All in a blade’s work

Yulee-based knifemaker hones craft

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Knifemaker John Thompson grinds a knife in his workshop. Nick Blank/News-Leader

Knifemaker John Thompson grinds a knife in his workshop. Nick Blank/News-Leader

John Thompson shows a Damascus knife and other knives he’s crafted. Nick Blank/News-Leader

John Thompson shows a Damascus knife and other knives he’s crafted. Nick Blank/News-Leader

John Thompson stands over a table in his Yulee shop with a kitchen knife, a hunting knife, a paring knife, a Damascus knife, and an oyster shucker.

“You can drive on it, stand on it, but you will never…