Anthony Bourdain Watches as Master Bladesmith Bob Kramer Crafts a Signature Kitchen Knife

In the fourth episode of Raw Craft with Anthony Bourdain by Balvenie US, the forthright chef looked on as Master Bladesmith Bob Kramer handcrafted one of his gorgeous signature kitchen knives, starting the process by making his own steel from a meteorite.

Anthony Bourdain & The Balvenie head to Olympia, Washington to see firsthand how master bladesmith, Bob Kramer crafts the perfect kitchen knife from melted meteorite. Kramer is one of only one hundred twenty-two certified master bladesmiths in the U.S. and the only one who specializes in forging the word’s finest kitchen knives.

Lori Dorn
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