A blacksmith and a specialty knife retailer joined forces to launch a Portland business that makes and sells hand-forged knives designed and crafted in small batches.
Kiran Chapman of Soma Metalwork and Evan Atwell of Strata and Strata Swords said Softcut Knife Co. specializes in Japanese-inspired blades.
“For years, Evan and I have each honed our own relationships to the knife world from different angles — myself from teaching and spending time in the forge, and Evan from honing sharpening and polishing techniques, as well as establishing roots in the global knife industry,” said Chapman. “Softcut is where those two realities merge and inform one another.”
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