Ron Hock got his start making knives from discarded saw blades and other castoff steel, selling them at craft fairs in Northern California. Then, when the College of the Redwoods Fine Woodworking program was in its infancy, he got a call from the school asking if he could make a better blade for the planes the students were using. That was the beginning of his career as one of the best-known blade makers in the U.S., and the end of his career as a knife maker.

Now, a quarter-century after he began his blade business, Hock takes FineWoodworking.Com members on a tour of his world headquarters, providing an informative glimpse into his own style of blade-making.