Tools and Materials

One of the first steps of knife making is choosing the steel you’re going to work with. You might have seen some videos or read some articles of people who’ve made knives out of [...]

Micarta, like G10, is a fabricated handle material. Micarta is made of cloth/fabric soaked in epoxy or resin, then compressed under heat. Micarta handles will generally be a little more [...]

G10 is made out of fibreglass soaked in epoxy and then compressed under heat. It differs from Micarta, which uses a cloth material as its base. G10 makes great knife handles because it’s [...]

No. For a couple of reasons. Forging a true Damascus blade is a lost art; we just don’t have the knowledge anymore. The way it’s produced today is meant to simply mimic the look of [...]

Wootz is the name of the actual steel used in making Damascus blades. This high quality metal originated in India and has been in trade since the 6th century BC. It’s referred to as Damascus [...]

Belt grinders are a great tool for hobbyist knife makers but can be cost prohibitive. You don’t need a belt grinder to shape your blade, though it does speed up the process. Instead, a good [...]