For collectors, historians, and artisans, Exquisite Knives serves as a testament to the enduring allure of handcrafted blades ...
The blades dating from the Heian Period (794-1185) through modern times belonged to a physician whose deep knowledge of Japanese sword culture profoundly impressed experts. Until two years ago ...
His artistically forged, welded and fabricated metalwork encompasses Damascus knives, swords and axes influenced by Saxon bladesmithing from the seventh to the ninth century. Owen forges a modern ...
To make ends meet he took a job at a local mall retailer selling pocket knives, fantasy swords and cigars—a natural fit for Middleton whose passion for the forged blade blossomed at the tender ...