Definitions

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  • noun The manufacture of knives.

Etymologies

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knife +‎ making

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Examples

  • "He is pretty much the Picasso of the knife world and the father of 20th century knifemaking," said John Denton, an authority on Loveless knives.

    R.W. 'Bob' Loveless, maker of exquisitely crafted sporting knives, dies at 81 2010

  • Also a DVD that details the knifemaking process, which is a combination of CNC and handwork -- each blade is hand-sharpened and assembled, ground and polished by craftsmen, and each is numbered.

    Birthday Steel Steve Perry 2007

  • Gives me ideas for a future knifemaking project...

    Birthday Steel Steve Perry 2007

  • Michael Cameron: Bill Bolio, I think maybe we were in the same class at the Barbee knifemaking ...

    RumorsDaily 2009

  • Michael Cameron: Bill Bolio, I think maybe we were in the same class at the Barbee knifemaking ...

    RumorsDaily 2009

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