Bladesmiths create knife out of Gary Holt’s guitar strings from Slayer’s final tour See a skull appear in molten metal as bladesmiths team up to make a knife from Slayer guitarist Gary Holt’s strings. Words: Emily Carter Rather than stashing away any keepsakes from Slayer’s final UK tour in 2019, bladesmith Neil Kamimura – with the help of Peter Bert – has created one of the coolest and, well, most metal souvenirs ever to remember the thrash legends: a knife made from Gary Holt’s melted-down guitar strings. Not only is the whole process undeniably awesome to see in its o...