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Thank you to everyone who came by our stand at the Sydney SHOT show this last weekend!It was a great show and over 16,000 visitors came through over the two days.We were lucky enough to be get a visit from the SHOT Promo team, check out this clip from the axe throwing:

Wanted to share this great example of a Scandinavian blade and Australian handle material coming together. The below is Phillip F's Polar Long Hunter blade with handle in Brown Mallee Burl and brass fittings., and a custom leather sheath.  You may recognise the style as Phil is also the maker used to show how the Lauri Laplander kit might turn out.

Heat Treating RWL 34 In A Gas Forge:RWL 34 can be heat treated in a gas forge by using a thermocouple as temperature control.History:Swedish makers Damasteel are famous for their stainless steel damascus in amazing patterns. Central to their Damasteel products is the RWL 34 steel, by many considered to be one of the best knife steels on the market. This is due to high edge retention and sharpness, as well as ease of machining and polishing. RWL is named after R W Loveless (Bob Loveless) one …

On the facebook group Australian Beginner Knife Making we sent out some samples of Juma Gem. To makers wanting to help test a (to us) new handle material from Germany called Juma Gem. Originally made for smaller inserts, we thought it would look great also on it's own.Check out this gem from Ben C, using a blue Juma Gem as handle scales with a skinning blade made from an old Fork truck and matching steel pins. Love the clean shapes of the blade and the twirly, colourful handle.Ben is a tale …

Check out these stunning chef knife handles in Acrylic!Acrylic can be tricky to use, requiring a bit of planning to get the tang and pin to line up with the pattern of the acrylic and the wavy band inside the blocks. When done right like here, the result is pretty spectacular.The Man salmon one is done by Cade C:And this one with an Ice Blue Acrylic handle is by Nathan T: …

Check out this great blade in Ladder Pattern damascus by Michael B, thanks for sharing the photo!Love the clean lines and how he has got the pattern coming out in waves.This is our pre-hardened Damascus, already heat treated so you need to take your time and keep it cool while working it. For our more advanced makers, check it out here if wanting to try it: http://creativeman.com.au/stainless-steel-ladder-damascus-billet-58-hrc-250-x-35-x-4-mm/  …

How to seal and finish your wooden knife handles:After completing your wooden knife handle, it is recommended to seal it. This both retains the nice looking wood grains longer, as well as protect it from moisture or dirt getting into the wood. Especially on kitchen knives, we recommend always sealing the handle before using it.The below are the instructions for our custom handle finishing kit, but the same instructions can to a certain degree be used with any wood sealing product such as Danish …

Check out these photos from handmade chef knives made by Dar Lu and Scottie Simmonds using stainless steel damascus:After designing the blade and grinding the profile and bevels, the blades are etched to reveal the pattern.Dar Lu:Scottie S:

Got a couple of photos from Charles O in WA today from these really nice folders he makes from the Gentleman's folder kits. He now had to get another 4 kits as the family is chasing him for one each :)

Instructions for Laguiole French Folding Knife Kit Tools used:Ball Peen HammerSmall Phillips screwdriverBench viceFiles and/or dremelSandpaperLaguiole French Folder kit http://creativeman.com.au/laguiole-french-folder-kit-with-handle-scales/ Optional: oil to seal handle scalesShowing the components from the kit: backspring, blade, teak handle scales, steel handle liners and brass/steel fittings.Screw the brass screws from the inside of the steel liners into the wooden handle scales …