Cutting edge: Bloodroot Blades enjoys immense popularity

Luke Snyder holds an unfinished chef knife featuring a single bevel at Bloodroot Blades in Arnoldsville. There’s a 52-month waiting list for the knives handcrafted by Snyder and partners Katy and David Van Wyk. (Sarah Donehoo/The Oglethorpe Echo)
Luke Snyder holds an unfinished chef knife featuring a single bevel at Bloodroot Blades in Arnoldsville. There’s a 52-month waiting list for the knives handcrafted by Snyder and partners Katy and David Van Wyk. (Sarah Donehoo/The Oglethorpe Echo)

WATCH: Bloodroot Blades Knife Crafting

Light pours into the front of the Bloodroot Blades workshop, where Oglethorpe County natives Katy and David Van Wyk sit next to Luke Snyder. A rustic wooden …