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The Nordic Edge Destruction Challenge is back! Make a big blade in OctoberFilm yourself doing the challenges and upload your videoFree to enter, prizes to be wonOnly for Australian makersDates: Entries close Sunday 26th Oct 5 PM AESTJudging forms go out Sunday nightWinner announcements on live stream Wed 30th Oct 8 PMLive stream with rules: Wed 2nd OctJamie from Sausage Man Forge hosted the Kick Off live stream with guest Wayne Meligan from Pirate Forge Wed 2nd Oct:Summary slides from the live …

In October we are running the Nordic Edge Destruction Challenge again.Timeline:  Live stream KICK OFF on Wed 3rd October 8 PMEntries Close Sun 26th OctoberLive stream WINNER ANNOUNCEMENTS Wed 30th October 8 PMLive Streams on Australian Beginner Knifemaking Group on Facebook: LINKFull details on live stream Wed 3rd October:Knife requirementsDestruction challenge testsSharpness testsHow to enterThe live streams are hosted by Jamie "Sausage Man" Bishop.Last we ran this challenge was …

Rosehill Gardens hosted the Sydney Knife Show 2024 the weekend of 10th and 11th of August.KAA runs a great showThe biggest knife show in Australia was on again a couple of weekends ago, here are some photos from the show. As always Kevin Slattery and the others in the KAA are putting on a well organised show, this year was no exception. Andrew Smith is a master organiser, juggling more balls every year with ease. It is easily overlooked when going to an event that someone has spent a lot o …

Ben McKenzie is the Design & Technology Coordinator with Emmanuel College Warrnambool in Victoria, and Ben has kindly sent us the link to his tutorial video on how his college runs knife making as a metal working project in high school."Finding challenging models that cover the curriculum and inspire the kids, gives me a lot of satisfaction.And bringing knife making to the classroom has been one of the most fulfilling projects to date." Ben in his Meet The Maker Interview back in 2019 ( …

Who wants to make a sword!As hobby knife makers, don’t we all want to make a sword at some point?It doesn’t seem all that hard, it is basically just a long knife – right.. Like most other knife makers, you have probably been told by someone they want to make a sword even though they have never even made a knife. Well, I have been making knives for years and wanted to have another go at a sword so here we go!Not quite my first rodeo This was not my first viking sword attempt but my first “p …