Cian Healy on how he got hooked on knife-making: ‘I found I could just disappear into the work’

For former Ireland rugby international Cian Healy, knife-making has long been more than a hobby – it’s a creative counterbalance to the pressures of professional sport. While sport dominated his life for years, the process of grinding steel and shaping blades has always been there in the background, offering him a way to switch off, focus and recharge.