The knife is part of a large accession documenting the numerous tools necessary to make shoes by hand before the mechanization of the industry. The shoemaker used a variety of knives to cut the raw ...

Leather, bones, wood and smelted metals. Not mention a dash of French’s yellow mustard. The hot dog condiment is part of the treatment process he uses in his custom knife-making.

Pigeon Forge bladesmith David Martin will put his metalworking and knife-wielding skills to the test on a History Channel show. Martin will compete on an episode of the network's series, "Forged ...