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Kobie R from Horseshoe Bay in Queensland If you are on Instagram, give Kobie a follow on @kobierhodesKobie sent us some photos of a collection of his knives he has made, thought we could share them on here as a bit of inspiration for others. Kobie works mainly with carbon steel and both natural and man made handle materials. Here is a great carving set with high carbon 1084 steel blades, fulltang construction and stabilised Tasmanian Fiddleback Blackwood scales. Kobie ev …

Meet The Maker #14: Luke Berkelmans from Makesmithby Riley Burns"If I were passionate about cooking I would make kitchen knives but to be honest I live on cereal and beef lasagne, I hate to cook” is how Luke started our interview which I feel really set the tone for how the rest of this is going to go.On the other hand he said he rides a motorcycle on trips away for days at a time and embarks on journeys around Australia so bushcraft, camping and utility knives were a much more comfortable …

Pierre Mefflin from Mefflin Knives recently completed this amazing piece, and he was nice enough to share some progress photos of the handle;The blade is a fulltang dagger blade in W2 with a hamon and tapered tang. A hamon is a "failed heat treat" done so expertly that the edge is hard and the spine just missed the hardening, creating a visible hardening line. A hamon is not a small feat - imagine doing it on a dagger! Both edges need to successfully harden while the middle section just end …

After 5 years as Creative Man we are excited to change name to Nordic Edge in April 2021.It is a name that hints at our Nordic heritage, and even got a nicer logo!What's not to like :)The web site, the team, the stuff we do - all stay the same.Your login will still work, your historical orders and your saved address will still be there.Only the logo and web site address will change over the next couple of weeks.What changes: web site name changes to NordicEdge.com.auEmail changes to @NordicEdge …

Anthony R in Tuross Head, NSW recently completed this classy French style chef knife.Thought we could share a couple of photos here from the Australian Beginner Knifemaking Group, with Anthony's permission.In European knife blade styles, full-sized chef knives are usually classed as either "French" or "German".This depends on the amount of belly in the blade, and how it is used.The French style is a flatter blade for a sharper (louder) chopping action, while the German with more belly is often u …

Heat treating 80CrV280CrV2 is a popular blade steel in Finland, most all of the Lauri, Polar and Laurin and many of the Brisa carbon blades are made in just this steel. It is a steel similar to 1084 with the added Vanadium helping with refined grain size but unlike 1084 this is not a "real" oil-hardenable steel. In small sections like for knife blades a fast oil quench is enough but for larger cross-sections this is a water-quenching steel. We think of 80CrV2 as "1084's angry cousin" where the l …

Meet The Maker #13: Paul-Emmanuel ArestanBy Bjorn Jacobsen 09.02.2021The "Meet The Maker" series have given us the opportunity to learn more about both the knives - and the person behind the knives - of many Australian makers. This time we are speaking with a French-Australian maker who is well known for his distinct style incorporating artistic elements in blade etching and unique fittings.Paul-Emmanuel Arestan has presented at the Australian Blade Symposium several times, displayed at kni …

Australian Knife Making Awards 2021 - recap from 2020In May 20201 the biggest online knife making competition in Australia is happening again!Full details will be posted on the Australian Beginner Knifemaking Group: LINKStart planning for taking part, this year will be bigger than ever! In short, the knife has to be completed within the month of May, and submitted online the last weekend of May 2021.Here is a quick look back at how it went in 2020 and some of the knives that were enter …

Chris sent us some photos of this really nice Seax knife he has made with a blade from Hillbilly Forge, Bog Oak and Reindeer Antler.This blade is modelled on the "broken back seax" mostly found in England and Ireland but some examples were also found in Germany, from the 800-1100 period. "Seax" in Old English meant "knife", used across Europe and is the origin of the name for the people Saxons. The Seax was carried in a horisontal sheath on the belt, with the edge upwards.The handle is in Bog Oa …

Heat treating S35VN can be done at different levels of complexity. The below is the "ultimate" version from knifsteelnerd.com: hold at 2025 F for 15 mins (1107 C)plate quenchliquid nitrogen/cryo treatment for 30+ minstemper between 300 - 400 F for 2 hours x 2 (149 C - 204 C)(adjust temp for hardness, aim for 60 HRC as a starting point)A simpler heat treatment recipe that is proven to work but provide a slightly lower HRC: hold at 1950 F for 15 mins (1065 C)quench in oiltemper at 400 F (204 C) …