Japan’s smiths are devoted to creating the perfect blade and in their deep study of knives, they’ve introduced tiny intricacies to drastically improve the utensil. Case in point: the santoku knife.

Molycorp has purchased Santoku America, a producer of rare earth alloys and metals, for $17.5 million in cash. Santoku America, a Phoenix-based division of Japan's Santoku Corp., fits into what ...

For any cook, a great knife is the extension of their hand. From the blade’s sharpness to the handle’s curvature, every element comes together seamlessly. While some knives sell for hundreds of ...

In this video, I take a pile of old, worn-out kitchen knives and give them a new life — by melting them down to create Wootz steel, the legendary crucible steel known for its distinctive patterns and ...