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OPEN FORGE NIGHT Thursday 28th March 2024
Come along to a knife maker meetup at Nordic Edge!Thursday 28th of March 2024 - 5.30 - 8.30 PMForges are on, grind room is open, bring something you are working on to the show-and tell or just come and hang out a bit.We got steel and belts and PPE if forging or grinding - just remember to bring a dust mask if grinding.We will be out back in the workshop, but the warehouse will stay open to 6.30 PM in case anyone wants to have a browse in person.How to get here: Nordic Edge, 13-15 Mitchell R
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27th Mar 2024
How to: Sharpen on a belt grinder
By Bjorn Jacobsen, March 2024"A Sharp Knife is a Safe Knife"Knife
sharpening is part of using knives - or at least it should be. Most people use
knives all their lives in the kitchen, when going fishing or camping and never
think too much about sharpening them. Most all knives start out sharp and then quickly
loses that initial “razor sharp” edge before hitting the main usable “generally
sharp” period of use.Eventually all knives end up dull, and should be resharpened.
The actual cutting e
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26th Mar 2024
San Mai Recovery and Our Veterans Forge
What is san mai?San Mai is a term used to describe laminated steel, a sandwich
of blade steel in the middle and cladding of some sort on the sides. The
cladding can be another blade steel or something that will not harden, the
point is more that when the finished blade is etched, the different materials
will contrast. The difference when working with San Mai is mostly about making
sure you expose a similar amount of core steel on each side when grinding, and
that final step of etching the
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14th Mar 2024
How To: Making a Chef Knife Slip Sheath
Or how to get into leather working with a simple leather knife sheath.How to make a knife sheath is another whole area of knife making with tools, techniques and ways to make it as simple or as advanced as you want to. Leatherworking is a whole craft in itself, and there is lots to learn if wanting to make high end leatherwork - but it does not have to be all that complicated.Here we are going to make a simple "slip sheath" for a chef knife, showing the tools and supplies used in the process. Th
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5th Mar 2024
AWARDS 2024: Join us in May!
Australian Knife Making Awards 2024: Join us!Beginner-friendly knife making competition Held each year in MayFree to enterGet feedback on your knife - become a better makerLive streams with more detail + Q&A + GIVEAWAYSPrizes and trophies to be wonWhen is the AWARDS held?The AWARDS are held in May each year. The knife can be started any time but has to be completed in the month of May. Beginner-friendly?This is for all makers wanting to take part.The Best Knife From Kit catego
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27th Feb 2024