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Meet The Maker #20 - Mark Cordina from Cordina CustomsBy Jamie SausageMan Bishop for Nordic Edge, October 2022I first heard about Mark when he became a Prize Winner in the Facebook Aussie Maker Collective Group by winning the Beginner Knifemaking Competition. He then came to prominence when he won the 2nd Place in the Beginner Chef Knife category at the 2021 Australian Knifemaking Awards. When I finally met Mark in person at the 2022 Australian Blade Symposium, I was blown away by the qual …

Thinking of doing our one-day Introduction to Blacksmithing workshop?Check out this 1 min clip made at one of our recent hands-on workshops in Sydney:Jamie is taking a group of students through a fun day of hand forging a bottle openerhammer control and using different types of hammerstongs, types and usesanvil; different parts, what to look for in a good anvilhammer and anvil weights and types for different jobsthen after lunch, free forging time to experiment and have some more forging fu …

Walk-ins welcome in the afternoonsNordic Edge is an online hobby  company and not setup as a  shop. We have no shopfront, price tags or display products.But a couple of days a week you can drop in if needing to get something urgently.Or if you want to look for a particularly nice piece of curly birch :)Mid-december the workshops will close down for summer.Until then the the warehouse is open if dropping by between: Monday 2 PM-4PMTuesday 2 PM-4PMWednesday 2 PM-4PMThursd …

By Darren Ilias, Sept 2022 for Nordic Edge.This is my first MTM article for Nordic Edge, and after seeing Cameron's work online and knowing a little about his background being similar to mine, I really wanted to know more about who he is and why he does what he does. DarrenMeet The Maker #19: Cam from Sacred BladesMy name is Cameron Elder, I'm 37 years old. I’m of British origin…. My father as Stoic Glaswegian, brought up in the tough slums in Glasgow, Scotland building warships as a …

Caleb White just did a little tool tip video about our file guide!Caleb is a well-known US knife maker, check out his Instagram here: LINK and is starting up a new Youtube channel which we recommend following. Here is a Dagger from C White Studios for reference, photo by Jim Sharp who was here in Sydney in August again.Click the below photo to get to youtube to see the Tool Tip, and why not give Caleb a subscribe when you are there:If you want to check out more of Caleb's work, his sit …

I really enjoy forging, and have ended up making mostly just chef knives.I like that I get to use them more often than I would an outdoor style knife.What I am not a fan of, is giving away a knife and having to explain about carbon steel in the kitchen..It will not rust, just keep it dry. But it will patina.. it will develop a cloudy, grey patina with use from cutting acidic food stuffs. If you cut a lemon and leave it on the bench, you will shortly have a big blue or brown ring on the blade.Lik …

We had Mary from ClassBento come with her partner to take some photos during the last Introduction to blacksmithing workshop we had at Nordic Edge. Mary sent us some photos, and they are great!Showing some of them here to give an idea of how it is when you come for a day of introduction to blacksmithing with us. Or maybe as a couples activity, a hands-on date, or bring a friend and spend a day doing something fun together.The blacksmithing workshop is meant as an introduction, a fun day learning …

In July we ran the Off-cuts challenge on the Australian Beginner Knife Making Group on facebook.Here are the winners and a couple of the knives entered!Challenge rules: make a handle from off-cutsaim to use at least two piecesno piece more than 50% or so of the handlebonus points for complexityyou do not need to make the blade, this is a handle-making competiton The challenge was held on the facebook group only, with 3 winners each receiving $100 on Nordic Edge.The scoring was done by the group …

A hands-on workshop, of course!At Nordic Edge we are happy to hold beginner workshops in some of the "lost arts" of the past;Forged Knife Making WorkshopIntroduction to Blacksmithing WorkshopSpoon Carving WorkshopThese are all one day, hands-on workshops where you join a small group and create something yourself.At the end of the day you leave with new skills, hopefully a better understanding of how some of these things used to be made in the past - as well as your very own project you made on t …

Looking for an affordable knife making grinder? 2 x 72" belt sizeTilts for horisontal use when neededVariable speed, with 2 hp motorPre-wired, dust protected VFDComes with platen + 10" wheel + small wheel attachment with 15, 30 and 50 mm wheelsVery solid built in 1/2" steel plate - grinder weights almost 100 kgGet yours here: LINK …