Knife making wiki

History

People have made cutting tools for more than two million years, from struck flint to bronze, iron and finally steel. Britain played a large part in the last chapter: Sheffield developed Europe's first crucible steel in the 1740s and the first stainless steel cutlery in 1913.

More pages on the history of knives are on the way.

Sheffield steel and the history of British knife makingSheffield has made knives since at least the late 13th century, and became the centre of British cutlery thanks to its fast rivers, local grindstone and iron.

Coming next

Timeline: from flint to stainless steel · Bronze and Iron Age blades · Medieval cutlers · Japanese bladesmithing · The history of Damascus and wootz