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This was a special knife build for me due to the history of the handle material and for making a knife for a family member. Here is the story of how it came together..Lilla Stugan – “the little cabin”My prettier half Marie is from the south of Sweden. Her uncle Tommy and aunt Eva live in Rörum just outside Simrishamn, a beautiful little city by the sea with rolling green hills, old buildings and a history spanning back to at least 1161. It is a popular tourist destination in summer and …

Want to improve your knife making?Want to spend 2 days at Tharwa Valley Forge with hands-on lessons?Want some time with high-level makers talking through your knives with tailored help for your knives on what to focus on next?Then read on..What is Knife Camp?The Australian Knifemakers Guild again this year held a very succesful Guild Knife Camp at Tharwa Valley Forge the first weekend of December.Knife Camp is one of the main ways the Guild work to help makers improve their knifemaking …

The team at Tharwa Valley Forge held the 2023 Canberra Knife Show on Sunday 3rd December 2023.The show itself is held at the Cuppacumbalong Homestead part of TVF, a historic homestead in beautiful settings by the Murrumbidgee River, just outside of Canberra. The weather was a bit mixed this year with some short showers during the day but mostly it was a sunny, pleasent day for all. The makers on the lawn were in the shade - and dry - under a big gazebo while talking to the crowds and s …

g10 handle materialsList of deals for Black Friday Sale 2023.Only available from Thursday 23rd - Sunday 26th of November - or as long as stock lasts30% off all G10 handle materials: LINK30% off 80CrV2 carbon steel: LINKBlacksmith brushes, now only $25 for Black Friday: LINKOur favourite leather bag, the Blacksmith's tool bag now only $149 this weekend: LINK2023 Australian Knives Calendar - good inspiration still if a bit late for this year's calendar :)LINKA lot of rosewoods are n …

Adelaide knife showBy Bjorn Jacobsen, November 2023.The weekend of 18th and 19th November 2023 it was Adelaide Knife Show 2023. The show was held at the Adelaide Show Grounds and the KAA had done a great job as always marketing the show beforehand with radio ads and posters around Adelaide.Chris and I flew to Adelaide for the show – or Chris did. My flight was cancelled by Virgin who rebooked me on a flight landing Saturday afternoon. After a bit of back and forth I had to pay extra to get …