EDC hardware brand Orioner says this new folding knife is the smallest piece of kit it's ever made: it's about half the ...

The moniker sounds like a made-up word, but it is, in fact, an actual thing that makes total sense once you see it.

Although diminutive in scale, the Orioner Z6 delivers outsized utility, making it a knife you'll actually want to carry ...

A Damascus steel axe is forged from raw materials through a complex and precise process. Layers of steel are heated, welded, and shaped to create both strength and a distinctive pattern. The metal is ...

Engineers from the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung (MPIE) in Düsseldorf and the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology in Aachen have combined ancient and modern technology by developing a ...

Discover what makes Damascus steel so unique and why it’s still a top choice for outdoor knives. Learn about its history, strength, and lasting appeal. Damascus steel matters in the outdoors because ...

For hundreds of years, some of the keenest minds in science sought in vain to tap the secret of how blacksmiths in ancient India and the Middle East fashioned a supremely tough metal known as Damascus ...

Damascus steel—and modern versions of the steelmaking technique—is generally synonymous with artisan forgework. In traditional Japanese sword-making, for example, the steel is repeatedly folded to ...

If you grow up around a working blacksmith’s forge, there are a few subjects related to metalwork on which you’ll occasionally have a heated discussion. Probably the best known is the topic of wrought ...