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Summary slides from Live Stream on the Facebook Group Wed 24th of May,where Riley Burns and Christian Mathieson had Shawn McIntyre, Mastersmith on as a guest presenter to discuss the scoring used by the judges at the Australian Knifemaking Awards. As well as the judging comments as a way of providing feedback to the makers taking part.The guys also covered the sponsors and prizes for the AWARDS 2023, and had a giveaway quiz at the end as always on the live streams.A massive thank you to the part …

On Wed 17th of May Riley and Christian hosted the second live stream of the Australian Beginner Knifemaking Awards 2023, here are the slides with some summary comments:AgendaHow to enter?What photos to take for the judges for max scoring?Your HostsHosted by Riley Burns and Christian Mathieson, the Live streams is an opportunity to go over the criteria in a bit more detail, offer help and answer questions. Plus there is a giveaway on every stream as a thank you for taking part!The stream goes out …

Chris Boon sent us some photos of his amazing tanto, check these out!The blade is 300 mm in 1084 high carbon steel, ground and finished to a high level.The guard - or tsuba - is made from W2 steel with high-gloss polished copper spacers on either side.The blade collar - habaki - is made from brass, and the beautiful handle is made from Australian Ringed Gidgee and Acrylester, with a mosaic pin. Acrylester is a synthetic material that drills and grinds well but can be somewhat too brittle for a w …

-- or "no samurais allowed in Melbourne? "-- By Bjorn J, May 2023Going to my first ever knife showThe Melbourne Knife Show 2023 was my first ever show as a maker. I have been to many shows with Nordic Edge but this was the first time I got a table and had things I had made myself on the table. The Melbourne show is the only Guild show in Australia, having run for over 30 years. This is the story of a short sword that was going to be the "centre piece" on my table. But it …

The Australian Knife Making Awards or AWARDS for short is a free to enter, online knife making competition held each year in May by Nordic Edge for the Australian and New Zealand knifemaking community.Each maker gets feedback on their knife to help up their knife making, as well as the opportunity to win trophies and prizes.We are very lucky to partner with the Australian Knifemakers Guild for scoring and judging the knives, so you will get quality feedback from very experienced makers here.Host …