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Mert Tansu is well-known knifemaker of chef knives, located in the Hunter Valley, NSW. Born in Turkey and with a background as an Executive Chef in the US and in Australia, Mert hung up his chef jacket in 2018 to focus full-time on knife making. Based in the Hunter Valley, NSW he offers one-on-one workshops as well as knives for professional chefs and others who appreciate quality tools from https://tansuknives.com/Earlier in the year, Mert approached us to make a custom version of the file …

Daniel P recently completed a nice project; 1084 Carbon steel blade and Sapele Mahogany handle scales with Copper pins. It is looking very nice.Thanks for the photo, Dan! 

One of the best uses we have seen of the Hybrid Blue Pearl Scales below, from Stuart McC.These scales look good but are a bit tricky to use, with stabilised mango wood on the sides and an acrylic hybrid twirly centre.Stuart has made a carbon steel blade with full tang construction, centering the handle scales on the pins.This makes sure he gets the stabilised mango on each side, while the swirly centre still takes most of the attention.Mosaic pin in the centre and 1/4" brass pins on either side …

Henning Wilkinson is recognised as a skilled master maker, combining an eye for design with exceptional fit and finish. Presenting his work to collectors and other makers at the 2019 Blade Show in Atlanta, Georgia, all of Henning's knives but one was sold before the show officially opened to the public (!)Qualified as a gunsmith and with a passion for knife making, Henning's work displays the artists eye for lines, combined with his distinguished ability to execute technically advanced designs. …

Lachlan Scowcroft from Valhalla Blades is one of the nicest guys we know.Always with a big smile, interacting with other makers and knife collectors alike at the Sydney Knife show again this year, he received a lot of compliments on his work.Taking the opportunity to show a couple of photos here from one of the knifes on display at the Sydney show.Carbon Steel Damascus from Odins Arms, brass and hardwood handle, with sheath in kydex and leather.To check out Lachlan's work or get in contact, this …

The first batch of damascus steel from Odins arms are now available on Creative Man!Jay-J from Odins Arms hand-makes damascus in Donald, Victoria from 1084 and 15N20 steels.1084 is a popular high-carbon blade steel, 15N20 is basically 1075 with added nickel.The 2% nickel in the 15N20 helps this steel resist the final etch after the steels have been forge-welded together, again and again until the final pattern and layer count is achieved.When etching the blade, the 1084 will etch darker due to n …

Mark has taken the time to learn the EZESharp system and has put his thoughts into the below review.Sharing so others can get the info:"The Ezesharp Blade Sharpener is exactly what it says it is. Easy. It is an economical way of getting a great edge on your blade. It is a bit fiddly to assemble, but once you get to know your rig you will find it gives feather touch control. The dial indicator is graduated to the finest degree. With both the blade holder dial and the height indicator, it’ …

Elijah D-S sent us a quick photo from his latest chef blade, how nice is this!

How lucky are we in Sydney to have Eveleigh Works!Jamie and I recently visited Eveleigh Works while there was a knife making course on.Here are a couple of photos of the course and the amazing space.Eveleigh Works is based in Redfern in Sydney, and was a key part of industrial Sydney:"The largest and most technologically advanced workshop in the southern hemisphere, Eveleigh was opened in 1887 by the NSW government for the maintenance and manufacture of steam locomotives. The two blacksmithing b …

Reposting some photos by Ian Stewart showing how he uses his carbide file guide to cut guard notches in heat treated blades. Ian is commenting that this can be done before heat treat, but to avoid creating stress raisers for the quench, he has started doing these post heat-treatment. Ian uses a grinder with cut-off wheel, and the file guide to accurately cut these in without going past his scribed lines for the guard. Ian is currently working on some knives for the Sydney Knife Show in …