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By Bjorn Jacobsen, March 2023Keisha is a maker from Queensland who over the last couple of years is really starting to make a name for herself. Clean, good looking lines in her knives paired with quality Australian hardwood handles is making customers take notice that what is coming out of Dark Horse Forge is quality stuff. This coming weekend, Keisha is having a table at the Queensland Knife Show in Ipswich - her first ever solo show - so stop by and check our the knives if attending the s …

We are very excited to have 3M Cubitron II belts at Nordic Edge!Taking over from Ceramic belts3M Precision-Shaped Grains are the secret behind the success of the Cubitron II belts taking over for traditional ceramic belts. Lasting longer and giving a more even grinding pattern or scratch pattern, these belts are a great fit for knife makers.The thing to note is that there are different grades of Cubitron II belts - with quite different costs. 767F: Recommended for hand grinding, where pressure …

Limited Time Offer: FREE Small Wheel SetBelt Starter PackFree Freight**Australia only, while stock and promotion lasts.Small Wheel PairAustralian-made quality small wheel sets, each pair of small wheel set comes with 2 differently sized wheels.The options are 1/4" and 1/2", or 6 mm and 13 mm wheels. Or the bigger set with wheels in 3/4" and 1" or 20 mm and 25 mm.The small wheel sets are very handy for getting into tight corners like between the heel and ricasso of the blade, or doing finger gua …

By Bjorn Jacobsen, March 2023Have you ever wished for an easier way to get a clean, nice fit between blade and handle on a thin tang?A key part of fit and finish on a knife with a stick tang blade, is the actual blade/handle fit. The tang is the part of the blade that is glued into the handle and not visible when the knife is completed. If the shoulders on the blade are not ground square and even, the fit will never be good. The traditional way of drawing a line across the blade and ta …

Tongs are used when blacksmithing to securely hold the stock being forged. Depending on how many different sizes and shapes that needs to be held, a maker might need only a few - or a large selection of tongs.In March 2023 we got a new batch of tongs and punching tools in, and running bulk-buy pricing on these now.Check out the tong selection here: LINKWhere to start with tongs?What tongs to buy depends therefore on what you will forge or need to hold first, over time you tend to build out …