production overseas, but there are still American companies turning out blades built to handle abuse. These aren’t boutique collectors’ pieces—they’re knives meant ...

SALADO, Texas (KWTX) - From his shop, tucked just off of Main Street in Salado, retired art teacher, Bill Smith does more teaching than knife making these days. Now in his early 80s, he has been ...