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We were fortunate enough to help in a small way at the charity auction organised by Cristel and Scotty Simmonds from Gidgee Knives in Bundaberg. Thank you guys! Please check in on Saturday 1st of August to help our farmers on the auction page on facebook. There is an amazing amount of generosity shown by our knife making community in providing items for the auction, check out the items on offer.One of the items is this set of Father & Son Lappi 95 Scandinavian knives, here&nbs …

How to get into knife making?Knife making is something that can look a bit daunting before you start. You may not be across what tools and equipment you need, or not be across all the steps involved. In this article we will break it down into a couple of different options to make it easier to jump in and have a go.“Knife making” can mean different things to different people. To me it means making a knife from a blade and handle materials. So you can start by making your own handle on …

How To Heat Treat N690 to 59-61 HRC:Heat to between 649-704 C and hold for 15 min (1200-1300 F)Heat to between 815-871 C and hold for 15 min (1500 - 1600 F)Heat to 1071 C and hold for 20 min (1960 F)Quench rapidly in oil or between plates with compressed air coolingRecommended: Cryo treat by deep freezing to -80 C for 2 hours for max hardness (-120 F)Temper twice at 185-199 C for 2 hours, for 59-61 HRC  (365 - 390 F)Stainless high-quality steel from Austrian maker Bohler Uddeholm. Complex h …

Got the pleasure of seeing Tim Anson's work at the Sydney SHOT show a couple of weekends ago.He showed us this one, clean lines with mirror finished blade and Juma Green Mamba scales.Tim Anson's knives have been featured at the Ten Thousand Paces Gallery in Bowral.Awesome to see how this one turned out, here is a photo:

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/  …