I've owned and ran several small businesses for over 12 years now. Small business marketing as well as Internet marketing is something that I've been doing for the last few years full time. Here's my take on your question.
IMHO, I'm not sure why you would need brochures. I've been to a lot of gun & knife shows and can only remember a few who had brochures, but I couldn't tell you their name or what their knives looked like now. However, I do have quite a few knife makers business cards. I keep them and every once in a while, go through them to find websites to visit and see what they have going on at the moment.
From a consumer standpoint, anytime I see a homemade computer printed out business card or a freebie card (they have Vistaprint logo or advertising on them, generally on the back), the card just SCREAMS "CHEAP!" As a consumer, if I believe you're too cheap to buy professional cards, then I'm certainly going to think you my cut corners on your products as well. Whether you design them yourself or not, make sure they look professional!!! It's only your image your portraying with them!
As for websites, stay away from GoDaddy. I know a lot of people use them, but take an hour or two and read through their user agreement and you'll see why. In a nutshell, they can take your website off line, keep your money and your domain (if it's registered through them) without giving you a reason or refund.
I like HostGator, BlueHost and HostMonster for all my websites. I've got accounts on all of them and they've never given me a problem and their Customer Service has been top notch.
For your website, use a Program called WordPress. It was originally designed as a blogging platform, but has evolved into a very easy to use but powerful CMS platform. Most webhosting companies have one click installation. If you can use email and upload pictures to forums, then you have the skills to use WordPress. Plus, there are literally hundreds of thousands of free templates and even the custom ones will set you back less than a $100 if you wanted to go that route.
At all cost, avoid free webhosting platforms such as Blogger and WordPress.com (this is a different animal than WordPress.ORG that I mentioned above) They can, and probably will at some future time, shut your website down for no good reason.
FYI, if you're planning on having a website for the sake of having a website, I'd suggest saving your money and buying some more knife making supplies! You have to think of a website as a marketing tool. Like your safety glasses or your respirator, it won't work if you don't use them. You'll need to take a crash course on how to market your website. Don't worry, it's not hard. If you have any questions, I'd be glad to help.
Good Luck!!
Don