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<p>Rick Schmidt uses and hammer and anvil to pound and flatten metal in his shop on Thursday, October 13, in Whitefish. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p>Rick Schmidt uses and hammer and anvil to pound and flatten metal in his shop on Thursday, October 13, in Whitefish. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

October 16, 2016

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Whitefish knife maker combines artistry and function
October 16, 2016 6 a.m.

Whitefish knife maker combines artistry and function

There’s a “wow” factor as the morning sunlight hits one of Rick Schmidt’s cable forged knives, revealing the dramatic pattern created by forge welding the cable strands.