7Forge Knives, the shop that began as an 8th grade science experiment but has grown into a full-scale custom and semi-production outfit, co-founded by Forged in Fire winner Jessie Wipperman, has moved in exciting new directions since the last time talked to them in 2024.
One of the most difficult challenges for any growing knife shop to handle is incorporating a production element into their output. 7Forge co-founder Tim Ogg told us about plans for production projects, and since then a significant amount of headway has been made in that direction. “Growing production has been fantastic for increasing the amount of 7Forge Knives that we are making each year,” he says. “It helped us to build better systems and find out our individual strengths and weaknesses while being able to provide more knives to our customers.” Ogg also points out that the things the 7Forge team is learning as it expands its offerings has positive reverberations across their entire suite of offerings. Another added bonus to building more knives is that we have seen a jump in quality as we dial in what works.”
I like this series from KnifeNews. Kinda like 5 from the Grinder, it gives you a peek under the hood of what is behind the knives.
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Shop Talk: 7Forge Sets Sights on Getting Knives to the People