knifemaking
Crafting cutting tools
Knifemaking is the craft of forging, grinding, and assembling knives by hand.
The practice ranges from hobbyists working in home shops to artisans producing custom blades: He got into knifemaking after watching blacksmithing videos.
The term covers both traditional forging from raw steel and stock removal methods using pre-made blanks.
Stone for sharpening blades
- stroppingSharpening on leather
- honingGradual sharpening or refining
- sharpeningMaking more cutting
- abrasiveRough enough to erode
polish · grit · lapping · burr · apex · compound · progression · deburring
Sharp, biting flavor
- bevelSloped edge or cut
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- grindCrush into particles
- fullerSmithy's channeling implement
spine · point · tip · serrated · tanto · choil · profiling · beveling
Metal-shaping block
- hammerTool for striking nails
- tongsHinged grasping utensil
- quenchingRapid cooling process
- temperingControlled heating and cooling
blacksmith · furnace · bellows · firebrick · charcoal · flux · billet · forging
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
Forges edged weapons professionally
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- bespokeMade to individual specifications
- custom-madeMade to individual order
- artisanalMade by skilled craftspeople
workshop · workbench · maker · journeyman · apprentice · commission · one-of-a-kind · heirloom
whetstone
Stone for sharpening blades
- stroppingSharpening on leather
- honingGradual sharpening or refining
- sharpeningMaking more cutting
abrasive · polish · grit · lapping · burr · apex · compound · progression · deburring · finishing
tang
Sharp, biting flavor
fuller · spine · point · tip · serrated · tanto · choil · profiling · beveling
anvil
Metal-shaping block
tempering · blacksmith · furnace · bellows · firebrick · charcoal · flux · billet · forging · drift
steel
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
bladesmith
Forges edged weapons professionally
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- bespokeMade to individual specifications
- custom-madeMade to individual order
artisanal · workshop · workbench · maker · journeyman · apprentice · commission · one-of-a-kind · heirloom · signature
scales
Plates or weighing devices
pins · rivets · epoxy · ironwood · bone · antler · stag · ferrule
knifemakingscrapping
Discarding as worthless
metal recycling · demolition · dismantling · decommissioning · recycling
make, knife, making, knives, knifemaker