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LIVE STREAM: Saturday 18th of Sept 8 PMThis Saturday we are launching the 2021 Nordic Edge Destruction Test Challenge with a live stream on the Facebook group at 8 PM.Host: Jamie 'Sausage Man' BishopChallenge Start: Saturday 18th of September 2021Challenge End: Saturday 9th of October 2021The Challenge: Make a knife, film yourself doing the cutting-tests specified and submit by the End date.Entry form, judging and prize info to follow in the Live Stream this Saturday, tune in at 8 PM: LINK …

Last year we held the Big Blade Destruction Challenge, and it was a lot of fun. Rob from Wolf and Eagle Forge hosted the competition on the facebook group and it was a lot of fun.Makers had to make a blade and then make a 1-minute video clip of themselves destructing testing their blade; chopping 3 times into a solid copper pinchopping 3 times into a solid wooden beamchopping 3 times into an ice blockslice paper and show us the edge on cameraHeads-up: 2021 Challenge is about to be released …

Meet The Maker: Mert TansuArticle for Nordic Edge September 2021 by Michael Masion, Australian Knife MagazineWhat sets Mert apart as a high-end maker of chef knives is his background as a chef. His ability to know what a chef needs in a kitchen workhorse combined with his excellent fit and finish is the reason for his reputation as a globally acclaimed maker. Mert is also the maker Bjorn from Nordic Edge collaborated with for the BigMert carbide faced file guide.Born in Turkey in 1981, he grew …

What is Jamie thinking?Over the weekend we ran a give-away on the Nordic Edge facebook page: LINK$100 for best picture caption: What is Jamie thinking?Jamie Sausage Man Bishop is the head instructor of the knife making workshops at Nordic Edge, here pictured modelling a blacksmith's tool bag from Nordic Edge, a t-shirt from Toby's Fire & Steel, a playful grin and not much else (so we had to crop the image mid-bag)All workshops have been put on hold at Nordic Edge since l …

Winners and results from the Nordic Edge Quiz 2021The results are in from the Quiz that was held last week; a bit of a mix of knife making knowledge, Australian knifemaker network knowledge and with a couple of trick questions thrown in just to make it a bit more interesting.We had 4 prizes; one blacksmith apron in buffalo leather, and 3 sets of Exhibtion grade Ringed Gidgee. Plus a $10 discount code on the last page of the survey for anyone who took part.The quiz was open until Sunday 8th of Au …